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HISTORY 


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TOWN  OF  CORNISH 


Vol.  II. 


GEO.  L.  DEMINd. 
\MI,I.I\M   W.   r.Al.lOCH.  FENNO  B.  COMINGS. 

The  Committee  chosen  by  the  town  to  assist  the  historian 
ill  the  inil)lieation  and  sale  of  Cornish  History. 


HISTORY 


OF  THE 

TOWN  OF  CORNISH 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE 

WITH  GENEALOGICAL  RECORD 

1763-1910 

By  WM.  H.  child 


IN    TWO    VOLUMES 


Vol.  II. 

GENEALOGY 


Recording  all  events  we  can. 

Is  rendering  good  service  to  fellow-man 


The  Rumford  Press 
concord,  n.  h. 


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PREFACE. 

As  the  history  of  Cornish  was  nearing  completion  the  writer 
became  desirous  of  aid  and  counsel,  and  asked  the  town  to  appoint 
a  committee  for  that  purpose.  The  town  kindly  granted  his 
request,  and  a  committee,  designated  by  himself,  consisting  of 
George  L.  Deming,  William  W.  Balloch  and  Fenno  B.  Comings 
was  chosen.  Their  duties  at  first  were  examination  of  the 
manuscript  and  ascertaining  cost  of  publication.  The  com- 
mittee having  rendered  a  favorable  report,  on  March  13,  1911, 
the  following  resolution  was  by  vote  adopted:  "Resolved, 
That  the  town  history  committee  appointed  in  March,  1910, 
arrange  for  the  publication  and  sale  of  the  Town  History, 
and  act  with  the  historian  in  any  matter  pertaining  thereto." 

The  committee  have  endeavored  to  be  faithful  in  the  dis- 
charge of  all  these  duties,  and  the  writer  hereby  takes  pleasure 
in  expressing  his  profound  gratitude  for  all  of  their  aid  and 
cooperation. 

W.  H.  CHILD. 


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TABLE  OF  CONTENTS 


VOL.  II 


Introduction,  Genealogical 

Department 
Abbott  Genealogy 
Alden  Genealogy  . 
Atwood  Genealogy 
Atwood  Genealogy 
Austin  Genealogy 
Ayers  Genealogy  . 
Babcock  Genealogy 
Bachelor  Genealogy 
Badger  Genealogy 
Bailey  Genealogy 
Baker  Genealogy  . 
Balloch  Genealogy 
Barker  Genealogy 
Barnard  Genealogy 
Bartlett  Genealogy 
Barrows  Genealogy 
Barton  Genealogy 
Beal  Genealogy  . 
Beaman  Genealogy 
Bean  Genealogy  . 
Bemis  Genealogy  . 
Benway  Genealogy 
Bingham  Genealogy 
Blake  Genealogy 
Blanchard  Genealogy 
Blood  Genealogy  . 
Boardman  Genealogy 
Bradley  Genealogy 
Breck  Genealogy  . 
Bryant  Genealogy 
Bugbee  Genealogy 
BuRNAP  Genealogy 
Burr  Genealogy  . 
Butman  Genealogy 

BUTTERFIELD  GeNEALOGY 


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Cady  Genealogy     .      .      .      . 

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Carpenter  Genealogy 

41 

Carroll  Genealogy 

51 

Carter  Genealogy 

53 

Gate  Genealogy     . 

53 

Chadbourne  Genealogy  . 

54 

Chaffin  Genealogy 

56 

Chapman  Genealogy    . 

56 

Chase  Genealogy  . 

58 

Chellis  Genealogy 

83 

Child  Genealogy    . 

83 

Choate  Genealogy 

88 

Churchill  Genealogy 

89 

Clark  Genealogy 

90 

Clement  Genealogy    . 

91 

Cobb  Genealogy     . 

92 

Coburn  Genealogy 

95 

Cole  Genealogy 

99 

Collins  Genealogy 

104 

Comings  Genealogy     . 

105 

Pelham  Branch     . 

116 

Cook  Genealogy     . 

119 

Core  in  Genealogy. 

.     120 

Couch  Genealogy  . 

121 

CowLES  Genealogy 

122 

Cross  Genealogy    . 

.     122 

Currier  Genealogy     . 

123 

Dame  Genealogy    . 

123 

Dana  Genealogy   . 

123 

Davidson  Genealogy 

123 

Davis  Genealogy   . 

125 

Day  Genealogy      .      .      . 

.     127 

Dean  Genealogy 

.     130 

Deming  Genealogy 

130 

Dodge  Genealogy  . 

.     138 

Dole  Genealogy     . 

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Dorr  Genealogy    . 

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DOTEN  CiENEALOCY   . 
Dow  ClKNEAMXiY 

Downs  GENEALotiV 
DiNHAR  Genealogy 
DuNsMoou  Genealogy. 
Dr.sTLN  (!eneal(h;y. 
Edminster  Genealogy 
Ellis  Genealogy 

FaIRHANKS  GENE.\LO(iY 

Fahn.sworth  Genealogy 
Farrington  Genealogy 
Fellows  CJENEALociY 
Fikield  Genealogy 
Fitch  Ge.nealogy 
Fletcher  Genealogy 
Fling  Genealocjy 
Fouu  Genealogy 
Foss  Genealogy 
Freeman  Genealogy 
French  Genealocjy 
FuHN.\LD  Genealogy 
Gage  Genealogy 
Gates  Genealogy  . 
Gle.vson  Genealogy 
Gline.s  Genealo(;y 
Gordon  Genealogy 
Gould  Genealogy  . 
GowARD  Genealogy 
Greene  Genealogy 
Gustin  Genealogy 
Hall  Genealogy 
H amulet  Genealogy 
1 1  am.monu  Genealogy 
Hardy  Genealogy  . 
Hak[,()w  Genealogy 

llARIUNfJTON  GeNEALOGI 

Hart  Genealogy 
Haskell  Genealogy 
Hastin(;s  Ge.nealocjy 
Heuaud  Genealo(;y 
Heywood  Genealogy 
HiLDRETH  Genealogy 
Hilmakd  Genealocjy 
HoLbJiooK  Genealogy 
Hook  Genealogy 
Howard  Genealogy 
HuGGiNs  Genealogy 


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Hunt  Genealogy    ....  216 

Hunter  Genealogy            .  217 

Huntington  Genealogy    .      .  218 

HuRD  Genealogy    ....  218 

Hurley  Genealogy  219 

Hutchinson  Genealogy    .  219 

Jackson  Genealogy     .      .  220 

Jacobs  Genealogy  ....  228 

Jenney  Genealogy  229 

Jirauld  Genealogy                •.  231 

Johnson  Genealogy  231 

Jones  Genealogy    ....  237 

Jordan  Genealogy.  237 

Kelley  Genealogy      .  238 

Kendrick  Genealogy  .  239 

Ke.nyo.n  Genealogy      .            .  241 

Kidder  Genealogy       .      .  245 

Kimball  Genealogy    .      .  246 

Kinsman  Genealogy    .      .  249 

KxKJHT  Genealogy  249 

Lamuehton  Genealogy            .  250 

Lane  Genealogy     ....  251 

Lear  Genealogy     ....  252 

Leavitt  Genealogy      .      .  254 

Leslie  Genealogy  ....  256 

Lewis  Geneai.ogy   ....  259 

LiNDs\Y  Genealogy     .  260 

Little  Genealogy  ....  261 

Lothroi'  Genealogy  261 

LuEY  Genealogy     ....  262 

Luther  Genealogy  265 

Lynds  Genealogy   ....  266 

Mace  Genealogy    ....  266 

Marble  Genealogy          .  267 

Martindale  Genealogy   .      .  268 

Mason  Genealogy  269 

Melendy  Genealogy   .  270 

Mercer  Genealogy  270 

Merrill  Genealogy          .  271 

Mitchell  Genealocjy  .  271 

Morgan  Genealogy                .  272 

Morse  Genealogy  ....  273 

Murray  Genealocjy                 .  274 

Nelson  GENEALO(iY       .            .  274 

Nevens  Genealogy      .  275 

Newell  Genealogy                 .  277 

Newton  Genealogy                .  278 


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NoRRis  Genealogy       .      .      .  278 

Norton  Genealogy      .      .      .  278 

Nutter  Genealogy      .      .      .  279 

Page  Genealogy     ....  279 

Paget  Genealogy  ....  279 

Paine  Genealogy    ....  280 

Palmer  Genealogy       .      .      .  281 

Pardy  Genealogy  ....  281 

Parker  Genealogy       .      .      .  282 

Peaslee  Genealogy     .      .      .  282 

Penniman  Genealogy  .      .      .  283 

Pierce  Genealogy        .      .      .  283 

Pike  Genealogy      ....  284 

Plaistridge  Geneal^y    .      .  287 

Poole  Genealogy   ....  289 

Powers  Genealogy      .      .      .  289 

Putnam  Genealogy      .      .      .  294 

QuiMBY  Genealogy      .      .      .  296 

Rawson  Genealogy      .      .      .  297 

Raymond  Genealogy    .      .      .  299 

Raynsford  Genealogy      .      .  299 

Read  Genealogy     ....  300 

Rice  or  Royce  Genealogy  302 

Rich  Genealogy      ....  302 

Richardson  Genealogy    .      .  303 

Rickard  Genealogy     .      .      .  313 

Ripley  Genealogy        .      .      .  314 

Roberts  Genealogy     .      .      .  315 

Robinson  Genealogy  .      .      .  315 

Root  Genealogy     ....  320 

RowELL  Genealogy      .      .      .  321 

Saint-Gaudens  Genealogy    .  323 

Sanderson  Genealogy      .      .  323 

Sargent  Genealogy     .      .      .  324 

Sartel  Genealogy       .      .      .  324 

Sherburne  Genealogy      .      .  325 

SissoN  Genealogy  ....  325 

Smith  Genealogy          .      .      .  327 

Ichabod  Branch    .      .      .  327 

Aaron  Branch       .      .      .  330 

Benjamin  Branch.      .      .  332 

Nathaniel  Branch           .  333 

Dr.  Nathan  Branch  .      .  334 

AsE  Kimball  Branch.      .  337 

Spaulding  Genealogy  .      .      .  337 

Spicer  Genealogy         .      .      .  345 

Squires  Genealogy      .      .      .  346 


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Stearns  Genealogy     .      .      .  347 

Stevens  Genealogy  350 

Stone  Genealogy    ....  350 

Stowell  Genealogy     .      .      .  357 

Stuart  Genealogy  ....  359 

Sturtevant  Genealogy    .      .  360 

Swinnerton  Genealogy    .      .  361 

Tabor  Genealogy  ....  362 

Tandy  Genealogy  ....  362 

Tasker  Genealogy       .      .      .  362 

Taylor  Genealogy       .      .      .  365 

Thompson  Genealogy        .      .  366 

Thrasher  Genealogy  .      .      .  368 

Tracy  Genealogy  ....  372 

Truell  Genealogy       .      .      .  377 

Tucker  Genealogy      .      .      .  377 

Tuxbury  Genealogy   .      .      .  377 

Tyler  Genealogy  ....  378 

Vincent  Genealogy     .      .      .  380 

Vinton  Genealogy.      .      .      .  381 

Vinton  or  Vinsen  Genealogy  383 

Wakefield  Genealogy      .  383 

Walker  Genealogy     .      .      .  385 

Watson  Genealogy      .      .      .  391 

Weld  Genealogy    ....  392 

Wellman  Genealogy  .      .      .  401 

Westgate  Genealogy       .      .  406 
Whipple  Genealogy     .      .      .411 

White  Genealogy  ....  412 

Whiting  Genealogy     .      .      .  415 

Whittaker  Genealogy     .      .  416 

Whitten  Genealogy    .      .      .  416 

Whittlesey  Genealogy    .      .  417 

Wickwire  Genealogy       .      .  418 

Wiley  Genealogy  ....  418 
Williams  Genealogy  .      .      .419 

Wilson  Genealogy      .     .      .  422 

witherell  genealogy      .      .  422 

Wood  Genealogy    ....  423 

Woodbury  Genealogy      .      .  427 

Wright  Genealogy      .      .      .  428 

Wyman  Genealogy       .      .      .  428 

York  Genealogy    ....  435 

Young  Genealogy  ....  437 

Compiler's  Note     ....  438 

Index 439-463 


LIST   OF   ILLUSTRATIONS 

VOL.  II 

PAGE 

Cornish  Town  History  Committee  on  Publication: 

Geo.  L.  Deming, 

William  W.  Balloch, 

Fenno  B.  Comings Frontispiece 

William  Balloch 16 

Samuel  Chase Opposite  59 

Stephen  Child,  Jr 85 

Edwin  L.  Child 88 

Dea.  Benjamin  Comings        Ill 

Uriel  L.  Comings 113 

Judge  Alfred  Comings 114 

Charles  W.  Comings 115 

Joseph  B.  Comings 117 

James  M.  Davidson 124 

Hiram  A.  Day 129 

Rev.  D.  p.  Deming 136 

George  E.  Fairbanks 150 

RuEL  Hasseltine  Fletcher 160 

Henry  Gould 174 

Mrs.  Henry  Gould 175 

Israel  Hall 182 

Dr.  Samuel  Hardy 188 

David  H.  Hilliard 202 

George  E.  Hilliard 205 

Judge  Eleaxer  Jackson 224 

Charles  Edwin  Jackson 227 

George  D.  Kenyon 243 

Edward  D.  Kimball Opposite  247 

Capt.  Chester  Pike 286 

Obed  Powers 290 

Cynthia  Comings  Powers 290 

Mr.  Larnard  Powers 292 

Mrs.  Larnard  Powers 292 

Orlando  Powers 293 

Judge  John  L.  Putnam Opposite  295 

Residence  of  Judge  J.  L.  Putnam        295 

Mrs.  Sarah  Richardson  Herrick,  at  84 308 

Henry  S.  Richardson ^^2 


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Hon.  O.  V\  .  Kulunson 317 

Samuel  S.  Robinson 319 

Capt.  Constant  W.  Smith 331 

Rev.  Alvah  Spaulding 341 

William  Alanson  Stone 353 

John  Thrasher 369 

Stephen  A.  Tracy 376 

Mrs.  Stephen  A.  Tracy 376 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ishmael  Tuxbury 378 

C.  W.  Tyler 380 

Henry  A.  Weld 398 

Ivan  C.  Weld 399 

Residence  of  F.  N.  Weld Opposite  399 

Baptist  Parsonage,  Cornish  Flat Opposite  399 

First  Minister's  House Opposite  399 

Rev.  James  Wellman 402 

Albert  E.  Wellman 405 

Ariel  K.  Wood 424 

Mrs.  Ariel  K.  Wood         424 

E(iBERT  ().  Wood 425 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lyman  D.  Wood 426 

Prof.  Addison  P.  Wyman 430 

Capt.  Chester  Leander  Wyman 432 


GENEALOGICAL  DEPARTMENT. 


INTRODUCTION. 

The  genealogical  record  of  the  families  of  the  town  is  not  the  least  interesting 
portion  of  its  history. 

"If  you  would  know  who  you  are, 
Learn  whence  you  came." 

Genealogical  study  is  regarded  by  most  as  dry  and  unprofitable,  but  this 
is  due  to  misapprehension  of  its  importance.  One  author  declares  that  "the 
keeping  of  family  records  is  a  criterion  of  the  difference  between  worthy  fami- 
hes  and  all  other  kinds."  Sure  it  is,  that  with  few  exceptions  the  illustrious 
and  honorable  can  trace  their  ancestry  back  for  generations.  Believing  in  the 
law  of  heredity,  they  have  been,  and  still  are,  increasingly  inspired  with  an 
ambition  to  sustain  the  honor  of  their  family  name.  Such,  carefully  preserve 
their  records,  while  others  are  indifferent  about  the  matter.  The  goodness  of 
a  family  depends  more  on  the  number  of  its  generations  than  on  any  other 
condition. 

We  regret  that  our  record  of  the  families  of  Cornish  is  so  incomplete.  It 
was  purposed  from  the  first  to  include  that  of  every  family  that  ever  became 
permanently  resident  of  the  town.  It  was  a  colossal  undertaking  imder  the 
circumstances.  Had  every  family  preserved  their  fuU  data  of  events,  and, 
upon  call,  have  forwarded  us  a  copy  of  the  same,  the  task,  though  great,  could 
have  been  accomplished  much  easier  and  quicker. 

The  records  of  a  large  number  of  families  are  broken  and  lacking  much 
important  data,  but  this  is  unavoidable  for  several  reasons.  Quite  a  number 
of  famiUes  who  once  lived  in  town  evidently  moved  away,  leaving  no  posterity 
behind  them.  Other  families  once  prominent  in  town,  have  here  become 
extinct,  and  their  descendants  are  scattered  world-wide  and  beyond  our  knowl- 
edge. We  have  been  enabled  to  find  many  of  them,  but  the  larger  portion  is 
still  unknown.    This  accounts,  in  a  measure,  for  the  incompleteness  of  the  work. 

The  material  for  these  genealogies  has  been  obtained  from  town  records, 
inscriptions  from  cemeteries,  family  records,  church  records,  old  writings, 
besides  extensive  correspondence  and  interviews. 

These  authorities  often  fail  to  agree  on  dates  of  events.  As  there  can  be 
but  one  date  for  the  same  event,  we  have  elected  the  one  most  probable  and 
have  marked  it  uncertain  (?). 

Thus  the  difficulties  of  this  compilation  have  been  many,  but  these  must 
make  the  value  of  the  work  more  apparent. 

The  plan  has  been  to  give  the  line  of  descent  from  the  earliest  known  ances- 
tor to  the  first  settlement  of  the  family  in  town,  and  from  that  time  to  give  as 
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2  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

full  a  record  as  possible  to  the  present,  jirovided  the  family  eontinues  to  remain 
in  town.  In  case  they  remove,  the  children,  and,  in  some  cases,  the  grand- 
children of  natives  are  given  though  born  out  of  towTi. 

From  the  nature  of  the  case  the  work  of  the  genealogist  is  never  complete. 
Ch:inK<'s  are  constantly  occurriii^.  If  up-to-date  yesterday,  today  brings  a 
change  that  the  record  will  nut  show. 

With  all  these  considerations  and  lack  of  perfection,  tlic  compiler  takes 
pleasure  in  showing  the  follo\\ing  results:  About  2.50  family  names,  over  1,000 
families  and  nearly  10,000  indixidual  names. 

Many  families  have  ajjparently  taken  a  deep  interest  in  this  work,  and  have 
rendered  all  the  aid  in  their  power  to  further  it.  To  these  especially,  and  to 
all  others  who  have  contributed  to  the  success  of  this  work,  we  tender  sincere 
thanks. 

INSTRUCTIONS  FOR  GENEALOGICAL  DEPARTMENT. 

Names  of  towns  given  are  understood  as  belonging  to  New  Hampshire, 
unless  otherwise  indicated,  except  Boston  and  New  Vork. 

Arabic  figures  at  the  left  of  a  nam(>  indicate  the  individual  number. 
Roman  figures  at  the  left  are  the  children  of  the  said  couple. 
Arabic  figures  over  the  right  end  of  a  name  indicate  the  generation. 
?  implies  uncertainty  on  what  immediately  precedes  it. 

b.  signifies  born.  unin.  signifies  unmarried. 

m.  "        married.  ord.  "       ordained. 

d.  "         died.  dau.  "       daughter. 

bap.  "         baptized.  rem.         "       removed. 

div.  "        divorced.  res.  "      reside,  resides,  resided. 

wid.  "        widow. 


ABBOTT. 

1.  EzEKiKL  Abbot  I'  was  b.  in  Bradford  Feb.  13,  179u;  m.  Nov.  20, 
1S23,  Phoebe  Morse,  a  sister  of  Asenath  (Morse)  Bu^bee  and  formerly 
of  Reading,  Vt.,  b.  May  24,  1802,  and  d.  in  Bedford  April  13,  1875. 
He  came  to  Cornish  a  few  years  before  his  marriage  and  worked  at  cabi- 
net work .  Remained  on  the  Flat  until  March,  1834,  when  they  removed 
first  to  Bradford,  then  to  Manchester,  where  he  d.  8ej)t.  29,  1880. 
He  was  a  carpenter  and  builder.     Cliildron,  all  b.  on  Cornish  Flat: 

i.  Oscar  Dunreuth,  b.  Sept.  13,  1824.  A  physician  and  res.  in  Man- 
chester; m.  first,  in  1853,  Margaret  Pearse;  she  d.  in  1865, 
leaving  three  children;  m.  second,  in  1865,  Emma  B.  Pear-se,  a 
sister  of  his  first  wife;  she  d.  in  1875,  leaving  three  children;  m. 
third,  Kate  W.  Farr.     No  issue. 

ii.  Egbert  Orison,  b.  Aug.  23,  1826.  Res.  in  Manchester;  m. 
Oct.  H),  1851,  Abbie  O.  Sleeper.  Two  children.  A  carpenter 
and  builder. 

iii.  Cornelia  Betsey,  b.  Nov.  20,  1828;  m.  in  1872  Albert  Flint  of  Bed- 
ford.    No  children.     She  d.  July  7,  1900. 

iv.  Charlotte  Asenath,  b.  March  16,  1832;  m.  Dec.  23,  1858,  James 
AVilkins.  One  child:  Charles  Abbott,  b.  May  4,  1862.  They 
res.  in  Henniker. 

ALDEN. 

1.  Dea.  Daniel  Alden  was  b.  Sept.  5,  1720,  in  Stafiford,  Conn.     He  first 

came  and  settled  in  Cornish  as  a  farmer  on  the  farm  he  afterwards  sold 
to  Lieut.  John  Vinton.  Here  he  remained  eight  years,  and  after  dis- 
posing of  his  farm,  he  settled  in  Lebanon,  where  he  d.  May  IS,  1790. 
In  1747  he  m.  June  Turner,  who  was  b.  March  30,  1725,  and  d.  in  Leb- 
anon May  6,  1817.  They  had  twelve  children.  Of  these  Jesse  and 
Lsaac  lived  in  Cornish  and  \dcinity. 

2.  Jesse  Alden  was  b.  May  30,  1762;  m.  May  31,  1792,  Sarah  Rice,  who  was 

b.  Feb.  9,  1764.     He  d.  of  spotted  fever  April  2,  1813.     Children; 

i.        Samuel  Rice,  b.  May  7,  1793.     Lived  in  Granville,  Vt. 

ii.       Am.\nda,  b.  March  14,  1795;  m.  Rufu'^  Bean.     She  d.  Feb.  5,  1840. 

iii.      Sarah,  b.  Jan.  9,  1797;  m.  Col.  E/ra  Alden  of  Lebanon. 

iv.      Jesse,  Jr.,  b.  Nov.  26,  1798.     Went  to  Monte  Bello,  111.,  where  he  d. 

young. 
V.       Harvey,  b.  Jan.  7,  1801;  m.  Anna  B.  Holbrook.     One  child  that  d. 

in  infancy.     He  d.  July  9,  1835. 
vi.      David,  b.  March  6,  1803;  d.  March  17,  1806. 
vii.     Betsey,  b.  July  31,  1805;  m.  April  5,  1831,  Benjamin  Ayers  of  Cor- 

ni*.     One  child.     (See  Ayers.)     She  d.  March  21,  1832. 
viii.    Hannah,  b.  July  31,  1805;  m.  Sept.  19,  1832,  Benjamin  Ayers,  her 

deceased  sister's  widower.     She  had  two  children.     (See  Ayers.) 

She  d.  Sept.  28,  1836. 


HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

i\'.      Mahv,  b.  Jan.  31,  1S08.     Lived  in  Lebanon.     Unm.  in  1866. 

Dr.  Isaac  Ai.den,  son  of  Dca.  Daniel  and  brother  of  Jesse  Alden,  was  b. 
Feb.  11,  1770.  He  studied  medicine  under  his  brother.  Dr.  Ebenezer 
Alch'n  of  Randolph,  Mass.  Settled  as  a  physician  in  Orange,  Vt.,  and 
afterwards  in  Chelsea,  Vt.,  where  he  was  much  respected  as  a  man  and 
a  citizen,  but  never  acquired  an  extensive  practice.  At  length  he  gave 
up  medical  pursuits  and  devoted  himself  to  agriculture,  living  chiefly  in 
Plainfield  and  Cornish.  He  was  modest  and  retiring  and  had  many 
virtues  \\hich  were  appreciated  by  those  who  knew  him  intimately. 
He  m.  Hannah  Perry  (another  authority  says  Hannah  Rice),  b.  in  1779, 

who  survived  him  several  years,  dying  in ,  being  over  80  years 

of  age.     He  d.  Aug.  25,  1815,  and  is  buried  in  Cornish.     Children: 

RoxiNDA,  b.  March  20,  1803;  m.  May  15,  1820,  Timothy  White. 
Went  to  111.     Three  daus. 

ii.  Fidelia  A.,  b.  Aug.  12,  1805;  m.  May  1,  1832,  Moses  Chase  of  Cor- 
nish.    Eight  children.     (See  Chase.)     She  d.  March  11,  1864. 

iii.      Sarah  Bass,  b.  July  1,  1807;  m. Morton.   Went  to  111.    She  d. 

in  18G1. 

iv.      Lewis,  b.  April  20,  1811,  and  d.  in  May,  1811. 

V,       Eliza  Jane,  b.  March  4,  1813;  d.  unm.  Sept.  18,  1860. 

vi.  Henry  Bradley,  b.  Aug.  7,  1815.  Went  to  111.,  m.  and  had  a  family 
living  there  in  18<iO. 

ALLEN. 

John  Allen,  b.  in  1756,  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier.     Spent  a  portion  of 

his  life  in  Cornish  and  d.  May  5,  18-15.     His  wife,  Sally,  was  b.  in  1758, 

and  d.  June  10,  1831.     Both  are  buried  at  the  Flat.     The  full  list  of 

their  children  has  not  been  obtained. 

John  Allen,  Jr.,  was  b.  in  1784,  and  d.  on  the  Flat  April  21,  1848. 

He  was  twice  m.:  first,  Dolly ;  second,  April  25,  1805,  Hannah 

Coldthwaitc,  who  was  b.  in  1785  and  d.  Oct.  23,  1823.     Had  scver.al 
children. 

Thomas  Arnold  Allen  was  b.  March  23,  1823;  m.  Lydia  N.  Dunbar,  who 
was  b.  June  7,  1828,  and  d.  March  1,  1905.  Mr.  Allen  d.  Jan.  10, 
1900.  They  always  lived  in  town,  spending  their  last  years  on  the  Flat. 
They  had  one  child:  Clara,  b.  March  25,  1862.  She  m.  Liberty  Kemp- 
ton  and  by  him  had  a  dau.,  Lena,  who  m.  Austin  Iluggins. 

William  Allen  and  Betsey  Swinnerton,  both  of  Croydon,  were  m.  Aug. 
1, 1806,  and  lived  in  Cornish  several  years  and  had  these  children,  b.  in 
Cornish : 

i.        Hiram,  b.  March  13,  1801).     lie  m,  in  1834,  in  Cornish,  Martha  E. 

Huggins  of  Cornish.     They  returned  to  Croydon  in  1837.   They 

had  six  children, 
ii.       LtTCY,  b.  Feb.  2,  1812. 


GENEALOGIES.  5 

ATWOOD. 

1 .  Joshua  Atwood  of  Bradford,  Mass.,  the  son  of  John  and  Hannah  Atwood, 

was  b.  Dec.  3,  1724.  He  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade.  He  m.  in  1744, 
Mehitable  Seva,  b.  in  Bradford  Feb.  1,  1727.  They  renio\ed  from 
Bradford  to  Pelham,  N.  H.  (time  not  kno\\Ti),  and  became  the  parents 
of  seventeen  children.  He  d.  July  8,  1809,  aged  85  years.  His  wife  d. 
March  11,  1805,  aged  78.  They  both  d.  in  Pelham.  Of  this  family 
two  settled  in  Cornish:  William  who  came  about  1811,  and  Joshua,  Jr., 
a  few  years  earlier.  These  spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives  in  Cornish, 
and  both,  with  their  wives,  lie  buried  in  the  cemetery  at  the  Flat. 

2.  Joshuas  Atwood  {Joshua'-,  John')  was  b.   March   13,   1756;  m.  Sarah 

McAdams,  b.  March  19,  1773.  He  d.  May  5,  1813.  She  d.  Sept.  20, 
1846.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish  except  the  first  two: 

i.  Betsey,  b.  Oct.  8,  1798;  m.  Dec.  26,  1814,  Curtis  Knight.  She  had 
ten  children.  They  buried  a  dau.,  Melinda,  in  town,  who  d. 
May  2,  1833,  aged  11.     Ees., .     She  d.  Feb.  27,  1888. 

2.  ii.       Daniei,  b.  Aug.  26,  1800. 

3.  iii.     Joshua,  twin,  b.  May  19,  1802. 

iv.  Mehitabi.k,  twin,  b.  May  19,  1802;  she  m.  Aug.  26,  1821,  John 
Emerson.  Five  children.  They  lost  a  son  in  town  April  20, 1833 
(John,  Jr.),  aged  3.    Res.,  Piermont,  N.H.    She  d.  Jan.  24, 1885. 

V.  Robert,  b.  Jmie  7,  1804;  m.  first,  Oct.  24,  1833,  Elvira  Maria  Nut- 
ting, dau.  of  Timothy  Nutting,  Esq.,  of  Claremont,  b.  Nov.  3, 
1812.  By  her  he  had  four  children.  She  d.  — ■ — -.  He  m. 
second,  Nov.  26,  1850,  Harriet  L.  Smith  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
Constant  W.  and  Sarah  (HiUiard)  Smith,  b.  July  21,  1817,  by 
whom  he  had  three  children.  Pre\'ious  to  his  first  marriage  at 
the  age  of  21,  he  studied  medicine.  Graduated  as  M.D.  at 
Dartmouth,  then  removed  to  Weathersfield,  Vt.,  and  established 
himself  in  a  successful  practice  of  his  profession,  wliich  he  fol- 
lowed until  his  death,  Nov.  15,  1874.  His  second  wife  d.  Dec. 
26,  1900,  in  Farmingdale,  N.  Y.  His  two  oldest  sons,  Ethvin  F. 
and  Robert  N.,  chose  their  father's  profession,  the  first  prac- 
ticing in  Acworth,  N.  H.,  and  the  other,  after  ser^^ng  as  surgeon 
in  the  army  during  the  RebeUion,  located  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
Dr.  Atwood's  eldest  dau.,  EUzabeth',  came  to  Cornish  and 
became  the  wife  of  George  D.  Kenyon,  Esq.,  June  26,  1866. 
She  d.  in  Cornish  Aug.  8,  1885,  aged  49.  She  left  one  dau., 
Florence;  m.  (See  Kenyon.) 

vi.  John,  b.  March  3,  1806;  m.  Dec.  4,  1834,  Mary  Ann  Newhall  of 
Weathersfield,  Vt.,  b.  Jan.  7,  1816.  He  res.  in  Hanover,  and 
Perkinsville,  Vt.  He  d.  in  Perkins\dlle,  ^'t.,  June  4,  1878. 
Eight  children.  His  eldest  dau.,  Abbie  H.,  m.  Daniel  Chase  of 
Cornish,  where  she  lived  until  the  death  of  her  husband,  Nov. 
21,  1885.  Since  then  in  Maiden,  Mass.,  and  Claremont.  No 
children. 


6  HISTORY   OF  CORNISH. 

vii.     William,  b.  Nov.  10,  1807;  d.  Sept.  3,  1810. 
4.     viii.    D.wiD,  b.  Aug.  18,  1809. 

ix.      Sarah,  b.  Feb.  18,   ISll;  m.   Doc.  18,   1832,  Benj.  S.  Fletcher  ot 
Cornish.     Five  children,  idl  h.  in  Cornish.     (Sec  Fletcher.)    She 
d.  Sept.  14,  1893. 
X.       Hannah,  b.  Sept.  13,  1813;  d.  April  19,  1833. 

2.  Daniel^  Atwood  (Joshua^'',  John^)  b.  in  Pelliain  Anj^.  26,  1800;   in.  Oct. 

26,  1831,  Sally  L.  Goward,  dau.  of  Isaac  and  Abigail  (Lothrop)  Goward, 
b.  Dec.  14,  1808,  in  Croydon.  They  res.  in  Cornish  manj-  years  then 
rem.  to  Acton,  Ma.ss.,  where  he  d.  April  15,  1862.  She  d.  Sept.  5,  1890. 
Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Louisa  M.,  b.  Aug.  6,  1832;  m.  Dec.  14,  1854,  Henry  Barker.  Res., 
So.  Acton,  Mass.    Two  sons  and  five  daus. 

ii.  Newell  S.,  b.  Aug.  17, 1834.  When  young  he  went  with  a  party  of  gold 
seekers  from  Cornish  to  Cal.  in  April,  1852.  He  remained  a  few 
years,  then  returned  to  N.  E.  He  m.  first,  March  29,  1S()5,  Harriet 
Hayward;  m.  second,  Nov.  18, 1896,  Flora  A.  Billings,  dau.  of  J.  F. 
and  Harriet  (Ogden)  Billings.  She  d.  Aug.  29,  1905.  Four  chil- 
dren, all  by  first  wife.  Res.,  Stoughton,  Ma.ss.  Was  in  the  livery 
business  many  years,  but  afterwards  in  the  grocery  business. 

iii.  John  M.,  b.  .July  8,  1839;  m.  Nov.  19,  1860,  Fanny  D.  Record  of 
Easton,  Mass.  Farmer  and  wood  dealer  in  Mansfield,  Mass. 
Two  sons  and  one  daughter. 

iv.  Abbie  L.,  b.  March  22,  1841;  m.  April  20,  1864,  Elbridge  Plummer. 
Three  children.    Res.,  Taunton,  Mass.    She  d.  Dec.  18,  1893. 

V.  Sahah  E.,  b.  April  4,  1843;  m.  Nov.  27,  1862,  M.  Shurtliff.  She  d. 
July  26,  1879,  leaving  one  son,  Frank,  living  in  lioston. 

vi.  Betsey  Ann,  b.  Feb.  9,  1846;  m.  Aug.  2,  1864,  Charles  A.  Brown. 
Two  sons.    Res.,  Stoughton,  Mass. 

vii.  Willia.m  D.,  b.  Sejrt.  5,  1848;  m.  Marcli  31,  1870,  Lizzie  Keith, 
lies.,  Mansfield,  Mass.  Railroad  coiuluctor  twenty-five  j'ears. 
Two  children  were  b.  to  them:  Sarah  L.  and  Addie  F.  The 
latter  d.  in  1S76. 

3.  Joshua*  Atwood  (Joshua"-'^,  John^)  was  b.  in  Cornish  May  19,  1802,  being 

a  twin  in  birth  with  a  si.ster,  Mehitable;  m.  first,  March  20,  1826,  Sally 
Hardy,  dau.  of  Tristam  and  Kezia  (Frazier)  Hardy,  b.  Jan.  25,  1807, 

and  d.  April  24,  1859,  aged  .52;  m.  second,  ,  Mrs.  Susan  (Hilliard) 

Nevens  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Amos  A.  and  Sarah  (Huggins)  Hilliard,  b. 
Jan.  16,  1805,  and  d.  April  4,  1888,  aged  82.  He  d.  Sept.  11.  1868. 
Two  children,  both  by  first  wife. 

i.  Susan  J.,  b.  April  8,  1827;  m.  Nov.  24,  1846,  Bryant  .h-nney.  One 
son,  George  B.     (See  Jenney.)     She  d.  Jan.  12,  1S'.)2,  aged  64. 

ii.       John  T.,  b.  Dec.  29,  1830;  m.  first,  Jan.  5,  1855,  M.  V.  Marsh;  m. 

second,    ,    .     He   d.    Jan.    10,    1888,  in  Wakefield, 

Mass.  No  chilflren.  He  was  a  celebrated  profes.sor  in  music 
and  dancing. 


GENEALOGIES.  7 

4.     David*  Atwood  (Joshua^-'-,  John^)  b.  Aug.  18,  1809;  m.  first,  March  9, 

1836,  Hannah  S.  Ward  of  Weathersfield,  Vt.,  b. ,  1811,  and  d.  Juno  8, 

1838;  m.  second,  Sept.  18,  1838,  Nancy  M.  Warren,  b.  in  Wcathensfield, 
Julj^  4,  1812.  They  res.  in  Cornish  many  years,  then,  returning  to 
Weathersfield,  spent  the  remainder  of  their  fives  there.  He  d.  Nov.  10, 
1864,  aged  55.  She  d.  April  6,  1895.  A  farmer.  Children,  both  b.  in 
Cornish. 

i.        HuLDAH  Makia,  b.  July  25,  1839;  m.  May  16,  1859,  Frederic  E. 

Putnam,  a  farmer,  who  d.  July  9,  1903.     Had  three  children: 

1.  Fred  Atwood,  b.  Aug.  24,  1861;  m.  July  2,  1891,  Emma  G. 

Allen.    Two  children.     2.  Angle  May,  b.  Jan.  17,  1864;  m.  Dec. 

19,  1882,  Charles  H.  Nichols.     She  d.  Dec.  29,  1883.     3.  Ella 

Eugene,  b.  Dec.  25,  1872. 
ii.       Waerex  Daa'id,  b.  Jan.  25,   1850;  m.  ,  Susie  F.  Porter.     He 

d.  Sept.  20,  1872. 

1.  Williams  Atwood  {Joshua'^,  John^),  brother  of  Joshua'-^,  tenth  son  and 

seventeenth  child  of  Joshua  and  Mehitable  (Seva)  Atwood,  was  b.  Feb. 
17,  1773,  in  Pelham;  m.  first,  Dec.  29,  1799,  Efizabeth  Hall,  dau.  of 
James  and  Elizabeth  (Barker)  HaU,  b.  in  Pelham  Oct.  29,  1779,  and  d. 
in  Cornish  Sept.  15,  1831;  m.  second,  Dec.  17,  1834,  Mrs.  Betsey  (Tyler) 
King.  He  came  to  Cornish  Flat  about  1811,  where  he  spent  the  rest  of 
his  life.  A  blacksmith,  and  built  the  brick  shop  still  standing  (1903). 
Also  the  two  story  dwelling  house  at  the  south  end  of  the  Common. 
He  was  identified  vnih.  various  business  enterprises  there.  He  d.  March 
7,  1842,  aged  69.     Children,  all  by  first  wife: 

i.        Eliza,  b.  in  Pelham  April  21,  1801;  m.  March  20,  1822,  Stephen 
Child  of  Cornish.     Five  children.     (See  Child.)     She  d.  Dec. 
31,  1891,  aged  90. 
ii.       Mehitable,  b.  in  Pelham  May  8,   1803,   and  d.   May  25,  1828, 
aged  25. 

2.  ui.      William,  b.  in  Pelham  Sept.  15,  1806. 

iv.      Daniel,  b.  in  Pelham  Sept.  16,  1808;  d.  June  10,  1812,  by  being 

crushed  under  a  cart  wheel.    (See  Casualties.) 
V.       Sarah,  b.  in  Corni.sh  Sept.  2,  1813;  m.  April  17,  1834,  Henry  Gould 

of  Cornish.    No  children.    Res.  at  the  Flat  (1900).    Shed.  March 

25,  1902.     (See  Gould.) 
\a.      H.\ERiET  Newell,  b.  in  Cornish  26  Nov.   1816,  and  d.  Dec.  9,  1851, 

aged  35.    A  teacher.    Never  m. 

2.  William^  Atwood  {William^  Joshua"-,  John^),  eldest  son  and  third  child  of 
WilHam  and  Elizabeth  (Hall)  Atwood,  was  b.  Sept.  15,  1806.  He  fol- 
lowed his  father's  trade  of  blacksmithing  most  of  his  life;  m.  Nov.  25, 
1828,  Rhoda  Jackson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Capt.  Perez  and  Lucy  (Hunter) 
Jackson,  b.  May  28,  1803,  and  d.  at  White  River  Junction  at  her  dau.'s 
home  Aug.  20,  1874.  He  d.  in  Gorham  May  22, 1859.  Children,  all  b.  in 
Cornish : 


8  HISTORY   OF   CORXISTT. 

i.  Mehitable  H.,  b.  Sept.  25,  1829;  m.  Sept.  1,  1847,  Daniel  F.  Chase, 
a  tailor  and  afterward  a  railroad  engineer.  Res.  at  White  River 
Junction,  Vt.,  and  also  at  No.  Newport.  He  d.  Nov.  22,  1890, 
Mrs.  Chase  d.  Feb.  24,  1909,  m  Melrose,  Mass.  Two  children. 
(See  Chase.) 

ii.      Rhoda  Maria,  b.  Dec.  6,  1830;  d.  July  11,  1848. 

iii.     Fr.vnces  Janettk,  b.  May  21,  1832;  d.  Aug.  20,  1847. 

iv.  Daniel  Jacksox,  b.  May  28, 1833;  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Cor- 
nish and  academies  of  Meriden,  N.H.,  and  Newbury,  Vt.  Studied 
law  at  Newport  with  Amasa  Edes,  Esq.;  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1859;  he  m.  May  3,  1858,  M.  Sophia  Gunnison  of  Newport,  b. 
April  25,  1834,  d.  Nov.  21,  1907,  in  Clareniont.  Rem.  to  Boston 
in  1860,  where  he  engaged  in  mercantile  and  manufacturing  busi- 
ness for  several  years.  Then  for  a  time  he  practiced  law  and 
afterwards  gave  attention  to  the  study  and  practice  of  oratory. 
Possessed  of  a  happy  gift  of  language,  he  won  considerable 
distinction  as  a  public  speaker.  He  formulated  and  taught  a 
new  system  of  oratorj*  that  promised  a  great  success,  but  before 
his  expectations  could  be  realized,  only  in  part,  he  d.  at  No. 
Newport,  at  the  home  of  liis  sister,  May  5,  1882.  Three  children, 
all  b.  in  Boston:  1.  Frances  Janette,  b.  Dec.  12,  1861,  who  d. 
young.  2.  Helen  Maria,  b.  Oct.  14,  1863.  3.  Harry  DeWitt, 
b.  June  10,  1867. 

Orrel  F.  Atw^ood,  b.  in  West  Chazy,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  26,  1875,  was  the  son  of 
Francis  L.  and  Mary  A.  (Baker)  Atwood.  Came  to  Cornish  in  Oct., 
1900.  Settled  on  the  Dea.  Hiram  P.  Raymond  farm;  m.  in  Beekuian- 
town,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  4,  1899,  Huldah  E.  Scribner,  dau.  of  Cyremius  M.  and 
Huldah  (Eldred)  Scribner,  b.  Sept.  20,  1874.    He  is  a  farmer.    Children: 

i.       Ellsworth  H.,  b.  March  12,  1900. 

ii.       Beulah  K.,  b.  Nov.  24,  1909. 

The  relationship  of  this  family  to  the  other  Atwoods  of  Cornish  is  not  known. 

AUSTIN. 

This  name  was  not  found  in  Cornisli  until  about  1869,  when  Elijah  D.  Austin 
came  from  Plainficld.  He  was  the  son  of  Elijah  and  Lavinia  (Williams) 
Austin,  b.  June  12,  1829,  in  Plainficld.  He  had  m.  :May  5,  1S63,  Martha 
C.  Davidson,  dau.  of  James  and  Anna  (Durant)  Davidson,  b.  Jan.  17, 
1831,  d.  May  27,  1899.  Mr.  Austin  was  a  farmer  and  res.  several  years 
on  th(!  first  farm  above  Windsor  Bridge  on  the  Connecticut  river.  He 
d.  June  7,  1906.  Children,  the  first  three  b.  in  Plainficld,  remainder  b. 
in  the  town  of  Cornish. 

i.  Henry  D.,  b.  April  12,  1864;  d.  Jan.  6,  1892. 

ii.  Robert  A.,  b.  Dec.  17,  1865. 

iii.  George  D.,  b.  July  19,  1868. 

iv.  A.  DeWitt,  b.  July  26,  1870;  d.  March  15,  1878. 

V.  An  infant,  b.  June  5,  1876  and  d.  June  7,  1876. 


GENEALOGIES.  9 

AYERS. 

John  Aters  lived  in  Greenland;  m. ,  Hannah  Luey  and  had  several  chil- 
dren. Their  record  is  incomplete.  Mr.  Ayers  d.  in  Greenland,  but  his 
■uid.,  with  at  least  a  part  of  her  cliildren,  came  early  to  Cornish.  She  d.  in 
town  Dec.  2,  1815,  aged  79.    Their  children,  as  far  as  ascertained: 

i,        Hannah,  b.  1754  (?);  m.  ,  David  Huggins  of  Cornish  and  had 

several  children.    (See  Huggins.)    She  d.  Oct.  26,  1822,  aged  68. 

ii.      Amy,  b.  ,   1756  (?);  m.  ,  Capt.  Stephen  Parker.     Shed. 

March  31,  1798. 

iii.      Phebe,  b.  Dec.  10,  1758;  m. ,  Nathaniel  Huggins  of  Cornish. 

Eleven  children.    (See  Huggins.)    She  d.  Nov.  26,  1814. 

2.  iv.     Thomas,  b.  Jan.  17,  1763. 

V.      Olrt:,  b.  1768;  m.  Marcy.      She  d.  Aug.  26, 1821,  aged  53. 

vi.      Mary,  b. ,  1771 ;  m. Vincent.    She  d.  Sept.,  1839,  aged  68. 

There  may  have  been  other  children. 

'2.     Thom.\s2  Ayers  {John^)  was  b.  Jan.   17,   1763;  in. ,  Lydia  Bartlett 

of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  — — - —  (Downer)  Bartlett,  b.  Aug.  8, 
1760,  and  d.  Jan.  15,  1830.  A  farmer  and  lived  near  the  center  of  the 
town  on  the  farm  recentlj'  owned  and  occupied  bj'  Dan  W.  Cole  and 
more  recently  by  Henry  C.  Kendrick.  He  d.  Nov.  24,  1843.  Children, 
all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i,        Mary,  b.  Jan.    15,  1793;  m.  June  29,   1813,  Benjamin  Smith,  Jr. 

Three  children.     (See  Smith.)     She  d.  Nov.  15,  1872,  aged  79. 

He  d.  May  28,  1873,  aged  79. 
ii.      Lydia,  b.  Oct.   16,   1795;  m. ,  Geo.  Ehsha  Smith  of  Cornish. 

No  children.    She  d.  Feb.  15,  1841. 
iii.      John,  b.  Feb.  21,  1797;  m.  Feb.  11,  1823,  Louisa  True,  b.  Dec.  17, 

1798;  d.  Sept.  1,  1884.    Six  children.    Lived  in  Berlin,  Vt. 

3.  iv.     Samuel,  b.  Dec.  27,  1798. 

4.  V.       Levi,  b.  Dec.  23,  1800. 

5.  vi.     Benjamin,  b.  Feb.  11,  1803. 

vii.     Thomas,  Jr.,  b.  March  22,  1805;  m. ,  Sarah  Hoji;. 

viii.   Hannah,  b.  Sept.,  1807;  d.  Jan.  12,  1808. 

6.  Lx.      Stephen  M.,  b.  Feb.  6,  1809. 

X.  Hannah,  2d,  b.  April  19,  1811;  m.  Jan.  13,  1836,  James  Kendrick, 
then  of  Cornish.  Three  children.  (See  Kendrick.)  Lived 
chiefly  in  Claremont.    She  d.  April  21,  1904. 

xi.  Ira,  b.  May  23,  1814;  m.  Oct.  3,  1843,  Maria  M.  Rogers  of  Hartland, 
Vt.  They  resided  in  West  Windsor,  Vt.  Three  children.  He 
d. ,  1893. 

3.  Samuel'  Ayers  {Thomas"-,  John^)  b.  Dec.  27,  1798;  m.  first,  April  20,  1830, 
Lois  Fitch  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Thankful  (Royce)  Fitch,  b. 
Feb.  23,  1798,  and  d.  Dec.  9,  1843;  m.  second,  May  2,  1844,  Sarah  G. 
Fitch,  sister  of  his  former  wife,  b.  March  16,  1806,  and  d.  April  27,  1885. 
He  d.  July  9,  1873.    A  farmer.    Children  by  Lois,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 


10  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

7.  i.        IIkxNry,  b.  Doc.  21,  1S:?1. 

ii.       S.\.%u:eIv  Fitch,  b.  Oct.  31,  1833.    Never  m.;  d.  Dec.  13,  1868. 
iii.      Emerette,  b.  Oct.  10,  1838;  ni.  March  11,  1868,  John  B.  Chase  of 
Cornish,  son  of  ]\Iose.s«.     No  chikh-en.     She  d.  Ai)ril  22,  1874. 

Chil(h"en  by  Sarah  C!.,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

iv.  Hattie  a.,  1).  Feb.  27,  1845;  m.  Jan.  26,  1870,  Levi  W.  Harrington 
of  Coi'iiish,  son  of  Moses  and  Phebe.  Two  cliildren.  (See 
Harrington.)    She  d.  Nov.  .5,  1889. 

8.  V.       Edward  T.,  b.  Jan.  4,  1847. 

4.  Levp  Ayehs  (Thornas-;  Johro)  b.  Dec.  23,  1801 ;  in.  Dec.  14,  182.'),  Pliilenda 

Johnson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Jolin  and  Hannah  (Huggins)  Johnson,  b. 
Nov.  26,  1806,  d.  Aug.  25,  1885.  He  d.  Jan.  20,  1860.  A  farmer  and 
lived  in  south  pari  of  the  town.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        John-,  b.  Feb.  22,  1828;  d.  same  day. 

ii.       John  J.,  b.  April  24,  1829;  d.  Dec.  5,  1855. 

9.  iii.      Edwin  T.,  b.  Feb.  17,  1831. 

iv.      Hannah  A.,  b.  Nov.  13,  1834;  d.  Jan.  1,  1854. 

V.       Almira  H.,  b.  Feb.  13,  1837;  ni.  Jan.  2,  1855,  Dr.  James  A.  Davis, 

then  of  Clareniont  })ut  afterwards  of  Lebanon.     She  d.  April  5, 

1874,  leaving  one  child. 
vi.      Sarah,  b.  June  13,  1839;  d.  July  29,  1839. 
vii.    Sarah  J.,  b.  Aug.  3,  1840;  m.  Dec.  15,  1861,  Andrew  J.  Gould  of 

Nev\'port.    She  d.  Oct.  6,  1864.    One  child,  Gideon  Elmer,  that 

d.  April  24,  1868,  aged  5. 
viii.   Philenda  M.,  b.  Feb.  3,  1843;  m.  Oct.  16,  1861,  AVarren  H.  Fletcher 

of  Eden,  Vt.    She  d.  Nov.  19,  1861. 
ix.      Charles  H.,  b.  Jan.  14,  1846;  d.  June  4,  1858. 
10.  X.       L.  Foster,  b.  May  7,  1848. 

5.  BEN.IAMIN3  Avers  (Thomas^  Jnhn^)  b.  Feb.  11,  1803;  m.  first,  April  5, 

1831,  Betsey  Alden,  dau.  of  Jesse  and  Sarah  (Rice)  Alden,  b.  July  31, 
1805,  d.  March  21 ,  1S32;  m.  second,  Sept.  19,  1832,  Hannah  Alden,  a  twin 
sister  of  former  wife,  d.  Sept.  28,  1836;  in.  third,  Jan.  1,  1837,  Louisa 
Bradley,  dau.  of  Isaiah  and  Mary  (Dustiii)  Bradley,  b.  June  26,  1802,  d. 
Oct.  20,  1881,  aged  79.  He  d.  Alay  3,  1888,  aged  85.  Child  by  Betsey 
Alden : 

i.  Elizabeth  Alden,  b.  March  19,  1832;  m.  May  20,  1863,  Albert 
Win.son  Rex,  b.  in  Royalton,  Vt.,  Aug.  29,  1832.    Two  children: 

1.  Mary  Louisa,  b.  July  8,  1871.  2.  Lizzie  Alden,  b.  May  14, 
1873,  d.  young.  Res.,  Lebanon  ,where  they  both  d.  She  d.  Oct. 
9,  1898.    He  d.  March  7,  1892. 

Children  by  Hannah  Alden : 

ii.  George  W.,  b.  April  tl,  1834;  m.  first,  Dec.  31,  1857,  Mary  Elvira 
Lamson.    Thre^e  children.    She  d.  Jan.  23,  1891;  m.  second,  Feb. 

2,  1892,  Ada  Hall  of  Lel)an()n.     He  d.  Ai)ril  17,  1899. 


GENEALOGIES.  H 

iii.  Harvey  Holden,  b.  Marcli  21,  1836;  m.  Sept.  12,  1863,  Susan  A. 
Pomeroy.  Res.,  Windsor,  Vt.  A  carpenter  and  joiner.  Two 
children.  Susan  d.  March  3,  1873;  m.  second,  Aug.  22,  1875, 
Sarah  Ann  Hood. 

Children  by  Louisa  Bradley: 

iv.      Hannah  Maria,  b.  July  18,  1838. 

V.       Mary  Louisa,  b.  May  11,  1840;  m.  first,  April  15,  1858,  Newton  F. 

Bridge.    Five  children.    He  d.  June  24,  1880;  m.  second,  in  Jan., 

1901,  James  Bowers;  res.,  Brownsville,  Vt. 
vi.      John  Thoma.s,  b.  Feb.  1,  1844;  m.  June  28,  1876,  Emma  L.  Jewett. 

She  d.  Jan.  13,  1904. 

6.  Stephen  M.3  Ayers  {Thomas'^,  John')  h.  Feb.  G,  1809;  m.  April  8,  1837, 

Charlotte  Emerson,  dau.  of  Jonathan  and  Ruth  (Bemis)  Emerson,  b. 
Dec.  30,  1815.  They  res.  some  years  in  Claremont  and  then  came  back 
and  spent  the  rest  of  their  lives  in  Cornish.  A  farmer  and  res. 
about  a  mile  north  of  the  Congregational  Church.  He  d.  July  16,  1895. 
She  d.  Sept.  26,  1892.    Children,  all  b.  in  Claremont: 

i.        Mary  Jane,  b.  Dec.  27,  1840;  m.  July  25,  1863,  Hiram  B.  Ayers. 
11.  ii.       George  H.,  b.  Aug.  28,  1842. 

iii.  Lizzie  S.,  b.  Nov.  4,  1844;  m.  Nov.  21,  1867,  Worth  C.  Jordan.  Two 
children.    (See  Jordan.)    She  d.  May  18,  1887. 

iv.  Susan,  b.  May  10,  1847;  m.  Oct.  28,  1875,  Russell  C.  Smith.  One 
child:  Charlotte,  b . 

V.      Ada  E.,  b.  Dec.  30,  1850;  d.  July  29,  1876. 

vi.      Ella  M.,  b.  Dec.  18,  1854. 

vii.  Laura  A.,  b.  April  24,  1857;  m.  Dec.  25,  1880,  Geo.  M.  King  of  Plain- 
field,  Vt.    She  d.  July  27,  1881. 

7.  Henry^  Ayers  (Samuel^  Thomas'^,  John^)  b.   Dec.  21,   1831.     A  school 

teacher,  also  supt.;  m.  March  11,  1868,  Helen  M.  Chase  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  Moses  and  Fideha  (Alden)  Chase,  b.  Nov.  21,  1841.  In  April, 
1869,  they  left  town  and  settled  in  Ashtabula  Co.,  O.  He  d.  in  New 
Lyme,  O.,  March  21,  1897.    She  res.  in  Hartsgrove,  O.    Children: 

i.        Alden  Tilden,  b.  July  17,  1870.    A  machinist  in  Cleveland,  O. 
ii.       Samuel  Dana,  b.  Feb.  14,  1873.    Res.,  Orwell,  O. 
iii.      Carl  Henry,  b.  Aug.  16,  1875.    Teacher,  Hartsgrove,  O. 
iv.      Alice  Emerette,  b.  July  25,  1880.    Teacher,  Hartsgrove,  O. 
v.       Murray  Chase,  b.  Dec.  19,  1883.    Business  College,  Cleveland,  O. 
(1903.) 

8.  Edward  T.^  Ayers  {Samueb,  Thomas'^,  John')  a  half  brother  of  Henry,  b. 

Jan.  4,  1847;  m.  Jan.  26,  1870,  Ann  P.  Howard,  dau.  of  Marshall  and 
Hopy  (Winter)  Howard,  b.  Sept.  18,  1856.  Res.  on  his  father's  home- 
stead; a  farmer.    Children,  both  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       Vernon  Fitch,  b.  Jan.  20,  1871. 


12  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

ii.  Julia  Ann,  b.  July  15,  1872;  m.  Dec.  6,  1893,  Martin  E.  Kenyon, 
then  of  Cornish.  Res.  (1903),  \\'indsor,  Vt.,  wlioro  ho  is  in  trade. 
Six  children.     (See  Kenyon.) 

9.  Edwin  T.*  Ayers  {Lem',  Tlwmas"-,  John^)  b.  Fob.  17,  1S31.    A  farmer  who 

lived  near  Claremont  town  line,  by  the  "Rod  School  House"  and  Cream- 
er}' Station;  m.  April  16,  1857,  Julia  A.  Freeman,  dau.  of  Forest  and 
Nancy  (Pcnniiiuin)  Freeman,  b.  Oct.  12,  1837.  Mr.  Ayers  d.  May  11, 
1893.    One  child,  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Julia  Etta,  b.  May  26,  1858;  m.  :\Iay  13,  1S8G,  Frank  W.  True  of 
Plainfield,  where  they  res.    No  children. 

10.  L.  Fosters  Ayers  (Levi^,  Thomas"-,  John^)  b.  May  7,  1848;  m.  first,  Sept. 

29,  1869,  Ida  Bachelder  of  Cornish,  dau,  of  Azor  and  Pluma  (Upham) 
Bacholder,  b.  Oct.  2,  1849,  d.  Jan.  25,  1893;  m.  second,  April  19,  1894, 
Ella  S.  Lyman,  b.  July  1,  1870,  in  N.  Y.  They  res.  in  "West  Windsor, 
Vt.,  1903.    Children  by  Ida  Bachelder: 

i.        Velma  v.,  b.  Oct.  20,  1870,  in  Cornish;  d.  Feb.  7,  1888. 

ii.       Fred  G.,  b.  Sept.  2,  1872,  in  Gouldsville,  Vt.;  d.  April  21,  1904. 

iii.      Leon  E.,  b.  Sept.  10,  1878,  in  West  Windsor,  Vt.    Child  by  Ella  S. 

Lyman, 
iv.      Merton  H.,  b.  Dec.  31,  1895,  in  West  Windsor,  Vt. 

11.  George  H.<  Ayers  (Stephen^,  Thomas^-,  John^)  h.  Aug.  28,  1842;  m.  Jan. 

17,  1864,  Martha  J.  White,  dau.  of  Abial  and  Elsie  (Case)  White, 
b.  Jan.  24,  1840.  A  farmer  and  dea.  of  the  Congregational  Church.  One 
child: 

i.       Willie  H.,  b.  Sept  12,  1870;  d.  June  27,  1882. 

BABCOCK. 

Lemuel  and  Lydia  Babcock  had  the  following  children : 
i.       Jonathan  Chase,  b.  Dec.  24,  1802. 
ii.      Theodosia,  b.  Sept.  7,  1808. 

It  appears  that  Lydia  d.  and  that  Lemuel  in.  second.  Folly  , 

and  they  had  one  son: 
iii.     George,  b.  Dec.  19,  1811.    Somewhat  demented,  yet  very  eccentric. 
Well  known  and  romonihorod  by  many;  became  a  pauper  after 
the  death  of  his  parents;  d.  m  Unity  June  1,  1884. 

BACHELOR. 

Silas  and  Dorcas  P.  ( )  Bachelor  were  m.  and  lived  in  Northbridge, 

Mass.  Came  near  the  close  of  the  18th  century  and  settled  in  that  i)art 
of  Grantham  afterwards  annexed  to  Cornish,  liut  little  can  be  gleaned 
regarding  them.  They  are  both  buried  in  the  Flat  cemetery.  lie  d. 
Jan.  19,  1838.  She  .1.  Au^.  26,  1850.  Children,  the  first  two  or  three 
were  b.  in  Northbridge  and  the  rest  in  town: 

i.        Luther,  b.  Aug.  15,  1794,  and  d.  April  16,  1800. 

ii.       Abigail,  b.  March  27,  1796;  d.  Sept.  29,  1796. 


GENEALOGIES.  13 

iii.  Sarah,  b.  Aug.  21,  1797. 

iv.  Silas,  b.  April  20,  1799;  m.  March  9,  1828,  Martha  Thrasher. 

V.  Dorcas,  b.  Feb.  2, 1801 ;  d.  Feb.  16, 1808. 

vi.  Olive,  b.  March  13,  1803;  m.  Dec.  1,  1821,  Weston  Wright  of  Gran- 
tham. 

2.  vii.  AzoR,  b.  Jan.  13,  1806. 

viii.  Levi,  b.  Jan.  3,  1808. 

ix.  Diana,  b.  Nov.  10,  1810. 

X.  James  Prentice,  b.  May  10,  1813;  m.  ;  d.  June  10,  1844. 

2.     AzoR2 Bachelor  (Silas^)  wash.  Jan.  13,  1806;  m.  Pluma  Upham  of  - 


b.  ■ ;  d. .    Mr.  Bachelor  was  a  shoemaker   and   came   to    the 

Flat  about  1840.    He  built  the  brick  house  just  east  of  the  cemetery  now 
used  as  the  Grange  hall.    Here  he  worked  at  his  trade  until  age  and  failing 

health  caused  him  to  retire.      He  d.  Jan.  8,  1873.     His  wife  d.  . 

Children,  all  b.  in  town  except  the  first: 

i.       Eliza  Jane,  b.  July  23,  1835,  in  Northbridge,  Mass.    She  never  m. 

She  d.  Feb.  27,  1872. 
ii.       Martin  Van  Buren,  b.  Aug.  27,  1838.     It  is  not  known  that  he 

ever  m.    He  left  town  about  1877,  and  d. . 

iii.     Asa  Upham,  b.  Dec.  14,  1845;  d.  Oct.  24,  1867. 

iv.     Ida,  b.  Oct.  2,  1849;  m.  Sept.  29,  1869,  L.  Foster  Ayers  of  Cornish. 

Three  children.     (See  Ayers.)     They  rem.  to  and  lived  in  West 

Windsor,  Vt.,  where  she  d.  Jan.  25,  1893. 

BADGER. 

KuFUS  G.  Badger  of  Norwich,  Vt.,  the  son  of  Nathan  and  Lucy  (George) 
Badger,  was  b.  in  1824.  Came  to  Cornish  about  1849;  m.  April  9,  1850, 
Clarissa  B.  Burr  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Mary  (Hall)  Burr, 
b.  July  26,  1826.  He  was  a  tailor  for  a  time.  Spent  most  of  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life  in  town.  He  d.  June  5,  1882.  His  widow  d.  in  Marlow 
July  1,  1905.    Both  buried  in  Cornish.    Children: 

i.       Charles  A.,  b.  March  5,  1851;  d.  young. 

ii.       George  F.,  b.  March  8,  1852;  d.  Jan.  27,  1878,  of  lockjaw. 

iii.      Annie  N.,  b.  April  23,  1854;  m.  fh-st.  May  3,  1877,  Newell  J.  Comings 

of  Cornish.     He  d.  Nov.  17,  1878;  m.  second,  Aug.,  23,  1884, 

Eugene  F.  Huntley.    They  hve  in  Marlow. 
iv.      William  H.,  b.  March  30,  1856.    Lives  in  Keene. 
v.      Oliver  B.,  b.  Aug.  30,  1861.    Lives  in  Alstead. 

BAILEY. 

1.  Andrew  Bailey  hved  in  town  several  years  before  and  after  the  opening 
of  the  19th  century.  He  m.  Feb.  7,  1799,  Rebecca  French  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  Ephraim  and  Comfort  (York)  French,  b.  June  17,  1776.  No 
dates  of  their  death  have  been  found.    Their  children  were: 

i.       Isaac  Mitchell,  b.  July  29,  1801;  d.  Sept.  28,  1802. 
2.  ii.      Andrew,  Jr.,  b.  April  12,  1805. 


14  HISTORY   OF   COHXISII. 

Hi.  Elizaheth  M.,  h.  Dec.  IS,  ISOn;  m.  in  ls;42,  Clark  Kondrick  of 
Corni.sli  wlio  d.  in  Cornish  May  I'J,  is4i».  After  his  death,  the 
witl.  m.  second,  April  3,  1S.50,  John  Hartlett  of  Cornish,  who  d. 
March  4,  18()9.  She  d.  March  23,  1881.  She  left  one  child  by 
Mr.  Kendrick.     (See  Kendrick.) 

iv.      AitA,   b.   ;   m.   ,    Phebe   Amanda  Coburn  of  Corni.sli,   ilau. 

of  Phinehas  and  Hannah  (French)  Cobiirn,  b.  July  28,  1804. 
They  had  three  children :  1.  Almon.  2.  Andrew,  who  ni.  Sarah 
McCallister  and  had  three  children:  (l)  Sarah  iMimia,  b.  May 
15,  1850;  m.  Feb.  29,  1870,  Ceo.  P.  Davis.  (2)  llallic^  E.,  h.  May 
28,  1859;  m.  July  10,  1873,  Louis  E.  Weld.  (3)  Charles.  3. 
JuHa,  who  ni.  Mr.  Peach  and  d.  in  Cornish  Nov.  3,  1871.  After 
Mr.  Bailey '.s  death,  hi.s  wid.,  Phebe  .\ni;iiida,  twice  in.  (See 
Coburn  for  her  further  record.) 

2.  Andrew  Bailey,  b.  April  12,  1805,  in  Cornish  (?),  was  the  son  of  .\ndrew 
and  llebecca  (French)  Bailey.     Lived  several  years  in  Xorthtield,  Vt.; 

m.  ,  Hannah  M.  Lewis  of  Cabot,  Vt.,  b.  Aug.  11,  1819,  and  d. 

Jan.  18,  1893.  She  was  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  (Moody)  Lewis. 
They  came  to  Cornish  in  1866  (?)  and  settled  on  the  IIolt)r()()k  farm  near 
the  center  of  the  town.    He  d.  July  27,  1882.    Cliildren: 

i.  Josephine  L.,  b.  Nov.  24,  1842;  m.  Oct.  26,  1869,  Charles  T.  Sturtc- 
vant  of  Cornish,  a  blacksmith.  No  children.  She  d.  Nov.  22, 
1898.  "He  giveth  His  beloved  sleep."  (Inscription  on  tomb- 
stone.) 

ii.  Lavinia  \V.,  b.  June  2,  1840;  in.  Marcii  7,  IS'.lli,  .lames  A.  Jvendrick 
of  Cornish,  a  mason.  No  children.  She  d.  June  29,  1899. 
"Asleep  in  Jesus."    (Inscription  on  tombstone.) 

iii.  Salome  C,  b.  July  12,  1850;  m.  Sept.  30,  1896,  Winfield  S.  Davis, 
then  of  Cornish.    No  children.    She  d.  Sept.  23,  1899. 

BAKER. 

Asa  Baker  was  b.  in  1787  (?) ;  Uved  on  the  Flat  many  years.    He  was  a  butcher 

and  a  generally  u.seful  man,  held  in  high  esteem.    He  m.  ,  Susan 

,  who  was  b.  in  1788,  and  d.  Feb.  10,  1859,  aged  71.     He  d.  Oct. 

29,  1838,  aged  51.  Both  are  buried  at  the  Flat.  Children,  as  far  as 
known : 

i.  Calvin,  b.  .  Studied  for  the  ministry  and  became  a  mission- 
ary. It  is  to  be  regretted  that  his  full  record  is  not  available. 
The  date  and  whereabouts  of  his  death  are  unknown. 

ii.       Susan,  b. ;  m. ,  a  Kenerson.     She  was  somewhat  gifted  as  a 

writer. 

BALLOCH. 

James  Balloch  was  b.  in  1701  in  .Antwerp,  Stirlingshire,  Scotland.  He  came 
to  this  country  in  1790,  and  came  to  town  soon  after.  He  m.  Nov.  10, 
1796,  Sarah  Chase  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Samuel,  3d,  and  Elizabeth  (Leet) 
Chase,  b.  Aug.  15,  1775,  and  d.  Nov.  26,  1840.     He  d.  Feb.  27,  1831, 


GENEALOGIES.  15 

aged  70.  A  farmer  and  settled  one  of  the  river  farms  in  Cornish,  south 
of  Windsor.  One  authority  says  he  Hved  in  West  Claremont  for  a  time 
in  a  house  subsequently  occupied  by  his  second  son.  Children,  all  said 
to  have  been  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        James,  b.  April  19,  1797;  m.  Oct.  28,  1821,  Maria  Aletta  Dean  of 
Claremont.     He  d.  Sept.  4,  1828. 

2.  ii.       George  Williamson,  b.  Dec.  26,  1798. 

iii.      Mary,  b.  Dec.  9,  1800;  d.  unm.  (?)  Nov.  1,  1828. 

iv.      Francis  Allan,  b.  Oct.  27,  1803;  m.  April  26,  1829,  Mary  Spaulding 

of  Hartland,   Vt.     Two  children:     1.  Charles,  of  Lynn,  Mass. 

2.  Alice,  who  m.  a  Corson  and  lives  in  Salem,  Mass.     He  d. 

in  April  (or  July),  1862. 
V.       Margaret,  b.  March  26,  1806;  d.  May  12,  1827. 
vi.      Charles,  b.  Nov.  10,  1809;  d.  April  3,  1834. 
vii.     Sarah  J.,  b.  Feb.    9,    1812;    m.    ,    Abram    Maynard.     Four 

children.   Res.,  Templeton,  Mass.   She  d.  Nov.  26,  1840,  aged  65. 
viii.    Janette,  b.  Nov.  2,  1814;  d.  Aug.  26,  1816. 

3.  ix.      William,  b.  April  16,  1820. 

i.  George  Williamson^  Balloch  (James^)  was  b.  Dec.  26,  1798,  in  Cornish; 
m.  Sept.  19,  1825,  Amanda  West  of  Claremont,  b.  in  St.  Albans,  Vt., 
June  23,  1798,  and  d.  at  Washington,  D.  C,  Dec.  22,  1876.  Mr.  Balloch 
was  a  tall,  straight  man  of  large  and  portly  carriage.  In  "military 
times"  he  led  the  ranks  of  the  Light  Inf.  for  many  years.  His  majestic 
figure,  once  seen  there,  was  always  remembered.  Except  a  few  years 
spent  in  West  Claremont  as  a  butcher,  he,  as  a  farmer,  spent  his  life 
chiefly  in  Cornish.    He  d.  in  Windsor,  Vt.,  Sept.  2,  1870.    Children: 

i.  George  Williamson,  Jr.,  b.  in  West  Claremont  Dec.  3,  1825;  m. 
April  18,  1849,  Martha  J.  Palmer  of  Charlestown,  b.  in  Saxtons 
River,  Vt.,  May  4,  1823.  Six  children,  all  b.  in  Great  Falls,  except 
the  first,  who  was  b.  in  West  Claremont.  She  d.  in  Washington, 
D.  C,  Dec.  24,  1876.  Mr.  Balloch's  common  school  education 
was  supplemented  by  two  terms  at  the  N.  E.  Academy  at  Wind- 
sor, Vt.,  and  three  years  at  the  military  school  at  Norwich,  Vt., 
graduating  in  1847.  In  1865  he  received  the  honorary  degree  of 
A.M.  from  this  institution.  He  filled  different  positions  in  rail- 
way service  from  1847  to  1856,  with  residence  in  Wakefield, 
Mass.,  Great  Falls  and  Somersworth.  Was  also  town  clerk  of 
the  latter  place  from  1856-1858.  In  Sept.,  1861,  he  enlisted 
a  large  part  of  a  Co.  for  the  5th  Regt.  N.  H.  Vols,  and  on  Oct. 
11,  following,  was  commissioned  1st  Lieut,  of  Co.  D.  In  July, 
1862,  he  was  appointed  Capt.  and  Commissary  of  Subsistence 
and  later  was  commissioned  as  Lieut. -Col.  in  Gen.  Howard's 
Corps,  performing  valuable  services  in  all  these  ranks.  After  the 
close  of  the  war,  his  residence  having  been  tran.-^f erred  to  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  he  was  promoted  to  various  positions  of  trust  and 
honor  in  the  city.  In  Aug.,  1866,  he  was  promoted  to  Brig.- 
Gen.  of  Vols.,  to  date  from  March  13,  1865,  for  meritorious  serv- 


16 


HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 


111. 


ice  in  the  subsistence  dopt.  during  the  war.  He  was  also  a  prom- 
inent Free  Mason.  G.  W.  B.,  Jr.,  d.  in  Washington,  D.  C,  May, 
17,  1907. 

Edwin  West,  b.  in  Cornish  Aug.  1,  1827;  m.  Aug.  7,  1848,  Caroline 
B.  Hilliard  of  North  Chariest  own.  He  d.  Oct.  1 ,  1849;  loft  one  son. 

James  Rodeuic,  b.  April  l.'i,  1829,  in  Cornish;  m.  June  6,  185G,  Abby 
A.  Harlow  of  Cornish,  b.  June  6,  1834,  and  d.  in  Lawrence, 
Mass.,  Sept.  28,  1876.  He  d.  in  Lawrence  July  17,  18G8.  Chil- 
dren:    They  lost  one  (James  Edwin)  on  June  17,  1885,  aged  20. 


WiLLi.vM  Balloch. 


William'  Balloch  (James^)  h.  April  16,  1820;  m.  Nov.  6,  1844,  Nancy 
J.  Doming  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Sylvester  and  Charlotte  (Campbell) 
Deming,  b.  Nov.  1,  1823.  Mr.  Balloch  d.  Aug.  27,  1893.  He  was  a 
man  of  good  gifts,  being  highly  appreciated  by  his  townsmen,  as  shown 
by  being  repeatedly  cho.sen  by  them  to  all  the  highest  offices  within 
their  power.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 


GENEALOGIES.  17 

i.  Ellen  Janett,  b.  Sept.  26,  1849;  m.  May  4,  1875,  Dr.  C.  F. 
Leslie  of  Maine.  They  rem.  to  Clyde,  Kan.,  where  he  is  well 
estabhshed  in  the  practice  of  his  profession.     Two  children: 

1.  William  Balloch,  b.  March  2,  1876.     2.  Alice  Belle,  b.  Sept. 

2,  1880. 

ii.       James  Edwin,  b.  Dec.  10,  1852;  d.  June  28,  1853. 

iii.  Emily  Amanda,  b.  Sept.  17,  1854;  m.  Nov.  29,  1877,  C.  H.  Bug- 
bee  of  Bridgewater.  They  res.  in  Bridgewater.  Had  two  chil- 
dren: 1.  William  Gates,  b.  Nov.  25,  1878.  2.  Bessie  Nancy, 
b.  Dec.  2,  1880.     Mrs.  Bugbee  d.  Sept.  16,  1892. 

iv.  William  Wallace,  b.  Oct.  29,  1856;  m.  Oct.  18,  1893,  Mrs.  L.  A. 
(Read)  Davis  of  Windsor,  Vt.,  dau.  of  Hosea  and  Louise  (Cady) 
Read,  b.  Sept.  1,  1857.  Res.  on  the  homestead  of  his  father. 
Has  served  several  years  on  the  board  of  selectmen,  and  repre- 
sented the  town  in  the  legislature  of  1898. 

v.  Maey  Louisa,  b.  July  2,  1861;  m.  April  30,  1891,  E.  N.  Holt  of 
Hartford.     They  res.  in  Marshalltown,  Iowa.     No  children. 

BARKER. 

Alexander  Barker  was  b.  in  Scotland  June  1,  1814.     The  date  of  his  coming 

to  America  is  unknown.     He  was  a  fiax-dresser  and  farmer;  m. , 

Elizabeth  Mercer  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  William  and  Elizabeth  Mercer, 

b. ,  1810,  and  d.  in  1896.     He  d.  in  Cornish  Oct.  9,  1893.      Their 

children,  all  b.  in  town  were: 

i.       Alexander  L.,  b. ,  1839.    Always  res.  in  town;  unm. 

ii.       Mary,   b.  ,   1841;  m.  ,   John  Smith  of  Andover,    Mass. 

She  d.  . 

iii.     Grace,  b. ,  1843;  d.  in  1865;  unm. 

iv.     Julia,  b. ,  1845;  m. ,  WilUam  Withy.    She  d.  in  1907. 

V.      William,  b. ,  1848;  d.  in  1872. 

BARNARD. 

Levi  Nichols  Barnard  was  b.  Aug.  25,  1809,  in  Springfield,  Vt.,  and 
spent  most  of  his  life  in  his  native  town.  He  came  to  Cornish  in  1847  and 
settled  on  the  Isaac  Wellman  farm  where  he  remained  a  few  years.  He  m. 
July  19,  1849,  Ehza  Wellman,  dau.  of  Isaac  and  Mercy  (Colton)  Wellman. 
They  had  one  child,  a  son,  Isaac  Wellman,  b.  Sept.  10,  1852,  whose  name  was 
afterwards  changed  by  act  of  the  legislature  of  1878  to  Elroy  Wellman  Barnard, 
2d.  Concerning  the  son  it  is  said  that  he  was  an  active  special  correspondent 
for  several  papers  both  in  Boston  and  New  York.  Was  a  member  of  the  educa- 
tional party  to  Europe  at  the  World's  Universal  Exposition  at  Vienna  in  1873. 
Was  stationed  at  Philadelphia  Centennial  Exposition  in  1876.  Has  visited 
many  lands  and  taken  part  in  many  notable  gatherings. 

Soon  after  the  birth  of  their  son,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Barnard  returned  to  Spring- 
field, where  Mrs.  Barnard  d.  Feb.  12,  1893.  Mr.  Barnard  retained  his  faculties 
in  a  remarkable  degree  to  extreme  old  age.  He  celebrated  the  hundredth  anni- 
3-II 


18  HISTORY   OF  CORNISH. 

versary  of  his  birth  Aup;.  25,  1909.  On  this  joyous  occasion,  Mr.  Barnard  said: 
"The  secret  of  my  long  Ufe  is  due  to  three  thing.s — good  habits,  substantial 
food  and  keejiing  bu.sy."  A  brother  of  Mr.  Barnard,  Frederic,  aged  nearly 
95,  was  present  on  this  occasion.  Mr.  Barnard  d.  Oct.  28,  1909,  aged  100-2-3. 
His  remains  were  brought  to  Cornish  and  placed  beside  those  of  his  wife.  By 
his  request,  many  citizen.s  of  Cornish  assembled  on  the  occasion  and  the  church 
bell  pealed  ofT  one  hundred  notes. 

BARTLETT. 

Among  the  tombstone  records  of  Cornish  is  that  of  Dea.  John  Bartlett,  who 
was  b.  in  1727,  and  d.  June  8,  1797.  By  his  side  are  the  remains  of  his  wife, 
Jemima  Downer,  who  was  b.  in  1732,  and  d.  Aug.  17,  1818.  The  records  also 
show  that  during  the  early  years  of  the  towTi  Mr.  Bartlett  was  a  prominent 
man,  as  his  name  frequently  appears  among  town  affairs.  Unfortunately  the 
genealogist  has  been  imablc  to  dot(>rminp  who  his  posterit}'  have  been,  yet  by 
the  census  of  1790  it  is  shown  that  he  then  had  two  sons  over  si.\teen  years  of 
age  and  also  two  daughters. 

The  other  Bartletts  of  Cornish  all  trace  to  a  Samuel  Bartlett,  said  to  be  a 
contemporary  of  Dea.  John;  yet  his  name  does  not  appear  in  Cornish  in  the 
census  of  1790,  and  we  have  no  records  showing  anj'  relationshijj  between  these 
two  men.  It  may  be  doing  an  injustice  to  the  records  and  memory  of  Dea. 
John  Bartlett  to  drop  his  name  as  an  ancestor,  and  give  to  Samuel  Bartlett 
the  credit  of  the  worthy  citizenship  of  the  name  in  Cornish,  but  their  family 
records,  as  far  as  known,  all  trace  to  him  as  their  ancestor. 

1.  Samuel'  Bartlett,  descended  from  Puritan  stock  which  early  came 
from  Eng.  to  America.  He  came  to  Cornish  during  its  early  history  and 
settled  on  Dingleton  Hill,  on  a  farm  sinc(!  own(>d  and  occupied  by 
Philander  Williams.  He  m.  a  Downer  and  had  several  children,  all  b. 
before  coming  to  town.  It  is  not  known  how  many  they  had,  but  the 
names  of  four  have  been  preserved.    They  were: 

2.  i.        Nathaniel,  b.  in  1755. 

ii.       Lydia,  b.  Aug.  8,   1760;  m. ,  Thomas  Ayers  of  Cornish,  and 

had  eleven  children.    (See  Ayers.)    She  d.  Jan.  15,  1830. 

iii.      Joseph,  b.  in  17G1;  m.  first,  ,  Sally  HilHard  of  Cornish,   dau. 

of  Dea.  Samuel  and  Phebe  (Yerrington)  Hilliard,  b.  in  1768,  and 

d.  July  5,  1798;  m.  second,  ,  name  of  wife  not  known,  but 

she  d.  Jan.,  1830,  aged  68;  m.  third, ,  Hannah  Norton,  b. 

in  1768,  and  d.  Nov.  14,  1858.  He  d.  Feb.  22,  1852.  Perhaps 
a  part  of  these  marriages  were  fruitful,  l)ut  records  showing  it 
are  wanting,  except  the  census  of  1790  which  said  he  had  a  son 
at  that  time  under  sixteen  years  of  age. 

iv.      Willl\m,  b.  In  1766;  m.  ,  Amy ,  b.  in  1771,  and  d.  Dec. 

1,  1851,  aged  80.  They  had,  at  least,  the  following  children 
as  shown  by  tombstone  records:  1.  William,  2d,  b.  in  1794; 
m.  Oct.  3,  1819,  Salome  Morse,  and  d.  Oct.  9,  1824.  2.  Stephen, 
b.  in  1801,  and  d.  Fel).  29,  1825.     3.  Betsey,  b.  in  1802,  and  d. 


GENEALOGIES.  19 

Aug.  10,  1803.     4.  Mary,  b.  in  1810,  and  d.  Sept.  20,  1831. 
WUUam  d.  Nov.  13,  1847. 

8.  Nathaniel^  Baktlett  (Samueb)  was  b.  in  1755.  He  came  to  Cornish 
with  his  parents;  m.  — ,  Anna  Fitch  of  Cornish,  b.  in  1762, 
and  d.  May  30,  1838.  He  d.  Sept.  7,  1838,  aged  83.  Children,  all  sup- 
posed to  have  been  b.  in  town.  By  the  census  of  1790  Mr.  Bartlett  had 
a  son  under  16  years  of  age  and  two  daus.  This  agrees  with  the  follow- 
ing record: 

i.        Bethena,  b.  Nov.  16,  1784;  m.  March  24,  1817,  James  Fitch  of 
Cornish.    Four  children.    (See  Fitch.)    She  d.  Aug.  28,  1870. 

3.  ii.      John,  b.  Nov.  14,  1786. 

iii.     Lavina,  1st,  b.  April  12,  1789;  d.  July  12,  1791. 

4.  iv.      Nathaniel,  Jr.,  b.  April  16,  1791. 

5.  v.       Peletiah  Fitch,  b.  Nov.  21,  1793. 

vi.     Lavina,  2d,  b.  Jan.  8,  1797;  d.  March  10,  1861;  unm. 

6.  vii.    Lyman,  b.  Oct.  26,  1802. 

These  four  brothers  all  owned  farms  adjoining  each  other, 
by  the  side  of  original  homestead,  where  they  settled  and  where 
their  children  were  all  b.  and  reared,  on  Dingleton  Hill. 

3.     Johns  Baetlett  {Nathaniel^,  SamueU)  was  b.  Nov.  14,  1786;  m.  , 


Polly  Williams,  a  sister  of  Stephen  WUliams,  Sr.,  and  dau.  of  Samuel 
Wilhams,  b.  June  17,  1793,  and  d.  Aug.  24,  1849;  m.  second,  April  3, 
1850,  Mrs.  Ehzabeth  M.  (Bailey)  Kendrick,  b.  Dec.  18,  1806,  and  d. 
March  23,  1881.  He  d.  March  4,  1869.  He  was  a  farmer  and  also  an 
expert  drummer  in  the  state  militia,  as  were  several  others  of  the  Bart- 
letts.    Children,  all  by  first  wife  and  b.  in  Cornish: 

7.  i.       Hiram  D.,  b.  Nov.  12,  1817. 

ii.  Anna  F.,  b.  Dec.  22,  1819;  m.  Sept.  17,  1844,  Jolm  Weld  of  Cornish. 
Four  children.    (See  Weld.)    She  d.  Oct.  4,  1898. 

8.  iii.     Horace  L.,  b.  Sept.  21,  1822. 

iv.  Marcia  L.,  b.  Dec.  25,  1824;  m.  May  13,  1846,  Gilbert  Gross  HilUard. 
They  had  one  child,  Addie.    Mrs.  Hilliard  d.  Aug.  17,  1848. 

V.  Lucia  L.,  b.  AprU  10,  1827;  m.  first,  March  22,  1855,  Alonzo  B. 
Williams.  One  child,  a  dau.,  b.  March  27,  1858.  Mr.  WilUams 
d.  Aug.  17,  1858;  she  m.  second,  April  27,  1860,  Sandborn  Moses, 
then  of  Northfield,  Vt.,  and  by  him  had  three  children.  He  d. 
March  27,  1905.    She  is  living,  in  1906,  in  Two  Harbors,  Minn. 

vi.  George  W.,  b.  Aug.  12,  1829;  m.  Nov.  8,  1857,  Lavina  Bugbee.  Had 
three  children:  Edna,  Arthur  E.,  and  Mabel.  Mr.  Bartlett  d. 
Jan.  28,  1874. 

vii.  Samuel  Frank,  b.  Jan.  31,  1832;  m.  April  8,  1856,  Jane  D.  Stone, 
dau.  of  Solomon  and  Betsey  F.  (Reed)  Stone,  b.  June  30,  1834, 
and  d.  Aug.  27,  1893.  Two  daughters:  1.  Effie  Jane,  b.  May 
18,  1857,  who  m.  Charles  Boyd,  and  d.  Jan.  20,  1888.     2.  Hattie 


20  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

Evelyn,  b.  Aug.  14,  1859,  who  m.  Nov.  5,  1878,  Lucius  W.  Small. 
Two  daus.  res.  in  Windsor,  Vt.    Mr.  Bartlett  d.  A])ril  6,  1804. 
viii.    Fanny,  b.  April  6,  1835;  m.  Nov.  17,  1866,  George  B.  Frost.    Two 
children:    Nettie  and  Eugene.     Mrs.  Frost  d.  March  10,  1897. 

4.  Nathaniel^  Bahtlett  (Nathanicb,  Samueh)  was  b.  April  IG,  1791;  m. 
March  5,  ISIG,  Sarah  Johnson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Jesse  and  Sarah 
(Harrington)  Johnson,  b.  Dec.  15,  1793,  and  d.  Sept.  13,  1864.  He  d. 
March  14,  1853.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Nathaniel  J.,  b.  Nov.  24,  1816;  d.  Sept.  3,  1852,  aged  36,  an  invalid. 

9.  ii.       Sylvester  N.,  b.  June  3,  1819. 

iii.  Sakah  Maria,  b.  Aug.  27,  1821;  m.  May  20,  1846,  George  D,  Ken- 
yon.    Two  children.    (See  Kenyon.)    She  d.  Oct.  8,  1865. 

iv.  James  Fitch,  b.  Dec.  15,  1823;  m.  April  5,  1846,  Caroline  M.  Hart, 
a  sister  of  the  wife  of  Sylvester  N.  Five  children.  Lived  in  Cal. 
He  d.  in  Feb.,  1879,  she  a  few  years  after.  A  son,  Nathaniel  J., 
d.  in  town,  April  2,  1850. 

V.  Eliza  Emeline,  b.  Jan.  8,  1826;  m.  first.  May  20,  1846,  Isaac  C. 
Kenyon  of  Cornish.  One  child,  Clarence  N.  (See  Kenyon.) 
She  d.  Oct.  10,  1895.  After  Mr.  Kcnyon's  death,  Aug.  15,  1857, 
she  m.  second, ,  1860,  Alpheus  Baldwin;  no  issue. 

vi.  Charles  Carroll,  b.  July  4,  1829;  m.  Nov.  23,  1858,  Harriet  L. 
Nichols;  had  two  sons;  enlisted  in  the  Ci\al  War  in  7th  Regt. 
N.  H.  Vols.    (See  Military.) 

10.  vii.    Edwin  Philander,  b.  Jan.  13,  1832. 

viii.  Phebe  Ellen,  b.  Aug.  23,  1834;  m.  March  22,  1854,  Henry  C.  Free- 
man then  of  Cornish.  Six  children.  (See  Freeman.)  She  has 
lived  in  Claremont  since  Feb.,  1866. 

ix.  William  Payson,  b.  March  21,  1838;  m.  Feb.  8,  1860,  Lidona 
Flower.    Two  sons.    All  living  in  Ind. 

5.  Peletiau  FiTciP  Bartlett  {Nathanicb,  Samueh)  was  b.  Nov.  21,  1793; 
m.  Dec.  29,  1819,  Lucy  Johnson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Jesse  and  Sarah 
(Harrington)  Johnson,  b.  May  24,  1791,  and  d.  Oct.  23,  1860.  He  d. 
Sept.  22,  1868.    Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

11.  i.        Henry  Franklin,  b.  Nov.  9,  1820. 

12.  ii.       Oilman  Mortimer,  b.  Jan.  24,  1822. 

13.  iii.     Jesse  Johnson,  b.  Nov.  16,  1823. 

iv.     Stephen  Cole,  b.  July  30,  1825;  d.  Aug.  23,  1829. 

v.       Lucy  Ann,  b.  Dec.  10,  1827;  m.  June  4,  1848,  Norman  A.  Deming 

of  Cornish.     Five  children.     (Sec  Deming.)     She,  with  two  of 

her  children,  d.  of  diphtheria  Nov.  3,  1862. 
vi.     Martha  C,  b.  Aug.  24,  1830;  d.  Jan.  25,  1853. 

"We  miss  her,  yet  we  know  our  loss  is  her  eternal  gain; 
And,  knowing  this,  we  would  not  wish  the  loved  one  back  again." 

(Epitnph  on  hor  tombstone.) 


GENEALOGIES.  21 

6.  Lymans  Bartlett  {Nathaniel,  Samueh)  was  b.  Oct.  26,  1802;  m.  July  2, 

1839,  Catharine  O.  Hilliard  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Roxana 
(Hall)  Hilliard,  b.  Dec.  23,  1807,  and  d.  Feb.  27,  1895.  Lived  on  the 
west  side  of  Dingleton  Hill,  nearly  overlooking  the  village  of  Windsor. 
He  d.  Jan.  2,  1874.    Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.        Mary  Ellen,  b.  Feb.  16,  1840;  m.  Dec.  7,  1864,  Henry  W.  Walker 

of  Cornish.    One  child.     (See  Walker.)    She  d.  May  24,  1901. 
ii.       Maria  C,  b.  Oct.  24,  1841;  d.  May  23,  1867. 
iii.     Frances  L.,  b.  Jan.  7,  1845;  m.  first,  Feb.  14, 1866,  Charles  R.  Leslie 

of  Cornish.    Two  children.     (See  Leslie.)    He  d.  Aug.  31,  1873. 

She  m.  second.  May  8,  1875,  Joseph  P.  W^illiams.     One  cliild. 

(See  Williams.)    She  d.  March  17,  1886. 
iv.     Sarah  Ann,  b.  July  2,  1847;  m.  Nov.  26,  1868,  James  A.  Kendrick 

of  Cornish.     Four  cliildren.     (See  Kendrick.)     She  d.  Jan.  17, 

1892. 

14.  V.      Lyman,  Jr.,  b.  March  21,  1854. 

7.  Hiram  D.^  Bartlett  {Jokn\  Nathanieb,  Samuel^)  was  b.  Nov.  12,  1817; 

m.  Feb.,  1843,  Sarah  Ann  Fellows  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  John  and  Temper- 
ance (York)  Fellows,  b.  Feb.  29,  1825,  and  d.  May  9,  1896.  Mr.  Bartlett 
was  a  celebrated  tenor  drummer.  He  d.  May  7,  1887.  Children,  all  b. 
in  Cornish: 

i.  Ella  M.,  b.  April  26,  1845;  m.  Sept.  25,  1862,  George  E.  Hilliard  of 
Cornish.    One  child.    (See  HilUard.) 

ii.  John,  b.  Feb.  28,  1849.  Lea\dng  home  at  17,  he  first  served  as  prison 
guard  at  Windsor,  Vt.,  two  and  one  half  years,  then  learned  the 
tool-maker's  trade  at  Smith  and  AYesson's  factorj^  at  Springfield, 
Mass.,  and  was  supt.  of  the  sewing  machine  factory  ten  years. 
For  nineteen  years  past  has  been  supt.  of  the  American  Stove 
Co.,  with  headquarters  at  Cleveland,  O.  He  m.  first,  Nov.  20, 
1872,  Alice  R.  Rogers  of  Hartland,  Vt.  She  d.  July  28,  1892, 
leaving  tliree  sons;  m.  second,  Aug.  22,  1893,  Minnie  E.  Wilson 
of  Cleveland,  O. 

iii.     Emma  Rosabel,  b. ,  1854,  and  d.  Jan.  13,  1860. 

15.  iv.      Daniel  D.,  b.  Aug.  27,  1856. 

8.  Horace  L.^  B,\btlett  (John^,  Nathanieb,  Samueh)  was  b.  Sept.  21,  1822; 

m.  May  28,  1845,  Cornelia  A.  Weld  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Peleg  and  Patty 
(Foster)  Weld,  b.  April  15,  1823,  and  d.  May  12,  1861.  Lived  in  Bridge- 
water,  Vt.    He  d.  April  16,  1860,  by  accident  while  logging.     Children: 

i.        Rodney  J.,  b.  July  29^  1846.    In  trade  at  Claremont. 
ii.       Eben  p.,  b.  Ma}^  15,   1855.     A  farmer;  m.  and  lives  in  Bridge- 
water,  Vt. 

9.  Sylvester  Nathaniel^  Bartlett  {Nathaniel^^,  Samtieh)  was  b.  June 

3,  1819;  m.  in  W^oodstock,  Vt.,  March  29,  1847,  Emeline  R.  Hart,  b. 
May  10,  1824,  in  Pomfret,  Vt.     In  March,  1867,  he,  mth  his  family, 


22  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

left  ComiKh  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Claremont,  where  they  spent  the 
roniaindcr  of  their  Hvos.  He  d.  April  19,  1891.  His  wife  d.  Feb.  19,  1900. 
Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Wallace  N.,  b.  June  15,  1850;  ni.  Doc.  5,  1871,  Mattie  L.  Thompson, 
Two  children,  both  b.  in  Claremont:  1.  Oscar  E.,  b.  June  9, 
1873.  2.  Lilhan  M.,  b.  AprU  25,  1875.  Mr.  Bartlett  d.  in 
Claremont  Nov.  25,  1898. 

ii.  James  B.,  b.  Oct.  28,  1854;  m.  April  30,  1878,  Abbie  S.  Leet  of  Clare- 
mont. Two  children,  both  b.  in  Claremont:  1.  Edith  F.,  b. 
June  15,  1890.  2.  Maurice  J.,  b.  July  29,  1892.  Mr.  Bartlett 
lives  in  Claremont.  Is  a  contractor  of  concrete  and  asphalt 
pa\'ing  for  roadways  and  sidewalks. 

iii.  Lizzie  E.,  b.  July  23,  1856;  m.  Oct.  31,  1877,  George  Kenyon,  who 
was  a  son  of  Daniel  Kenyon.    He  d.  Feb.  21,  1901,  aged  45-4-24. 

iv.      Addie  L.,  b.  June  11,  1861;  d.  April  5,  1879,  in  Claremont. 

10.  Edwin  P.<  Bartlett  {Nathaniel-',  Samueb)  was  b.  Jan.  13,  1832;  m. 

March  20,  1856,  Emeline  E.  Wood  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Ariel  K.  and 
Emelino  (Day)  Wood,  b.  Jan.  23,  1835.  A  farmer,  also  a  teacher  of 
instrumental  music.    He  d.  April  16,  1876.    Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.        Julia  Ellen,  b.  Nov.  19,  1858;  m.  Oct.  23,  1877,  Frank  H.  Weld  of 

Cornish.    One  child.    (See  Weld.)    She  d.  Sept.  4,  1884. 
ii.      Ada  Eliza,  b.  April  20,  1864;  d.  March  2,  1882. 
iii.     Arthur  Edwin,  b.  Nov.  9,  1866. 
iv.     Annie  Lee,  b.  May  10,  1868. 
V.      Elmer  Wood,  b.  Aug.  11,  1874. 

11.  Henry  Franklin^  Bartlett  {Peleiiah^,  Nathaniel^  Samuel^)  was  b.  Nov. 

9, 1820;  m.  Nov.  26,  1855,  Sarah  A.  Dunham  of  Mansfield,  Conn.,  b.  June 
21,  1830,  d.  Feb.  9,  1887.    He  d.  Feb.  20,  1909.    Children: 

i.       Sophia  A.,  b. ,  1857  (?);  d.  Sept.  25,  1863. 

ii.       Herbert  Henry,  b.  Sept.  15,  1867;  m.  June  12,  1895,  Josephine  A. 

Jones.     Three  children:     1.  Lloyd  Herbert,  b.  Feb.  28,  1896. 

2.  Lillian  Ruth,  b.  May  28,  1899.     3.  Alice  Sara,  b.  April  23, 

1905.    A  machinist.    Res.,  J'ranklin  Falls. 

12.  Oilman  Mortimer*  Bartjlett   {Peletiah,   Nathanieb,  SamueU)   was  b. 

Jan.  24,  1822;  m.  Oct.  20,  1848,  Angelina  Comings  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
Uriel  and  Sarah  (Robinson)  Comings,  b.  Nov.  3,  1823,  and  d.  Dec.  19, 
1894.  Mr.  Bartlett  lived  in  Cornish  near  the  mills  until  after  the  death 
of  his  wife.  Afterwards  in  Brownsville,  Vt.  He  d.  Aug.  24,  1906.  Chil- 
dren, all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       Abbie  Eva,  b.  July  30,  1849;  d.  April  26,  1856. 

ii.  Alice  Comings,  b.  Dec.  13,  1850;  m.  April  13,  1869,  Solon  T.  Mower 
of  Windsor,  Vt.  Five  children:  1.  Fred  Oilman,  b.  Feb.  19, 
1870.  2.  Carrie  Eva,  b.  March  31,  1872.  3.  Will  Solon,  b. 
Dec.  27,  1873.  4.  Annie  Belle,  b.  March  31,  1876.  5.  Harry 
Leonard,  b.  March  2,  1880.    The  family  Uve  in  Brownsville,  Vt. 


GENEALOGIES.  23 

iii.  Nelly  Winch,  b.  Dec.  8,  1851;  m.  Nov.  29,  1877,  \Yilliani  A.  King, 
of  North  Pomfret,  Vt.  Four  children:  1.  Nellie  Daisy,  b. 
May  10,  1878.  2.  AJice  Cynthia,  b.  Dec.  17,  1880.  3.  Sam- 
uel Lewis,  b.  May  24,  1882.     4.  Ruth  LUhan,  b.  Aug.  19,  1888. 

iv.      Warren,  b.  in  1854  and  d.  same  year. 

V.  Annie  Lucy,  b.  March  11,  1857;  m.  Dec.  6,  1875,  Alvenus  K.  Stet- 
son of  North  Pomfret,  Vt.  Two  children:  1.  Alice  Winifred, 
b.  May  22,  1877.     2.  Loyd  Gile,  b.  March  9,  1891. 

vi.  Samuel  Leon.ard,  b.  March  30,  1859;  m.  Dec.  25,  1882,  Harriet  E. 
Jenkins  of  Clare mont.  One  child:  Arthur  Leonard,  b.  Nov.  22, 
1883.     Live  in  Amesbury,  Mass. 

vii.     Marion  Powers,  b.  Oct.  2,   1861;  m.   first,  ,   1887,  William 

Martin  of  Freetown,  Mass.  One  child:  Bertha  Gertrude,  b.  Dec. 
12,  1887;  m.  second,  April  1,  1897,  Arthur  L.  Wood  of  Cornish. 
Live  in  Windsor,  Vt. 

13.  Jesse  JohnsoN''  Bartlett  (Peletiah^,  Nathanieb,  Samiieb)  was  b.  Nov. 

16,  1823;  m.  Jime  4,  1854,  Elmina  Dunham  of  Mansfield,  Conn.  He  d. 
Oct.  21,  1854,  lea^dng  one  child,  Martha  J.,  b.  May  28,  1855,  who  m. 
Nov.  23,  1886,  Henry  Clark  Kendrick.  After  Mr.  Bartlett's  death,  his 
wid.  m.  March  23,  1866,  Edwin  Harvey  Smith  and  had  one  child.  (See 
Smith.) 

14.  Lymax*  Bartlett  (Lyman^,  Nathanieb,  Samueb)  was  b.  March  21,  1854, 

in  Cornish;  m.  Dec.  9,  1874,  Clara  E.  Dunsmoor,  b.  Sept.  16,  1854,  and 
d.  Sept.  27,  1893. 

"Affections  tribute  here  I  raise,  'tis  all  that  I  can  do. 
Till  death  shall  close  my  earthly  days,  our  friendship  to  renew." 

(Epitaph  on  her  tombstone.) 

He  m.  second,  Oct.  9,  1896,  Jennie  S.  Dunsmoor  of  Windsor,  dau.  of 
Osmer  W.  and  Laura  M.  (Cady)  Dunsmoor,  b.  Oct.  26,  1871.  Mr. 
Bartlett  sold  his  farm  on  Dingleton  Hill  in  the  fall  of  1903  and  removed 
to  Windsor,  Vt.    Child  by  first  wife: 

i.  Clayton  L.,  b.  July  1,  1876;  m.  July  28,  1897,  Edith  May  Cole  of 
Cornish,  dau.  of  Wilhs  and  JuUa  (Huggins)  Cole,  b.  Dec.  17, 
1876. 

Child  by  second  wife: 

ii.      Raymond  Osmer,  b.  Oct.  16,  1899. 

15.  Daniel  D.s  Bartlett  (Hiram*,  John^,  Nathanieb,  Samueb)  was  b.  Aug. 

27,  1856.     He  m.  Aug.  16,  1883,  Rebecca  Bryant  of  Windsor,  Vt.    A 
farmer  and  resided  on  the  homestead  of  his  father.    He  d.  Jan.  23,  1911. 
Children,  all  b.  in  town: 
i.       Elmer  Cleveland,  b.  Dec.  30,  1884;  m.  June  28,  1908,  in  Cornish, 

Mabel  Benway,  dau.  of  Harvey  and  Isabel  (Mellen)  Benway,  b. 

March  15,  1887,  and  d.  June  3,  1909,  at  ^^^lite  River  Junction,  Vt. 


24  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

ii.      John  Daniel,  b.  March  10,  1SS9. 

iii.      Rlth  Emma,  b.  May  23,  1891;  m.  Aug.  25,  191U,  lliman  A.  Ben- 
way  of  Cornish. 

Plokival  Bartlett,  with  Sarah,  his  wife,  was  probably  of  <he  same  stock  as 
the  other  Bart  lot  ts,  but  his  relationship  to  them  is  unknown  to  the 
genealogist.  They  lived  several  years  in  town,  but  left  it  for  some  place 
in  the  West  in  1840.    Children,  all  supposed  to  have  been  b.  in  town: 

i.  A  child,  b.  in  1830;  d.  April,  1837,  aged  7. 

ii.  Martha  Ann,  b.  Sept.  22,  1831. 

iii.  A  child,  b.  in  1832;  d.  Aug.  8,  1834,  aged  2. 

iv.  Alfred  Dennis,  b.  March  1,  1834. 

V.  Marshall  Jackson,  b.  Jan.  13,  1836. 

vi.  Louise  Maria,  b.  May  16,  1838. 

BARROWS. 

MosES  Barrows,  Jr.,  with  Elizabeth,  his  wife,  lived  several  years  near  the 
foot  of  Furnald  Hill.  They  were  constituent  members  of  the  Baptist 
Church  at  its  organization.  Charity  Barrows,  a  sister  of  Moses,  was  also 
another.  These  were  the  children  of  Moses  and  Abigail  Barrows,  who 
in  advanced  j'ears  came  to  town  and  spent  the  rest  of  their  lives.  Moses, 
Sr.,  d.  Feb.  23,  1795,  aged  70.  Abigail,  his  wfe,  d.  Sept.  11,  1803.  It 
appears  that  Moses,  Jr.,  and  his  family  left  the  towii  soon  after  the 
opening  of  the  19th  century,  as  no  trace  of  his  family  remains  on  town 
or  cemetery  records.    Their  children  were : 

i.  Samuel,  b.  June  28,  1789. 

ii.  Judith,  b.  Nov.  24, 1790. 

iii.  Moses,  b.  Aug.  7,  1792. 

iv.  Aaron,  b.  Feb.  28,  1794. 

v.  Betsey,  b.  Dec.  1,  1795. 

vi.  Deborah,  b.  Oct.  22,  1797. 

vii.  Malachi,  b.  Oct.  20,  1799. 

A-iii.  Abigail,  b.  Sept.  9, 1801. 

Ansel  Barrows,  a  brother  (?)  of  Moses,  Jr.,  with  Hannah,  his  wife,  had  the 
following  children,  b.  in  town: 

i.       James  Eliot,  b.  May  8,  1796. 
ii.      Simeon  Tolman,  b.  Feb.  18,  1798. 

BARTON. 

Cyrus  H.  Barton  was  b.  in  Croydon  Oct.  7,  1859.  Was  the  son  of  John  A. 
and  Melissa  P.  (Lovell)  Barton.  He  came  to  Cornish  in  1889;  m.  July  1, 
1883,  Rosette  A.  Rowell,  dau.  of  Amos  and  Emily  F.  (Wheeler)  Rowell, 
b. .    She  is  a  teacher  of  great  success.    Children : 


GENEALOGIES.  25 

i.  Perley  L.,  b.  in  Croydon  Nov.  25,  1884.  Grarl.  Kimball  Union 
Academy  in  class  of  1903.  Clerk  in  the  employ  of  Dexter  Rich- 
ards and  Sons,  manufacturers  of  woolen  goods,  Newport. 

ii.       Ethel  R.,  b.  July  31,  1893.    A  student  at  Kimball  Union  Academy. 

BEAL. 

Jacob  Beal,  son  of  John  and  Catharine  (Kimball)  Beal,  was  b.  in  Plainfield 
Dec.  16,  1815,  the  youngest  of  twelve  children.  He  remained  at  home 
until  of  age,  when  he  went  to  Mass.  and  was  emploj'cd  by  his  brother, 
George,  on  a  steamboat  running  from  Boston  to  Hingham.     In  1848, 

at  the  age  of  33,  he  returned  to  Plainfield,  where  he  m. ,  Charlotte 

Read,  dau.  of  Septimus  and  Betsey  (Chapman)  Read.  She  d.  June  20, 
1877.  In  1879  he  came  to  Cornish,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his 
life.  On  Jan.  22,  of  that  year,  he  m.  Mrs.  Hattie  C.  (Batchelder)  Chase, 
wid.  of  Henry  S.  Chase.  She  d.  Dec.  25,  1881.  On  Feb.  14,  1883,  he 
m.  Mrs.  Ellen  L.  (Chapman)  Jackson  of  Cornish,  wid.  of  Newton  Jack- 
son. Both  in  Plainfield  and  Cornish  he  served  as  selectman  and  also 
filled  various  other  positions  of  trust  and  took  a  lively  interest  in  the 
town  of  his  adoption.  "Was  a  man  of  strong  common  sense,  excellent 
judgment,  strict  integrity  and  unsullied  honor."  He  d.  Oct.  14,  1898. 
Buried  in  Plainfield.    Children,  all  by  first  wife  and  b.  in  Plainfield: 

i.        Emma  Luthera,  b.  March  7,  1851.    Res.  in  Scituate,  Mass.;  unm. 

ii.  Effie  Read,  b.  March  17,  1853;  m.  Nov.  1876,  Lincoln  Chapman  of 
Cornish.    Four  children.     (See  Chapman.)    She  d.  July  6,  1888. 

iii.  John  Wheeler,  b.  Feb.  24,  1855;  m.  June  26,  1883,  Lillian  E.  York 
of  Cornish,  dau.  of  John  Q.  and  Esther  (CorUss)  York,  b.  April 
23,  1860.    One  child,  John  Harland,  b.  Aug.  19,  1888. 

BEAMAN. 

Charles  Cotesworth  Beaman  was  b.  May  7,  1840,  in  Houlton,  Me.    He 
was  son  of  Rev.  Charles  C.  and  Mary  Ann  (Stacy)  Beaman  of  Boston; 
m.  Aug.  19,  1874,  Hettie  Sherman  Evarts,  dau.  of  Hon.  Wm.  M.  and 
Helen  Minerva  (Wardner)  Evarts,  b.  Nov.  28,  18.52,  in  N.  Y.  City.    He 
built  the  house  at  "Blow-me-down"  Farm  in  Cornish  in  1883,  wliich 
has  since  been  used  as  their  summer  home  with  winter  residence  in  N.  Y. 
City;  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law.    In  the  midst  of  an  eminently  use- 
ful hfe,  Mr.  Beaman  was  called  away  by  death  on  Dec.  15,  1900.    (For 
a  more  extended  memorial,  see  sketch.)    Children: 
i.       Mary  Stacy,  b.  May  6,  1875,  in  N.  Y.;  m.  July  8,  1897,  Edward 
J.  Holmes  of  Boston,  a  grandson  of  the  celebrated  poet,  Oliver 
Wendell  Holmes.    They  have  no  children,  but  five  in  the  ances- 
tral home  of  the  great  poet . 
ii.      Helen  Wardner,  b.  Feb.  10,  1877,  in  N.  Y. ;  m.  Oct.  8, 1902,  Herbert 
C.  Lakin  of  N.  Y.  City.    Here  they  reside  in  winter,  and  in  sum- 
mer at  Cornish.    Three  children:     1.  Hettie  Beaman  Lakin,  b. 
Sept.  1,  1903,  in  Cornish.     2.  Eleanor  Putnam  Lakin,  b.  Nov.  11, 
1904,  in  N.Y.    3.  Charles  Beaman  Lakin,  b.  Dec.  12, 1907,  in  N.Y. 


26  HISTORY   UF  CUllM.sil. 

iii.      Mahgaret,  b.  Sept.  21,  1878,  in  Windsor,  Vt.;  m.  June  IG,  1909, 

John  Erikson  of  Washinfrfon,  D.  C. 
iv.      William  Evarts,  b.  Jan.  25,  1881,  in  N.  Y. 

BEAN. 

Martin  Henry  Bean,  the  son  of  Levi  M.  and  Angie  H.  (Mace)  Bean,  was 
b.  in  Plainfield,  Dec.  15,  1862.  He  m.  Aug.  22,  1883,  Mary  Lydia 
Streeter,  b.  Oct.  22,  1860,  dau.  of  Adam  and  Mary  E.  (Morris)  Streeter. 
Came  to  Cornish  from  Bath  in  1889.    Children: 

i.  Angie  M.,  b.  Jan.  1.5,  1885,  in  Wliifc  Ilivor  Junction,  Vt.;  m.  April 
19,  1906,  Pcrley  Cole  of  Plainfield.  A  dau.  was  b.  to  them  June 
26,  1906. 

ii.       Henry  M.,  b.  July  26,  1886,  in  Lisbon. 

iii.      Alfred  E.,  b.  Jan.  22,  1888,  in  Bath. 

iv.      Infant  son,  b.  April  5, 1896,  in  Cornish;  d.  April  7,  1896. 

V.       Dorothy,  b.  Aug.  7,  1898. 

BEMIS. 

1.     Benjamin  Boman  Bemis,  son  of  Benj.  and  Sarah  Bemis,*  b.  Feb.  14, 

1763,  in  Spencer,  Vt.;  m.  first,  ,  Abigail  Hall,  dau.  of  Thomas  and 

Huldah  (Park)  Hall,  b.  Dec.  9,  1763,  and  d.  March  26,  1814.     After 
living  a  few  years  in  Spencer,  Vt.,  they  settled  in  Cornish  where  he  Uved 

many  years.    He  m.  second, ,  Sarah .    He  d.  July  17,  1830, 

in  Northfield,  Vt.    Children,  all  by  first  wife: 

i.  Sarah,  b.  Sept.  3,  1783,  in  Spencer,  Vt.;  m.  Aug.  23,  1806,  Enos  Child 
of  Cornish;  rem.  to  Bethel,  Vt.,  in  1812,  where  they  spent  the 
rest  of  their  lives.     Ten  children: 

ii.  Huldah,  b.  Dec.  24,  1785,  in  Spencer,  Vt.;  m.  Sept.  4,  1809,  Ishmael 
Tuxburj\  They  lived  in  Cornish  several  years.  Had  eight  chil- 
dren. (See  Tuxbury.)  She  d.  June  13,  1870.  Mr.  Tuxbury 
was  b.  March  12,  1782,  and  d.  in  Cornish  June  15,  1867. 

iii.     Asaph  Stebbins,  b.  March  12, 1788,  in  Spencer,  Vt. ;  d.  Nov.  25, 1823. 

iv.     Joshua  B.,  b.  Feb.  16,  1790,  in  Spencer,  Vt.;  d.  July  28,  1803. 

V.       Benj.  B.,  b.  March  14,  1792,  in  Cornish. 

vi.     Persis,  b.  Sept.  6,  1794,  in  Cornish;  m.  .    Went  to  Helena, 

Ark.,  in  1825,  to  reside. 

vii.    Catharine,  b.  July  28,  1796,  in  Cornish;  d.  Oct.  2,  1797. 

viii.   Franklin,  b.  July  26,  1798,  in  Cornish;  d.  Aug.  2,  1803. 

ix.     Abigail,  b.  June  17,  1800,  in  Cornish;  d.  Aug.  6,  1803. 

X.       Tabitha,  b.  Aug.  18,  1802,  in  Cornish;  d.  Aug.  8,  1803. 

xi.  Thomas  Hall,  b.  Jan.  23,  1808;  m.  June  24,  1832,  Eliza  Miller  of 
New  York.    One  child,  !Marcia  Louisa,  b.  April  28,  1836. 

*  These  parents  came  to  Cornish  and  spent  their  last  years  here.  Benja- 
mm,  Sr.,  d.  March  7,  1793,  aged  68,  and  Sarah,  iiis  wife,  d.  Oct.  1,  1797, 
aged  73. 


GENEALOGIES.  27 


BENWAY. 


1.  BuzzELL  Bentn'ay  was  b.  in  Grantham  June,  1805;  m. ,  Harriet  Muzzyi 

b.  April,  1813,  and  d.  May  25,  1883.  They  came  to  Cornish  about  1846, 
and  hved  near  Croydon  hne  on  the  Notch  road,  uppermost  house.  He  d. 
Oct.  15,  1882.  He  sold  out  his  mountain  farm  about  1878  (?)  and 
removed  from  town.     Cliildren: 

i.        Lemuel,  b.  Oct.  9,  1832,  in  Grantham;  m. ■,  Sarah  Churchill  of 

Cornish,  dau.  of  Le\\ds  and  Ruth  (Quimby)  Churchill,  b.  Jan.  28, 

1830,  and  d.  May  12,  1874.    Lemuel  was  a  generally  useful  man. 

He  d.  March  29,  1890.    They  left  one  son:  Arthur  L.,  b.  March 

18,  1860,  who  m.  Nov.  16,  1880,  Sarah  J.  Tandy  of  Lempster,  b. 

Aug.  15,  1857,  and  d.  April  20,  1900,  lea^-ing  one  child,  Lucy  E.,  b. 

Sept.  21,  1881.     Arthur  L.  has  res.  in  Lempster  since  Nov.  1, 

1881 ;  a  prominent  citizen, 
ii.       Asa,  b.  1835;  m.  June,  1861,  Philena  A.  Fay.    EnUsted  in  Ci\'il  War 

and  was  kUled  in  Battle  at  WajTiesboro,  Va.,  March  2,  1865. 

(See  Military.) 

iii.      Betsey,  b. ;  m.  Theron  A.  Clough.    Four  children. 

iv.     Lydia,  b. ;  1840;  d.  Oct.  10,  1850. 

v.       Reuben  T.,  b.  Jan.,   1843.    EnUsted  iu  the  Civil  War  and  d.  in 

Washington,  D.  C,  Nov.  12,  1863.     (See  MUitary.)     He  m. 

Sept.  29,  1862,  Nancy  A.  Kidder  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  James  and 

Sarah   (Burr)   Kidder,  b.  June  15,  1843.     No  issue.    His  wid. 

afterwards  m.  Henry  H.  Sanderson.     (See  Sanderson.)     She  d. 

March  9,  1906. 
2.  \-i.     Haha-ey,  b.  Aug.  23,  1851. 

2.  Hakvey=  Benway  {Buzzelb)  was  b.  Aug.  23,  1851,  in  Plainfield;  m.  in 

Lempster  Jan.  17,  1879,  Isabel  Mellen  of  Sunapee,  b.  Sept.  13,  1868. 
Came  back  to  Cornish  to  hve  in  April,  1888.    Children: 

i.        HiMAN  A.,  b.  April  14,  1881;  m.  Aug.  25,  1910,  Ruth  E.  Bartlett,  dau. 

of  Daniel  D.  and  Rebecca  (Bryant)  Bartlett. 
ii.      Elenora  C,  b.  Feb.  29,  1884;  m.  March  16,  1902,  Earl  W.  BrowTi  of 

Cornish.    Their  first  child,  a  dau.,  was  b.  Aug.  14,  1903. 
iii.      M.VBEL  H.,  b.  March  15,  1887;  m.  June  28,  1908,  Elmer  C.  Bartlett 

of  Cornish.     Lived  at  WTiite  River  Junction.     She  d.  June  3, 

1909,  suddenly, 
iv.     Day  E.,  b.  July  3,  1893. 
v.       Alice  L.,  b.  June  8,  1896. 
vi.      Dayton  H.,  b.  June  14,  1904. 
vii.    Kakl  W.,  b.  Oct.  16,  1906. 

BINGHAM. 

The  Binghams  of  Cornish  were  of  EngUsh  descent. 

Thomasi  and  Maey  Bingham  res.  in  Sheffield,  Eng. 

Thomas^  and  Mary  (Rudd)  Bingham  came  to  America  about  1659  and  res. 
in  Norwich,  Conn.    Had  eleven  children. 


28  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

Dea.  Abel'  and  Mary  (Odell)  Bingham,  res.  and  d.  in  Windham,  Conn.  Nine 
children.    He  d.  Marcli  25,  1745. 

Jonathan*  Bingham,  adopted  by  Jonathan^;  ni.  first,  M:ay  Abbie;  in.  second, 
Sarah  Upton.    Res.,  Windham,  Conn.    By  first  wife  he  had : 

Jonathans  Bingham,  b.  Feb.  20,  1735;  m.  first, ,  EUzabeth  Warner,  b. 

,  d. ;  m.  second,  ,  Abigail  Warner,  a  sister  of  his  former 

wife  (?),  b. ,  1738,  d.  June  18,  1812,  in  Corni.sh,  aged  74.     They 

came  to  Cornish  from  Mansfield,  Conn.,  about  1778  (?).  He  d.  in 
Cornish  March  9,  1812.       Children  of  Jonathan^  and  Elizabeth  Warner: 

i.  Elisha  Warner,  b.  March  23,  1765,  in  Mansfield,  Conn.;  m.  and 
came  to  Cornish  and  there  had  a  son,  Warner  Bingham,  b.  in 
Cornish  in  1789,  who  rem.  to  Concord,  Vt.,  where  he  m.  Lucy 
Wheeler.  He  d.  in  Bethlehem  Feb.  12,  1872.  These  were  the 
parents  of  Judge  Harry  Bingham,  LL.D.,  lawj^er,  legislator, 
author,  who  was  b.  in  Concord,  Vt.,  March  30,  1821,  and  d.  in 
Littleton,  Sept.  12,  1900. 

ii.  Erastus,  b.  April  17,  1767,  in  Mansfield,  Conn.  Children  by  Abi- 
gail Warner: 

iii.      Frederic,  b. ,  in  Cornish;  m.  July  15,  1798,  Rachel  Brooks. 

iv.      Amy,  b. ,  1778,  in  Cornish;  d.  April  5,  1801,  aged  23. 

Samxjel3  Bingham  (Thomas^-^)  b.  March,  1685;  m. ,    Faith  Ripley,  dau. 

of  Joshua  Ripley,  whose  wife  was  dau.  of  Dep.-Gov.  William  Bradford. 

Had  several  children. 
Lemuel*  Bingham,  their  third  child,  b.  Sept.  20,  1713;  m.  April  28,  1737, 

Hannah  Perkins.    She  d.  Oct.  21,  1795.    He  d.  Nov.  3,  1788.    Children, 

b.  in  ^\■iIl(ilKlm  (?),  Conn.: 

i,  Terviah,  b.  March  5,  1740. 

ii.  Lucy,  b.  Sept.  14,  1742. 

iii.  Faith,  b.  ,  1744. 

iv.  Jedediah,  b.  March  3,  1747. 

V.  Anna,  b.  Sept.  12, 1750;  m. ,  Capt.  Andrew  Tracy  of  Cornish  (?). 

Eight  children.     She  d.  Sept.  5,  1827. 

2.  vi.  Elias,  b.  Sept.  28,  1753. 

vii.  A  child,  name  and  date  unknown, 

viii.  Hannah,  b.  April  26,  1758. 

2.  Elias'  Bingham  {Lemueh,  Sarmieb,  Thomas--^)  was  b.  Sept.  28,  1753;  m. 
first,  Nov.  28,  1776,  Vashli  I'^lderkin  of  Windham,  Conn.,  b.  July  19, 
1753,  at  Norwich,  Conn.,  and  d.  Sept.  3,  1804,  in  Cornish,  aged  51;  m. 

second, ,  1805,  Hannah  T. — ,  b.  ,  1764,  d.  Dec.  10,  1827, 

aged  63.  He  d.  May  17,  1829.  He,  with  both  wives,  is  buried  in 
Cornish.  By  first  wife  he  had  ten  children  and  one  by  second  ^vife. 
The  first  three  were  b.  in  Windham,  Conn.,  the  rest  in  Cornish. 

i.  Luther,  b.  April  5, 1778;  m.  March  1, 1801,  Polly  Comings  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  Col.  Benjamin  and  Mary  (Cooper)  Comings,  b.  Feb.  17, 
1781,  and  d.  Aug.  30,  1847.  Nine  children.  Res.  in  Morristown, 
Vt.    He  d.  Dec.  10,  1846. 


GENEALOGIES.  29 

ii.       Elias,  Jr.,  b.  July  22,  1779. 

iii.      Lemuel,  b.  March  23,  178L 

iv.      Lydia,  b.  April  18,  1784;  d.  Nov.  11,  1819,  unm. 
3.  V.       Jedediah,  b.  Sept.  10,  1786. 

\-i.  John,  b.  Aug.  17,  1788;  m.  Oct.  12,  or  Nov.  1.3,  1810,  Lydia  Thomp- 
son of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Loring  and  Polly  Thompson,  b.  Nov.  22, 

1785,  and  d.  .     He  d.  in  Cornish  Jan.  11,  1854.    Had  res, 

much  in  Morristown,  Vt.    One  recorded  dau.  b.  to  them,  June 
22,  1811,  Vashti  Fidelia. 

vv..    Origex,  b.  April  30,  1790. 

viu.   Lucy,  b.  Nov.  21,  1791. 

ix.  Hannah  P.,  b.  May  31,  1793;  m.  Dec.  27,  1815,  Joseph  Huggins  of 
Cornish.  Had  five  children.  (See  Huggins.)  She  d.  March  14, 
1879. 

X.       Calvin,  b.  Dec.  23,  1796. 

By  last  wife: 

xi.  Mart  Huntington,  b.  March  27,  1806;  m. ,  Elijah  P.  Ken- 
yon.    Lived  in  Cornish.    Six  children.    (See  Kenyon.) 

3.  Jedediah"  Bingham  (Elias^,  Lemueh,  Samueh,  Thomas-^)  b.  Sept.  10, 
1786,  in  Cornish;  m.  Jan.  17,  1811,  Anne  Weld  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Moses 
and  IMiriam  ( )  Weld,  b.  Aug.  27,  1786,  and  d. .    Children: 

i.  Charles  E.,  b.  Jan.  11,  1812. 

ii.  Permelia,  b.  July  21,  1813. 

iii.  Caroline  C,  b.  Jan.  15,  1817. 

iv.  Harriet  L.,  b.  Feb.  25,  1820. 

v.  Julia  Anna,  b.  AprU  22,  1827. 

BLAKE. 

Rev.  J.  M.  Blake,  a  son  of  Royal  Blake,  was  b.  in  Sanbornton  in  1813.  Was 
one  of  a  family  of  seven  cliildren;  m.  first,  Harriet  Augusta  Burnham,  who 
d.  childless,  about  1850;  m.  second,  July  1,  1852,  Susan  G.  Burnham,  a 
half  sister  of  his  first  wife.  He  was  a  Methodist  preacher,  but  of  frail 
constitution.  Came  to  Cornish  about  1855,  supposedly  sent  by  the 
Methodist  Conference.  "VMiile  here  his  health  gradually  failed  and  he 
was  obliged  to  give  up  preaching;  d.  July  24,  1858,  aged  39.  His  wid. 
d.  Dec.  6,  1874,  aged  44.    Both  buried  in  Cornish.    Children: 

i.  John  Parker,  b.  1853;  d.  Aug.  15,  1856,  aged  3;  buried  in  Cornish. 
ii.  Frank  Henry,  b.  1854;  d.  Aug.  8,  1856,  aged  2;  buried  in  Cornish, 
iii.     Ella  M.,  b.  May  18,  1856;  m.  Dec.  24,  1884,  Charles  Washburn.    No 

children.    Res.  in  So.  Woodstock,  Vt. 
iv.     John  M.,  Jr.,  b.  Aug.  12,  1857;  m.  Nov.  17,  1880,  Emma  Strong. 

Onechild,b.  July  11,  1883. 
V.      Ormon  B.  S.,  b.  Jan.  6,  1859;  m. .    He  d.  May  24,  1888,  and 

left  a  wid.  but  no  children. 


30  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

CuETis  H.  Blake,  a  brother  of  Rev.  J.  M.  Blake,  was  b  Maj'  1,  1825,  and 
came  to  towTi  in  Feb.,  1856.  He  had  m.  Sept.  17,  1850,  Dorothy  Wil- 
liams of  Lowell,  Ma.ss.  After  livinfj;  brief  periods  in  several  places  in 
to\\'n  the}'  settled  on  the  place  near  D.  H.  Hilliards.  Here  they  remained 
until  near  the  close  of  their  lives,  when  they  removed  to  the  Jesse  O. 
Wyman  farm  just  previously  owned  and  occupied  by  James  F.  Tasker. 
Here  they  spent  their  last  days.  He  was  a  farmer,  an  upright,  honest 
man.    He  d.  Jan.  19,  1905.    Dorothy  d.  April  12,  1901.    Children: 

2.  i.  Fred  G.,  b.  March  8,  1854. 

ii.  Hattie  B.,  b.  Dec.  11,  1855;  d.  Aug.  4,  1880. 

iii.  Carrie  P.,  twin,  b.  Jan.  16,  1863;  d.  Feb.  4,  1864. 

iv.  Kate  W.,  twin,  b.  Jan.  16,  1863;  d.  Jan.  12,  1864. 

2.  Fred  G.^  Blake  (Curtis  H.^)  was  b.  March  8,  1854;  m.  Nov.  25,  1884, 
Minnie  E.  Bennett.  They  have  lived  in  Windsor,  Vt.,  but  more  recently 
in  Cornish.    Children: 

i.        Walter  Curtis,  b.  April  14,  1888. 
ii.       Winnie  May,  b.  Feb.  1,  1893. 
iii.     Roy  Fred,  b.  March  9,  1895. 

BLANCHARD. 

Dr.  John  Sabine  Blanchard  was  the  son  of  Robert  and  Jemima  (Chapman) 
Blanchard.  He  was  b.  Aug.  10,  1805,  in  Canaan.  Having  j)repared  him- 
self for  his  profession  as  a  physician  he  located  and  first  began  his  prac- 
tice at  Cornish  Flat  in  1829.  He  continued  there  until  about  1843,  when 
he  rem.  to  Meriden,  where  he  still  continued  in  practice,  as  his  health 
would  permit,  until  his  death,  Aug.  26,  1861.  (See  Med.  Dept.)  Nov. 
8,  1832,  he  m.  Louisa  Jackson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Judge  Eleazer  and 
Lois  (Corbin)  Jackson,  b.  Jan.  6,  1813,  d.  May  17,  1872.  Children,  all 
b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  E\^LYN  Louisa,  b.  Oct.  17,  1834.  Graduated  Kimball  Union  Acad- 
emy in  1853.  Spent  several  j^ears  teaching  in  HI.  and  Mass. 
Citj-  missionary  for  three  j'cars  on  the  Congregational  board  in 
Boston.  She  m.  Duncan  of .  Resides  in  Paw- 
tucket,  R.  I. 

ii.  Henrietta  Isabella,  b.  Juno  12,  1838.  Educated  at  Kimball  Union 
Academy;  graduated  in  class  of  1856;  m.  Nov.  10,  1857,  Samuel 
Bean  of  Meriden,  son  of  Samuel  and  Betsey  Bean.  Three  chil- 
dren: 1.  John  Blanchard,  b.  Feb.  19,  1863.  2.  Minnie,  b. 
Feb.  12,  1865.  3.  Ellen  Pmnces,  b.  June  16,  1868.  Mrs.  Bean 
d.  at  Lebanon  Feb.  6,  1888. 

iii.     Luella  Elizabeth,  b.  Oct.  22,  1841;  d.  Sept.  7,  1857. 

iv.  Marion  Emma,  b.  Nov.  9,  1848.  After  completing  her  studies  at 
Kimball  Union  Acadoniy  .she  m.  May  13,  1865,  Charles  Eaton 
of  Sutton,  a  graduate  of  the  same  institution,  in  1865;  a  lawj^er 
of  note  in  Toledo,  O.    One  child,  b.  in  1866,  that  d.  in  1874, 


GENEALOGIES.  31 

BLOOD. 

Peeston  T.  Blood  came  from .    He  m. ,  Mary  Elizabeth  Chase, 

dau.  of  Joseph  and  Betsey  (Stevens)  Chase,  b.  March  1,  1823,  and  d. 
July  8,  1884.  He  was  a  machinist  and  lived  in  different  places  while  his 
family  remained  in  town.    He  d. .    Children: 

i.       Henry  Preston,  b. ,  1845;  enhsted  Aug.  4,  1862,  in  the  9th 

Regt.  N.  H.  Vols.,  and  d.  in  the  service  Nov.  8,  1864.     (See 

Military.) 

ii.       Edwin,  b. . 

ill,      Adeline  E.,  b. ,  1848;  m.  Jan.  1,  1868,  Newell  J.  Comings  of 

Cornish.     Two  children,   sons,   both  dying  in  infancy.     (See 

Comings.)    She  d.  June  20,  1875. 
iv.     Mary  F.,  b. ,  1851;  d.  Jan.  15,  1865. 


V.      William,  b. 


BOARDMAN. 


Dr.  Elijah  Bo.'Uidman  was  b.  in  Norwich,  Vt.,  July  24,  1794.    He  m.  June 

26,  1838,  Martha  Ann  Huggins,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Sarah  (Stone) 
Huggins,  b.  Aug.  25,  1818,  and  d.  July  6,  1861.    Dr.  Boardman  d.  Jan. 

27,  1880,  aged  85.     (For  more  extended  sketch  see  Med.  Dept.)    Chil- 
dren, all  born  in  Cornish: 

i.        Martha  Elizabeth,  b.  July  16,  1841;  unm.;  d.  Jan.  10,  1892. 

ii.      Sarah  Medora,  b.  June  21,  1844;  m.  Feb.  18,  1864,  NeweU  J.  Ellis 

of  Cornish.    Had  three  children.     (See  Ellis.)     She  d.  Jan.  10, 

1892. 
iii.     Ednah  Louisa,  b.  May  26,  1849;  m.  Nov.  15,  1873,  WUlard  W. 

Humphrey.    One  child,  Shirley  Walter,  b.  March  8,  1875,  and 

d.  April  9,  1876.    Res.  in  So.  Reading,  Vt. 

BRADLEY. 

James  Bradley  was  b.  in  Rockport,  Me.,  in .    Came  first  to  Plainfield 

and  afterwards  to  Cornish  where  he  hved  the  greater  part  of  his  life.  He  was 
a  very  useful  man.  Was  tax  collector  in  Cornish  in  1846,  1852,  1854,  1855, 
1856.  Selectman  1847,  1849  and  1850.  Justice  of  the  peace,  auctioneer  and 
deputy  sheriff,  and  was  also  a  Free  Mason.    He  kept  the  hotel  on  the  Flat  many 

years.    He  m. in  Plainfield,  Mary  Heywood  of  Plainfield  but  formerly 

of  Charlestown,  dau.  of  Eleazer  and  Dorcas  (Whittaker)  Heywood,  b. ■• 

They  left  Cornish  about  1860  and  settled  in  Claremont  and  spent  the  rest  of 
their  lives  there.    He  d.  about  1866  (?).    His  wad.  d.  in  1873.    They  had  but 

one  child,  a  dau.,  Georgianna,  b.  about   1830.    She  never  m.  but  d. ,  in 

Claremont. 

Isaiah  Bradley,  b.  in  1762.     Came  to  Cornish ;  m. ,  Mary  Dustin, 

b.  in  1764,   and  d.  Nov.  23,   1835.    He  d.  June  14,   1843.    A  record 
says  that  Mary  Dustin  was  a  granddaughter  of  Gen.  Israel  Putnam. 


32  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

Mrs.  O.  P.  Fitch  of  Clan-iiiunt,  ;i  (Icscciidaiit,  has  a  i)uiicli  bowl  and  plate 
from  his  family.    The  list  of  children  is  incomplete;  we  give  the  following: 

i.        Maria  A.,  h.  about  1800;  iiiiin.;  d.  in  Claremont,  July  G,  1880,  and 

was  buried  in  Cornish,  where  she  had  lived  chiefly. 
ii.       Louisa,  b.  June  26,  1802;  m.  Jan.  1,  1837,  Benjamin  Ayers  of  Cornish. 

Three  children.     (See  Ayers.)    She  d.  Oct.  20,  1881. 
iii.     S.\rah  C,  b.  Feb.  16,  1807;  m.  May  12,  1836,  Alonzo  Holbrook. 

Four  children.     (See  Holbrook.)     She  d.  March  12,  1877,  in 

Claremont,  buried  in  Cornish. 

BRECK. 

WiLLiAMi  Breck,  who  traces  his  ancestry  back  to  Edward  Breck,  who  emi- 
grated from  Eng.  in  1632,  was  b.  in  Boston  May  11,  1745,  and  was  a 
merchant  there  until  1792,  when  he  came  to  Claremont  and  bought  the 
present  Breck  homestead  m  West  Claremont  of  a  Mr.  Dickinson.  Here 
he  res.  until  his  death,  Nov.  22,  1819.  He  m.  July  11,  1771,  Margaret 
Thomas.  She  d.  Feb.  4,  1820.  Had  nine  children.  Henry-',  fourth  son 
and  eighth  child  of  William,  was  b.  Feb.  26,  1786,  in  Boston.  Came  with 
his  father  to  Claremont,  being  then  six  years  of  age.  While  young  he 
opened  a  store  in  Croydon,  and  in  April,  1832,  he  opened  a  branch  store 
at  Cornish  Flat.  Subsecjuently  he  disposed  of  his  interest  in  the  Croydon 
store,  but  continuetl  the  business  at  the  Flat  until  1848,  when  he  retired 
to  the  Breck  homestead  in  West  Claremont.  Here  he  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life,  dying  July  10,  1872.  He  was  twice  m.;  first,  Nov. 
4,  1818,  to  Keziah  Marsh  of  C.rantham,  who  d.  June  29,  1826;  second, 
Oct.  4,  1827,  to  Sarah  Town,  daughter  of  Moses  and  Betsey  (Woodbury) 
Town,  b.  Feb.  27,  1807,  d.  June  22,  1889.  Children  by  Keziah  Marsh, 
all  b.  in  Croydon: 

3.  i.        John  Thomas,  b.  Nov.  30,  1819. 

ii.  Robert,  b.  Feb.  14,  1821;  m.  first,  May  6,  1845,  Hannah  Bean  of 
Plainfield.  She  d.  July  13,  1850,  leaving  three  children:  Sam- 
uel H.,  Robert  J.,  and  William;  m.  second,  Aug.  25,  1851,  Fannie 
Colston  of  Weathersfield,  Vt.  She  d.  Aug.  3,  1870;  m.  third, 
July  22,  1877,  Julia  Humes.  Mr.  B.  followed  the  mercantile 
business  during  most  of  his  life;  first  with  his  father,  then  with 
his  brother,  John,  at  Cornish  Flat;  then  by  himself  in  Weathers- 
field,  Vt.,  and  afterwards  at  Claremont.  He  was  of  a  very 
active  and  energetic  temperament  and  of  large  business  capac- 
ity.    He  d.  in  Si)ringfi('kl,  Mass.,  July  25,  1886. 

iii.  Henry,  Jr.,  b.  Aug.  25,  1822;  m.  April  30,  1846,  EUzabeth  D.  Gustin, 
b.  in  Cornish  June  22,  1823;  early  rem.  to  Mass.;  lived  in  Newton 
and  Natick;  was  a  market  gardener.  His  wife  d.  Aug.  26,  1897. 
He  d.  in  Natick  March  16,  1908. 

iv.  William,  b.  Dec.  17,  1825.  ^^'as  in  trade  with  his  brothers  at  Cor- 
nish Flat  prior  to  1852;  then,  in  company  with  sixteen  others,  he 
went  to  Cal.  during  the  prevalence  of  the  gold  fever;  was  quite 
successful  financially  and,  after  eight  years,  returned  and  settled 


GENEALOGIES.  33 

in  Claremont.  For  several  years  he  was  a  director  in  Claremont 
National  Bank,  Sullivan  Savings  Institution,  and  the  Sugar 
River  Paper  Mill  Co.  Represented  the  town  in  the  N.  H.  legis- 
lature 1883-85.  He  m.  Oct.  7,  1868,  Susan  L.  FarweU  of  Clare- 
mont, dau.  of  Geo.  X.  and  Sarah  (McDonald)  Farwell.  They 
had  one  dau.,  Sarah,  who  m.  Dec.  19,  1906,  F.  W.  Burlingham 
and  had  one  dau.,  Susan,  b.  in  Aug.,  1908.  Mr.  Breck  d.  in 
Claremont  Nov.  10,  1889. 

Children  by  Sarah  Town : 

V.  Sarah.  Ann,  b.  in  Croydon  Dec.  24,  1828;  m.  Dec.  15,  1856,  Reuben 
Ellis  of  Claremont.    No  children.    Mr.  Ellis  d.  March  8,  1910. 

vi.     Ellen  Maria,  b.  May  4,  1832;  d.  May  31, 1832. 

vii.  SAiiuEL,  b.  in  Croydon  Sept.  30,  1833;  m.  Nov.  5,  1861,  Maria  Rice. 
Lived  in  Springfield,  !Mass.    Three  children. 

viii.  Edw.\rd  Wallace,  b.  in  Croydon  Aug.  18,  1837;  m.  July  27,  1873, 
EUza  Ellis  of  Claremont.  No  children.  Res.,  Helena,  Mont. 
He  d.  April  18,  1899. 

ix.  Charles  P.,  b.  in  Cornish  Jan.  16,  1844;  m.  June  14,  1871,  Mary 
Roberts.  They  Uved  on  the  old  Breck  homestead,  where  he 
was  an  extensive  stock  raiser  and  dealer  of  the  same.  He  d. 
Oct.  3,  1901,  his  death  being  due  in  part  to  the  vast  amount 
of  labor  connected  with  exhibiting  his  large  herd  at  several  of  the 
agricultural  fairs  in  N.  E.  His  wid.,  Mary  R.,  again  m.,  Dec.  2, 
1905,  Charles  Stone  of  Windsor,  Vt.  Mr.  Breck  and  his  wife, 
Mar}',  had  one  son,  Stephen  Roberts,  who  m.  June  26,  1902, 
Sarah  T.  Emerson  of  Claremont.  They  had  a  dau.,  Margaret 
Tyler,  b.  April  5,  1906,  in  Claremont,  and  another,  ]VIary  Ehza- 
beth,  b.  Nov.  30,  1907. 

3.  John  Thomas'  Breck  (Henrys,  WilUaiw)  b.  Nov.  30,  1819.  At  the  age  of 
twelve  he  entered  hisfather'sstore  as  clerk  at  Cornish  Flat,  in  which  capac- 
ity' he  served  until  1841,  excepting  three  j'ears  spent  at  Ivimball  Union 
Academj-.  He  then  purchased  the  stock  of  goods  of  his  father  and  with  his 
brother,  Robert,  first  as  clerk  and  afterwards  as  partner,  continued  until 
1847,  when,  the  latter  lea^'ing,  his  brother,  William,  entered  into  partner- 
ship with  him,  which  relation  lasted  until  1852,  after  which  he  continued 
in  trade  until  1868.  He  then  sold  out  his  stock  of  goods.  Retiring  from 
mercantile  life  he  rem.  to  Lebanon  where  he  had  purchased  a  fine  farm. 
Here  he  devoted  himself  to  agricultural  pursuits,  and  the  rearing  of 
choice  Jersey  cattle.  In  1891  he  disposed  of  his  farm  and  rem.  to  Leb- 
anon xdUage.  In  both  Cornish  and  Lebanon  he  has  enjoyed  the  confi- 
dence of  his  townsmen  who  have  repeatedly  favored  him  with  positions 
of  honor  and  trust.  In  Cornish  he  was  town  clerk  thirteen  years,  ending 
in  1868,  and  town  treasurer  four  years  follomng.  In  Lebanon  he  repre- 
sented the  town  in  the  legislature  of  1874-75.  All  his  vast  business 
relations  vdih  his  fello\\Tnen  were  ever  marked  by  honesty  and  upright- 
ness, which  together  with  his  social  and  genial  manners  made  him  many 
4-n 


34  HISTORY  OF  CORXISII. 

friends.  He  m.  Aug.  25,  1851,  Sophia  T.  Bryant  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
Sylvanus  W.  and  Sophia  (Woodward)  Bryant,  b.  June  4,  1827.  He  d, 
in  Lebanon  Jan.  6,  1903.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  George,  b.  Oct.  8,  1852.  Re.s.,  Helena,  Mont.,  since  1872;  m.  Molly 
Anthony.  Children:  1.  Edna  Jane,  b.  Sept.  10,  1882.  2.  John 
T.,  b.  Feb.  5,  1884.     3.  G.  I.  Anthony,  b.  July  3,  1885. 

ii.  Kate  Ellen,  b.  Nov.  6,  1854;  m.  May  26,  1874,  Byron  T.  Tilden  of 
Lebanon.  Res.  at  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  .since  1887.  Children: 
1.  Harrj'  B.,  b.  Nov.  3,  1875,  in  Lebanon.  2.  Florence  W., 
b.  April  29,  1877,  in  Lebanon.  3.  Raymond  M.,  b.  Dec,  1,  1885, 
Claremont;  d.  in  Cal. 

iii.      M.\RY  Emma,  b.  Sept.  7,  1861. 

iv.     Anna  Frances,  b.  July  22,  1865;  d.  Feb.  16,  1866. 

BRYANT. 

The  Bryants  are  of  English  descent.  Stephen'  Bryant  from  the  west  of  Eng. 
came  to  Duxbury,  Mass.,  as  early  as  1643.  The  poet,  William  Cullen  Bryant^ 
was  a  direct  descendant  from  him  in  the  sixth  generation.  The  four  genera- 
tions succeeding  Stephen'  were  John^,  Samuel^-',  Sylvanus^. 

1.  Sylvanuss  Bryant,  m.  Mary  Sears  and  they  were  the  ancestors  of  all  of 

the  name  in  Cornish.  Records  are  wanting  to  show  the  full  list  of  their 
children  and  dates  of  birth.  They  were  all  b.  in  Plymouth,  Plympton, 
and  Pembroke,  Mass.    So  far  as  they  are  known  they  were  as  follows: 

Sylvanus,  b.  May  5,  1758. 

Israel,  b.  ,  1760. 

Ford,  b.  Oct.  5,  1762;  m.  Feb.  29,  1792,  Sarah  Thompson.    He  d.  in 
Cornish  Aug.  4,  1828. 

William,  b. ,  176-. 

Sears,  b.  Sept.  16,  1771. 

These  brothers  subsequently  all  came  to  Corni.sh  to  live,  and,  with  their- 
descendants  have  added  much  to  the  enterprise  and  prosperity  of  the  town. 

2.  Sylvanus"  Bryant  (Sylvanus^,  Samuel*-^,  Johw,  Stephen^)  was  b.  May  5, 

1758.  He  served  during  the  Revolutionary  War,  first  as  a  private  from 
June  27,  1776,  to  June  7,  1777,  in  Capt.  William  Weston's  Co.,  sent  for 
the  defense  of  the  harbor  of  Plymouth,  then  enlisting  and  serving  three 
years  in  the  12th  Batt.  of  Mass.  forces  under  command  of  Col.  Gamaliel 
Bradford.  Soon  after  the  close  of  the  war,  he  settled  in  Cornish,  where 
he  m.  Judith  Chase,  dau.  of  !Moses  and  Hannah  (Brown)  Chase,  b.  Nov. 
26,  1764,  and  d.  Oct.  2,  1811.  They  hved  a  little  north  of  the  center  of 
the  town  on  the  farm  more  recently  owned  and  occupied  by  Joseph  B. 
Comings.    Mr.  Bryant  d.  Oct.  12,  1832.    Children,  all  h.  in  Cornish: 

i.        John,  b.  Aug.  31,  1784;  m.  ,  Mary  Ann  Duncan  of  Plainfield, 

dau.  of  Robert  and  Hannah  (Emerson)  Duncan,  b.  March  21, 
1800,  and  d.  Dec.  21,  1890.    They  lived  in  Meriden.    Mr.  Bryant. 


2. 

1. 

3. 

ii. 

m. 

4. 

iv. 

5. 

V. 

GENEALOGIES.  35 

built  the  first  hotel  there,  called  the  Mcriden  House,  and  he  withi 
his  brothers,  Levi  and  George,  built  the  brick  block  called' 
Bryant's  Block  and  opened  a  store  there,  where  they  continued' 
in  trade  many  years.  He  owned  and  lived  on  the  Kimball  estate, 
where  he  d.  in  1855  (?).  Four  children,  all  sons  and  b.  in  Meriden,:: 
1.  John  D.,  b.  Oct.  21,  1829.  Harvard  College  1853;  lawj^er  ia 
Boston.     2.  Daniel  Kimball,  b.  Sept.  20,  1831.     3.  James  D.,. 

b.  .     4.  Wilham  H.,  b.  ,  1837  (?).     A  soldier  in  the 

Ci\-il  War  who  d.  in  the  ser\T.ce.  The  Wm.  H.  Bryant  Post,. 
G.  A.  R.,  No.  63,  was  named  in  his  honor. 

ii.       Moses,  b.  May  21,  1786;  m.  ,  Tirzah  Kingsbury,  dau.  of  Asa. 

and  Sarah  Kingsbury  of  Plainfield,  b.  May  25,  1796,  and  d.  Oct. 
14,  1854.  He  kept  the  hotel  in  Meriden  several  years.  In  1844 
they  rem.  to  Wis.,  where  he  spent  the  rest  of  his  life  in  farming. 
Six  children.  He  d.  in  Waukesha,  Wis.,  in  1881.  They  buried 
a  son,  Henry,  in  town,  who  d.  July  31,  1838. 

iii.      Harvey,  b.  March  28,  1788;  and  d.  Jan.  1,  1794. 
6.  iv.      Sylvanus,  b.  June  14,  1790. 

V.       Levi,  b.   March  20,   1792;  m.  ,  Susan  Farnham  of  Plainfield, 

dau.  of  Amos  and  Lydia  Farnham.  They  lived  in  Meriden, 
where  he  was  engaged  in  trade  with  his  brothers.  He  built  the 
large  brick  dwelling,  south  side  of  Main  St.,  below  the  academy, 
where  he  d.  Dec.  4,  1879.    Two  children:      1.  Susan  Farnham 

b. .    She  never  m.,  and  d.  in  Meriden.     2.  Darwin,  b. . 

Lived  in  Memphis,  Tenn. 

vi.  George,  b.  Oct.  28,  1794,  and  d.  July  10,  1879.  He  also  lived  in 
Meriden.  Associated  for  a  time  with  his  brothers  in  trade;  m. 
Oct.  6,  1836,  Hannah  Roberts  of  Plainfield,  dau.  of  Jesse  and 
Hannah  (Main)  Roberts,  b.  in  1809,  and  d.  April  IS,  1839.  One 
dau.,  Hannah,  b.  Feb.  8,  1839,  who  m.  Aug.  8,  1864,  Chandler 
Bridgman  of  Hanover.  Mr.  Bryant  was  also  engaged  in  the 
pension  and  insurance  business.  Was  state  and  county  justice 
many  years.  Was  a  quiet  and  unpretending  man,  j'et  of  excellent 
ability  and  sound  judgment. 

vii.    Joseph,  b.  Oct.  12,  1796;  d.  Oct.  14,  1796. 

viii.   Benjamin,  b.  Oct.  12,  1796;  d.  Oct.  14,  1796. 

ix.  Sarah  Chase,  b.  Dec.  20,  1798;  m.  Feb.  14,  1827,  Ebenezer  Pike  of 
Cornish.  Tw^o  children,  sons.  (See  Pike.)  She  d.  March  5,. 
1831. 

X.       Thomas  Jefferson,  b. ,  1801,  and  d.  Aug.  18, 1803. 

xi.      Betsey,  b.  May  20,  1805. 

xii.  Mary  Chase,  b.  Nov.  30,  1807;  m.  Dec.  6,  1826,  Dr.  Ariel  Kendrick 
of  Cornish.  They  settled  in  Springfield,  Vt.,  where  they  spent 
their  lives.  They  had  no  children.  She  d.  in  1858.  He  d.  May 
12,  1887. 

3.     Israel^  Bryant  (Sylvanus^  Samueh-^,  John^,  Stephen^)  was  b.  in  1760, 
Came  to  Cornish  when  a  young  man.    He  m.  Mehitable  Wyman,  who« 


36  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

was  b.  in  1773,  aiul  d.  June  27,  1S34,  aged  62.     He  d.  Sept.  5,  1814 
Children,  all  said  to  have  been  b.  in  Cornish: 

7.  i.        Aaron,  b.  Feb.  24,  1791. 

ii.  Sarah,  b.  June  3,  1792;  m.  Jan.  15,  1824,  Lemuel  Tracy  (second  wife). 
Lived  in  Claremont  where  she  d.  Nov.  18,  1862.  Mr.  Tracy  d. 
April  6,  1855.    Three  children.     (See  Tracy.) 

iii.  Judith,  b.  Nov.  17,  1793;  ni.  April  7,  1819,  Theodore  Chase  of  Cor- 
nish, b.  Feb.  16,  1794,  and  d.  June  8, 1876.  She  d.  Nov.  30,  1847. 
Two  children.     (See  Chase.) 

8.  iv.     Joshua  W.,  b.  March  20,  1795. 

V.       Mehitable,  b.  Jan.  16,  1797;  unm.;  d.  June  18,  1866. 

9.  \i.      Joseph,  twin,  b.  June  14,  1800. 

vii.     Benjamin,  twin,  b.  June  14,  1800,  d.  Sept.,  1801. 
viii.   Li-DiA,  b.  April  14,  1802,  d.  Oct.  4,  1803. 
10.  ix.      Daniel,  b.  Sept.  4,  1803. 

X.       LrciNDA  L.,  b.  in  1805;  m.  first, Avery;  m.  second,  Aug.  27, 

1833,  Daniel  Cole  of  Plainfield  and  by  him  had  four  children. 

(See  Cole.)    She  d.  in  Cornish  Oct.  21,  1878. 
xi.      Abigail,  b.  in  1808;  m.  April  17,  1831,  William  F.  Comings.    Eight 

children.    (See  Comings.)    She  d.  Feb.  24,  1844. 
xii.     Mary,  b.   in   1810   (?);    m.  ,  J.   Trowbridge  Gates;    Uved  in 

Claremont.    Had  five  children, 
xiii.    Lyman,  b.  Oct.  23,  1812;  lived  in  Northumberland,  where  he  m.  Adah 

Comings,  Feb.  26,  1841,  and  d.  Nov.  17,  1893.    They  had  two 

children:  Sarah  and  Julia  E. 

4.  ^^'ILLIAM  Bryant,  b.  in  176-,  said  to  be  a  brother  of  Sylvanus  and  Israel, 
lived  in  town  several  years  near  the  close  of  the  18th  and  beginning  of 
the  19th  centuries.  It  apjiears  that  he  was  twice  m.  but  there  is  no 
record  of  those  event.s,  or  of  wives'  birth  or  parentage,  and  no  descend- 
ants of  the  family  are  at  present  known.     His  first  wife's  name  was 

Elizabeth .    The  next  wife's  name  was  Hannah .     Their 

children  were  as  follows  and  b.  in  town:    Bj-  Elizabeth. 

i.        Polly,  b.  June  27,  1792;  d.  May  5,  1795. 
ii.       William,  b.  Sept.  7,  1795. 

By  Hannah: 

iii.  Elizabeth,  b.  Oct.  13,  1796. 

iv.  Polly,  b.  Feb.  6,  1798;  d.  Jan.  24,  1872,  aged  74. 

V.  James,  b.  Aug.  20,  1799. 

\-i.  Matthew,  b.  Feb.  10,  1801. 

5.     Sears*  Bryant  {Sylvanus^,  Samuel*-^,  John\  Stephem)  was  b.  Sept.  16, 

1771;  m.  ,  Martha,  dau.  of  Caleb  and  Rebecca  (Brown)  Luther, 

b.   May  4,   1787.    After  Mr.  Bryant's  death,  which  occurred  July  26, 

1825,  she  m. ,  Joseph  Abbott.     She  d.  Sept.  23,   1850.     Childrea 

of  Mr.  Bryant  by  Martha: 


GENEALOGIES.  37 

i.  Rebecca  Brown,  b.  Aug.  12, 1808;  m.  Jan.  27,  1831,  Danford  Vinton 
of  Cornish.    Six  children.    (See  Vinton.)    She  d.  Oct.  21,  1858. 

ii.       Caleb  Luther,  b.  Dec.  27,  1810. 

iii.     Martha  Alice,  b.  Aug.  8,   1813;  m.  ,  Daniel  G.  Deming  of 

Cornish.    No  children.    She  d.  Nov.  7,  1887. 

iv.      Mary  Louise,  b.  March  16,  1816;  unm. ;  she  d.  Dee.  20, 1870. 

11.  V.       George  Washington,  b.  Nov.  18,  1821. 

6.  Sylvanus'  Bryant  (Sjjlvamis^^,  Samueh-^,  Johm,  Stephen^)  was  b.  June  14, 

1790;  m.  Jan.  5,  1825,  Sophia  Woodward  of  Plainfield,  dau.  of  Gideon 
and  Zerviah  Woodward,  b.  June  3,  1800,  and  d.  Sept.  3,  1890.  Mr. 
Bryant  was  a  farmer  and  drover,  a  stirring,  energetic  man.  He  lived 
several  years  on  the  Bryant  homestead,  then  a  number  of  years  on  the 
Dea.  John  Chase  farm,  and  finally  built  and  settled  on  the  Flat  where 
he  d.  Aug.  17,  1864.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       John  Woodward,  b.  Nov.  13, 1825;  d.  Aug.  11, 1826. 

ii.       Sophia  Tyler,  b.  June  4,  1827;  m.  Aug.  25,  1851,  John  Thomas 

Breck,  merchant  at  Cornish  Flat.     Four  children.     Lived  in 

Lebanon  after  1868,  where  Mr.  Breck  d.  Jan.  6,  1903.     (See 

Breck.) 
iii.     Judith  Chase,  b.  Dec.  10,  1829;  m.  Oct.  8,  1855,  Charles  Edwin 

Jackson  of  Cornish.    Two  children,  daus.    (See  Jackson.)   Lived 

on  the  Jackson  homestead  until  the  death  of  her  husband,  Feb. 

10,  1904.     Since  1894  she  has  been  totally  blind  and  now  resides 

with  her  daus. 
iv.      George  Winchester,  b.  Oct.  14,  1831.    In  April,  1851,  he  joined 

a  company  of  men  who  went  to  California  at  the  time  the  gold 

fever  was  raging.    He  spent  the  rest  of  his  life  there.    He  d. . 

V.       Sarah  Ann,  b.  Jan.  5,  1834;  she  never  m.;  taught  school  many  years; 

ministered  to  her  parents  while  they  lived,  and  d.  June  19,  1899. 

A  devoted  member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  to  which  she  left  a 

small  legacy  at  her  decease. 

12.  vi.     Sylvanxts  Woodward,  b.  Oct.  23,  1839. 

7.  Aaron'  Bryant  {Israel^,  Sylvanus^,  Samueh-^,  John^,  Stephen^)  h.  Feb- 

24,  1791;  m.  April  29,  1830,  Hannah  W.  Johnson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
Nathaniel  and  Eleanor  (Whitten)  Johnson,  b.  July  6,  1803,  and  d.  Feb. 
24,  1856.    He  d.  Nov.  17,  1868.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Hannah  E.,  b.  Jan.  17,  1831;  d.  June  11,  1864;  unm. 

ii.       George  A.,  b.  Oct.  5,  1832;  d.  Dec.  15,  1854. 

iii.     Ellen  M.,  b.  June  10,  1834;  m.  Sept.  30,  1851,  John  B.  Stearns  of 

Cornish.    He  d.  June  11,  1885.    She  res.  in  Claremont. 
iv.      Mary,  b.  July  27,  1836,  m.  Sept.  27,  1853,  Joseph  L.  Hilliard  of 

Cornish.    Six  children.    (See  HUUard.) 

8.  Joshua  W.?  Bryant  {Israels  Stjlvanus^  Samueh-^  Johrr-,  Stephen^)  was  b. 

March  20,  1795;  m.  Jan.,  1833,  Maria  Comings,  dau.  of  Warren  and 


38  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

Marj'  (Taylor)  Comings,  b.  Maicli  s,  isos,  d.  March  2o,  1876,  in  Wood- 
stock, Vt.  They  Uved  in  Bridgewater,  \'t.,  from  1836  until  his  death, 
April  26,  1872.    Children,  all  b.  in  Bridgewater  except  the  first  one: 

i.  Judith  Jaxe,  b.  Aug.  16,  1834  (or  Sept.  9,  1835),  in  Cornish;  m.  first, 
1865,  Joshua  Hadloy,  who  d.  in  1867,  leading  one  child;  m.  sec- 
ond, 1873,  Russell  W.  Pinney.  Two  children:  1.  Hart  B.,  b. 
May  6,  1873.     2.  Bertha  Maria,  b.  Dec.  13,  1876. 

ii.      Emily  M.,  b.  Feb.  14,  1837;  m.  ,  185S,  Charles  Elliott.    Two 

cliildren.    Rem.  to  Marshalltown,  la.,  about  1890. 

iii.  Mary  A.,  b.  Jan.  1,  1840;  m.  May  2,  1864,  Benton  H.  Pinney,  a 
brother  of  Russell  W.  Pinney;  lived  in  Woodstock,  Vt.  Two 
children:  1.  Arthur  Bryant,  b.  Feb.  5,  1865.  2.  Burt  Lawrence, 
b.  June  5,  1868. 

iv.  Hattie  E.,  b.  Dec.  25,  1842;  in.  July,  1867,  Charles  Hunt,  a  mechanic 
of  Peterborough.    Two  cliildren.    She  d.  Aug.,  1869. 

V.       Daniel  G.,  b.  June  7,  1844;  m.  ,  1868,  Bell  Willis.    One  child: 

Hattie  B.  He  is  a  carj)enter,  "a  worthy  man."  Lives  in  Lud- 
low, Vt. 

9.  Jo.SEPH'  Bryant  (Israeb,  Sylvanus^,  Sarmieh-^,  John"-,  Stephen^)  b.  June  14, 

1800;  m.  first,  Nov.  25,  1830,  Sula  Belona  Comings,  dau.  of  Andrew  and 
Lydia  (Jackson)  Comings,  b.  March  12,  1805,  d.  April  M),  1867.  They 
rem.  from  Cornish  to  Bridgewater,  Vt.,  Feb.,  1837.  He  was  a  farmer. 
He  m.  .second,  Nov.,  1868,  Mrs.  Meroa  (White)  Manning  of  Clanuiiont, 
formerly  of  Cornish.  Children,  the  first  three  b.  in  Cornish,  the  rest  in 
Unity,  Vt.: 

i.  Norman  Sylvanxts,  b.  Dec.  22,  1831;  m.  March  2,  1S57,  Lucy  C. 
Taft  of  W^oodstock,  Vt.  Five  children.  A  millwright.  He  d. 
April  22,  1900,  in  No.  Charlestown,  where  he  liad  res.  seven 
years. 

ii.  Philander  Chase,  b.  May  5,  1834;  m.  Nov.  7,  1862,  Ellen  R.  Brown 
of  Woodstock,  Vt.  No  children.  He  was  a  manufacturer  of 
woolen  goods  and  res.  in  Woodstock  until  he  d.,  Dec.  10,  1873. 

iii.  Lucia  Ann,  b.  Nov.  16,  1836;  m.  Jan.  24,  1858,  Francis  G.  Upham  of 
Ascutnej^ville,  Vt.,  wIhtc  they  res.    One  child:  Stella  E. 

iv.  Elvira  Lydia,  b.  De<'.  Ki,  1838.  Spent  some  years  teaching  in 
Cornish  and  \i.;  m.  Sept.  28,  1865,  Edwin  Lewis  Reed  of  Pom- 
fret,  \'t.,  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  War.  Settled  in  Claremont  where 
he  d.  Nov.  22,  1882.    One  child :  Clarence  Edwin,  b.  Jan.  15,  1869. 

V.       Frederic  Lewis,  b.  Sept.  21,  1843;  d.  Feb.  23,  1852. 

vi.  Augustine  Gould,  b.  Dec.  25,  1849.  A  blacksmith  by  trade,  also 
possessed  of  great  musical  talents;  m.  Sept.  27,  1872,  Carrie  E. 
Hastings  of  Felch\-ille,  Vt.  Five  children.  He  d.  July  20,  1891, 
in  Westmoreland. 

10.  Daniel'  Bryant  (Israch,  Sylvan  us--,  Sainitcl'-\  John-,  Stephen^)  h.  Sept.  4, 

1803.  A  skillful  and  energetic  farmer.  He  m.  May  1, 1834,  Chloe  Hildreth , 


GENEALOGIES.  39 

dau.  of  Samuel  and  Zilpha  (Gilbert)  Hildreth  of  Cornish,  b.  June  13, 
1800,  d.  March  25,  1890.  He  d.  Aug.  14,  1864.  Children,  all  b.  in 
Cornish : 

i.        George,  b.  Jan.  22,  1836;  d.  March  17,  1836. 
13.  ii.       Edward,  b.  Feb.  7,  1837. 

iii.      Charles,  b.  Oct.  3,  1838;  d.  Sept.  2,  1841. 

iv.     Charlotte  E.,  b.  March  27,  1841;  m.  Nov.  12,  1861,  William  E. 
Westgate.    Had  two  children.    (See  Westgate.) 

11.  George  Washington^    Bryant    (Sears^,    Sylvanus^,    Samueh-^,    John^, 

Stephen^)  was  b.  Nov.  18,  1821;  m.  Feb.  14,  1844,  Lydia  Lorinda  Shaw, 
d.  in  Cornish  April  16,  1892.    He  d.  in  Cornish  June  3,  1869.    Children: 

i.        Emma  Eudora,  b.  April  25,  1846;  m.  Jan.  22,  1866,  Leonard  Kimball 

Warner  of  Champlain,  N.  Y.,  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  War.    He  d. 

April  25,  1889.    One  child:  George  Clinton,  b.  Aug.  1,  1870.    She 

res.  in  Claremont. 
ii.       George  Washington  Sears,  b.  Sept.  13,  1848;  d.  March  19,  1885. 
iii.      Allen,  b.  Feb.  1,  1849;  d.  March  28,  1874. 

iv.     Belva  Isadore,  b. ;  d.  young. 

V.       Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  June  23,  1855;  m.  first  Dec,  1872,  Alfred  S. 

Sisson  of  Cornish.    One  child.    Were  div. -;  she  m.  second, 

,  Lyman  Hunter.    He  d.  March  22, 1887,  in  Claremont.    (See 

Casualties.)     M.  third,  John  Phillips  and  live  in  Lowell,  Mass. 
vi.      Delia  R.,  b.  Nov.  25,  1859;  m.  May  1,  1878,  Charles  D.  Nevens. 

Two  children.     (See  Nevens.) 
vii.     Sarah  Hall,  b.  Sept.  21,  1864;  m.  May  16,  1889,  George  F.  Lewis. 

One  child:    Marion  H.,  b.  Sept.  1,  1891,  who  grad.  at  Kimball 

Union  Academy  in  1909.    Res.,  Meriden. 
viii.    Daniel  Deming,  b.  June  17,  1867;  m.  first.  Pearl  Merrill  of  Sunapee; 

m.  second, .    Lives  in  Bellows  Falls,  Vt. 

12.  Sylvanus  Woodwards  Bryant  (Sylvanus''-^-^,  Samuel*-^,  John%  Stephen^) 

was  b.  Oct.  23,  1839;  m.  Oct.  6,  1870,  Sarah  G.  Smith  of  Westminster, 
Vt.  They  have  ever  since  lived  on  the  Flat.  He  is  a  jeweller,  auctioneer 
and  capitalist.  He  represented  the  town  in  the  legislature  of  1871.  A 
Republican,  ha\'ing  large  influence  with  his  party,  and  among  politi- 
cians generally  in  town,  county  and  state.  Cliildren,  all  b.  in  Cornish 
Flat: 

i.        Mary  H.,  b.  Sept.  6,  1876;  d.  Aug.  29,  1878. 

ii.      Jennie  S.,  b.  June  28,  1879;  m.  Oct.  4,  1905,  Herbert  E.  Leganger  of 

Boston,  where  they  reside.    He  is  a  decorator, 
iii.      George  H.,  b.  Nov.  22,  1880. 

13.  Edwards  Bryant  {Daniel^,  Israeb,  Sylvanus^,  Samueh-^,  John'-,  Stephen^) 

was  b.  Feb.  7,  1837;  m.  Dec.  15,  1859,  Juha  Helen  Gilkey  of  Plainfield, 

dau.  of  James  and  Naomi  (Smith)  Gilkey,  b.  Aug.  5,  1842,  d.  Nov.  6, 

1889.  He  d.  Nov.  7,  1909.    He  was  a  farmer.  Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 


40  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

i.       James  D.,  b.  March  6,  1861;  m.  Nov.  17,  1898,  Annie  Powers  of 

Somerville,  Mass.    Their  second  child,  a  son,  was  b.  in  Cornish, 

May  13,  1903. 
ii.       Julia  Janette,  b.  March  1,  1872;  m.  June  9,   1897,  William  C. 

Grannis  of  Claremont. 
iii.     Charles  E.,  b.  April  21,  1873;  m.  April  13,  1903,  Ellen  Woods  of 

Ireland, 
iv.     John  G.,  b.  March  4,  1875. 

BUGBEE. 

The  Bugbees  are  of  Danish  descent.  Edward*  Bugbee  came  from  Ipswich, 
Eng.,  in  1634  in  the  ship  Francis  and  settled  in  Roxbury,  ]\Iass.  The 
direct  hne  of  descent  from  liim  to  their  settlement  in  Cornish  was: 
Joseph^,  Edward',  Daniel*-6,  to  Reubens  Bugbee,  who  was  b.  Aug.  21, 

1775,  in .    He  m.  first,  in  1800,  PoUy  Marsh  of  Woodstock,  Vt., 

b.  Sept.  10,  1778,  and  d.  in  1801;  m.  second,  in  1S02,  Lj-dia  Marsh,  sister 
of  his  former  wife,  b.  March  16,  1782,  and  d.  in  Plainfield  Dec.  14,  1857. 
They  came  from  Woodstock  to  Plainfield  about  1840  (?)  and  settled 
near  the  Plainfield  line,  north  of  the  Flat.  He  was  a  farmer.  He  d.  Sept. 
15,  1851.     Child  by  first  ^vife: 

i.        Calista  S.,  b.  :March  12,  1801 ;  m.  Jan.  2,  1823,  Le\i  Cobb  of  Cornish. 
Four  children.     (See  Cobb.)    She  d.  Jan.  3,  1861. 

Children  by  second  wife : 

ii.       Lyndon,  b.  Dec.  7,  1805;  d.  July  7,  1812. 

iii.     Maey,  b.  Aug.  18,  1807;  m.  Dec.  7,  1834,  Benjamin  Woods.    Two 

children.    Lived  in .    She  d.  April  2,  1860. 

iv.      Reuben,  Jr.,  b.  Jan.  12,  1810,  in  Ilartland,  Vt.;  m.  Dec.  16,  1835, 

Asenath  Morse  of  \\'aningford,  Vt.,  b.  Feb.  14,  1808.    Lived  in 

Bradford  and  Manchester.     One  child:  Caroline,  b.  Aug.  7, 

1838,  who  was  killed  on  the  railroad  July  1,  1848.    He  d.  May 

1,  1883,  in  Bedford.    She  d.  Feb.  7,  1895. 
V.       Susan,  b.  July  12,  1813;  m.  first,  Nov.  10,  1836,  John  Miller,  said  to 

have  been  a  Congregational  preacher.     He  d.  Aug.  16,  1838. 

She  m.  second, ,  Luther  Newton.    She  d.  at  the  Flat  May 

22,  1849.     No  children, 
vi.     Laura  E.,  b.  Sept.  21,  1814;  m.  Aug.  12,  1847,  Truman  Bro^\-n  of 

Boston.    She  d.  there  Oct.  10,  1889.    Two  cliildrcn. 
vii.    Maria  Pratt,  b.  April  12,  1817;  m.  March  25,  1841,  Benj.  Chesman 

Clark.    Four  children.     (See  Clark.)     He  d.  July  7,  1888.    She 

d.  Jan.  22,  1905,  in  Auburn,  R.  I. 

2.  viii.   Francis  Lyjiax,  b.  June  24,  1819. 

3.  ix.      Sylvester  Marsh,  b.  Oct.  24,  1823. 

2.  Francis  Lyman?  Bugbee  (Reuben'',  Daniel'^-*,  Edwanb,  Joseph,  Edward^) 
b.  June  24,  1819;  m.  Feb.  11,  1846,  Ruth  Coburn  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
Simon  and  Ruth  (Eaton)  Coburn,  b.  Oct.  9,  1819,  and  d.  March  22, 1881, 


GENEALOGIES.  41 

in  No.  Londonderry,  He  d.  in  Cornish  April  27,  1855.  Children,  all  b. 
in  Cornish. 

i.       Angeline  M.,  b.  Dec.  1,  1846;  m.  Oct.  11,  1866,  Asahel  G.  Whidden. 

Six  children.    Live  in  Hudson.    (1903.) 
ii.       Infant  dau.,  b.  Dec.  28,  1848;  d.  unnamed  March  23,  1849. 
iii.      FRA.NXIS  E.,  b.  July  16,  1850;  d.  Aug.  23,  1850. 
iv.      Ruth  E.,  b.  April  24,  1852;  d.  May  7,  1852. 
V.       Lyman  H.,  b.  Dec.  27,  1855;  d.  Jan.  18,  1856. 

3.  Sylvester  Maesh'  Bugbee  (Reuben^  Danieh-\  Edioard^  Joseph"-,  Edward^) 

wasb.  Oct.  24, 1823;  m.  first,  April  20, 1847,  his  niece,  Livonia  Cahsta  Cobb 
of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Le\-i  and  Cahsta  (Bugbee)  Cobb,  b.  Dec.  10,  1823, 
and  d.  March  17,  1849;  m.  second,  Oct.  20,  1850,  Eliza  M.  Richardson 
of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Dea.  Joseph  and  Sylvia  (Day)  Richardson,  b.  May  23, 
1825,  and  d.  Oct.  18,  1896.  He  was  a  wheelwright  and  general  mechanic. 
Was  choir-master  thirty-two  years  in  the  Baptist  Church  at  the  Flat. 
He  enhsted  in  the  CvA\  War,  was  appointed  Capt.  Co.  I,  14th  Regt. 
N.  H.  Vols.,  Oct.  9,  1862,  and  resigned  his  commission  on  Dec.  17,  1862. 
(See  Military.)    He  d.  at  the  Flat  Jan.  29, 1897.    Children,  all  b.  in  town : 

i.        An  infant  by  first  wife,  b.  and  d.  in  1849. 
4.  ii.       Orea  S.,  b.  June  7,  1856. 

iii.      Wallace  Lyman,  b.  July  11,  1858.     Graduated  at  Ivimball  Union 

Academy  in  class  of  1880;  m.  Dec.  19,  1883,  Ella  Frances  Barker 

of  Lebanon,  dau.  of  Daniel  and  Deha  (Thurston)  Barker,  b.  Nov. 

21,  1863.     She  d.  Sept.  4,  1908,  in  Claremont.     They  had  no 

children.    In  trade  in  Claremont  in  1900. 

4.  Orra  S.8  Bugbee   {Sylvester  M.t,  Reuben^,  Daniel'-*,  Edward^,  Joseph'^, 

Edward^)  was  b.  June  7,  1856;  m.  Nov.  24,  1892,  Hattie  S.  Davis,  then 
of  Meriden,  dau.  of  Josiah  and  Ellen  (Smart)  Da\as,  b.  Oct.  8,  1860. 
Lived  at  Meriden  several  years.  Was  mail  carrier  some  years  from 
Windsor,  Vt.,  to  both  Cornish  Flat  and  Meriden.  Lives  (1905)  in  Clare- 
mont. Collector  of  taxes.  Member  of  N.  H.  legislature,  1900-02. 
ChUdren : 

i.       Ralph  Josiah,  b.  June  3,  1894. 
ii.       Helen  Marion,  b.  Sept.  28, 1895. 

Joseph  D.  Bugbee,  a  son  of  Daniel  Bugbee  (?),  m.  about  1805,  Betsej'  Bruce 
of  Conn.  He  d.  about  1815.  His  wid.  m.  March  7,  1821,  Francis  Cobb 
of  Cornish  and  by  him  had  one  son,  Edmund  Hooker  Cobb.  (See  Cobb.) 
She  d.  March  6,  1832.    Her  children  by  Mr.  Bugbee,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Joseph  D.,  Jr.,  b.  April  28,  1807.     He  hved  in  Boston,  where  he  d. 

ii.       Henry,  b.  June  13,  1808;  d.  young. 
2.  iii.      Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  Dec.  17,  1809. 

iv.  George,  b.  March  12,  1812;  m.  in  1834,  Eunice  Lamphire  of  Hart- 
land,  Vt.  She  was  b.  in  1807,  and  d.  Jan.  13,  1870.  He  d.  sud- 
denly in  Cornish  Sept.  3,  1882.      They  had  but  one  child:  Jane 


42  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

M.,  ]).  Deo.  27,  18:36,  who  in.  May  5,  ISOU,  Juliii  Murraj-  Cole 
and  had  four  children.    (See  Cole.) 
V.       Betsey,  a  twm  with  the  last,  b.  March  12,  1812;  m.  Aug.  31,  1838, 
Moses  A\'alkor  of  Cornish.    Seven  children.     (See  \\'alker.)    She 
d.  in  Corni.sh  June  8,  1879. 

2.  Benjamin-  Fr.\nklin'  Bigbee  (Joseph  D.-,  Danieh)  was  b.  Dec.  17,  1809; 
m.  April  12,  1831,  Almira  \\'illiam.s  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Stejjhen  and 
Betsey  (White)  Williams,  b.  Sept.  1,  1810,  and  d.  Aug.  11,  1884.  Mr. 
Bugbee  d.  March  9,  1887.  Children,  all  except  the  last  one,  b.  in 
Cornish: 

i,  Henry  Allen,  b.  Oct.  12,  1832;  m.  Oct.,  18o6,  Lucy  Bryant  of 
Lebanon.  Eight  chiklren.  He  d.  Sept.  20,  1882,  being  killed 
on  the  railroad  at  Lebanon.    His  wife  d.  Aug.,  1907. 

ii.  Louisa  Mason,  b.  Feb.  27,  1834;  m.  May  23,  1854,  Charles  H.  Swain 
of  Claremont,  b.  Dec.  2,  1826,  in  Brattleboro,  Vt.  Two  children: 
Lewis  E.  and  .\nna  B.    Mr.  Swain  d.  Dec.  25,  1901. 

iii.  Lois  Lisco.mh,  b.  Xov.  26,  1836;  m.  Nov.  26,  1856,  Samuel  S.  Judd 
of  Claremont.  Two  chiklren.  Mr.  .Judd  d.  Dec.  8,  1897.  His 
wife  d.  Dec.  2,  1904.    They  both  d.  in  Keene,  where  they  lived. 

iv.  Norman  Orlando,  b.  March  21,  1838;  m.  Nov.  7,  1859,  Louisa  Gates 
of  Hartland,  \'t.  Three  children:  1.  Frank  E.,  b.  Oct.  3,  1862, 
in  ^\'iIKl.sor,  Vt.,  and  d.  in  Keene  June  28,  1893.  2.  Dora  F., 
b.  in  Cornish  Oct.  12,  1865;  m.  Wm.  Simmons  of  Lebanon.  3. 
Orimer  N.,  b.  June  19,  1873,  in  Cornish;  m.  Mae  Morgan  of 
Woodstock,  Vt.    Mr.  Bugbee  d.  in  Hartland,  Vt.,  April  15,  1876. 

V.  HoR.'VCE  Lorenzo,  b.  Jan.  24,  1840;  m.  in  186-  Minnie  Butterfield 
of  Springfield,  IMass.  Six  cliildren:  1.  Edna  Victta  who  m. 
a  Mr.  Pollard.  2.  Irving  R.,  who  m.  Jennie  Thomas.  3.  Alma 
m.  Irwin  Fittcrly  and  li\es  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  4.  Fred,  who 
m.  Emma  Levalley.  5.  Lubert,  umn.  G.  Essie,  who  m.  Mr. 
Sylvester  and  lives  in  California.  Mr.  Bugbee  d.  in  Claremont 
Aug.  25,  1901. 

vi.     Sarah  Ann,  b.  Jan.  30,  1842;  m.  Nov.  24,  1861,  Martin  Williams. 
Two  children:     1.  F>rwin  E.  and  2.  Edna  May.     The  latter  d. 
by  scakhng  April  11,  1871.    (See  Casualties.)    Mrs.  Williams  d. 
in  Cornish  Oct.  29,  1878. 
3.  vii.    George  Erastus,  b.  Dec.  26,  1844. 

viii.  Benm.  Franklin,  Jr.,  b.  Jan.  12,  1846;  m.  first,  in  1867,  Nellie  .\lbee 
of  Claremont.  No  i.ssue;  m.  second,  in  1876,  Abbie  Richmond  of 
Taftsville,  ^'t.,  where  thej'  reside.  One  child:  Rodney.  Mr. 
Bugbee  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  War. 

ix.  Maria  IL,  b.  Oct.  17,  1848,  in  Norwich,  Vt.;  m.  Sept.  24,  1868, 
Eugene  A.  Rowell  of  Croydon,  b.  in  Goshen  March  9,  1848. 
Two  children:  1.  Ella  A.,  b.  Oct.  29,  1870,  and  2.  Florence  E., 
b.  March  14,  1880.  Mr.  Rowell  d.  March,  1885.  She  m.  second, 
Jan.  1,  1891,  Edwin  H.  French,  who  d.  Sept.  20,  1898.  She 
res.  in  Keene,  N.  H.  (1910.) 


GENEALOGIES.  43 

3.  George  Erastus'  Bugbee  {Benj.  Fj,  Joseph  D.%  Danieb)  was  b.  Dec.  26, 
1844;  m.  Jan.  14,  1869,  Cynthia  L.  Pierce  of  Goshen.  A  farmer  and 
Hved  on  the  homestead  of  his  father  where  he  d.  Feb.  13,  1900.  Two 
children,  both  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Herbert  G.,  b.  Feb.  20,  1870;  m.  Oct.  30,  1901,  Sarah  Emma  Rowell, 
formerlj^  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  J.  Gihnan  and  Sarah  (Comings) 
Rowell,  b.  July  6,  1874.  He  is  a  machinist.  They  live  in 
Claremont. 

ii.  Alice  May,  b.  July  2,  1880;  unm.;  a  shoe  worker,  lives  in  Lynn, 
Mass.    (1910.) 

Howard  Bugbee  came  to  town  when  a  young  man.  He  m.  first  Lucinda 
Chase  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Damaris  (Sabin)  Chase,  b.  Nov. 

16,   1789,   and  d.  ;  m.  second,  La^'ina  Chase,  a  sister  of  his  first 

wife  and  by  her  had  the  following  cliildren: 

i.        Charles  Chase,  b.  Feb.  6,  1815. 

ii.       George  How.ajid,  b.  Aug.  25,  1817. 

iii.      Henry  Mvnroe,  b.  Oct.  11,  1819;  d.  Sept.  21,  1842. 

iv.      John  Fellows,  b.  April  16,  1823. 

V.       William  Comings,  b.  Aug.  28,  1827. 

The  relationship  of  this  family  to  the  others  of  this  name  is  unknown. 

BURNAP. 

Dea.  John  Burnap  and  Susanna,  his  wife  with  six  children,  came  to  Norwich, 
Vt.,  in  1771,  from  Lebanon,  Conn.  One  of  their  sons,  Dea.  Elijah 
Burnap,  b.  Jan.,  1756,  m.  Sept.,  1783,  Naomi  Farrington,  who  d.  June 
26,  1839,  aged  84.    By  her  he  had  four  children,  all  b.  in  Norwich,  Vt.: 

i.        Orril,  b.  Oct.  7,  1792,  m.  Feb.  26,  1812,  Asa  Goodnow.    Lived  in 

Deering,  where  she  d.  May  22,  1850.    Several  children. 
2.  ii.       Arunah,  b.  Oct.  10,  1794. 

iii.      Jedidah,    b.  ;    m.    Dec.    27,  1832,  Francis    Cobb   of   Cornish. 

Two  children,  both  b.  in  Cornish.     (See  Cobb.)    Spent  her  life 

after  marriage,  in  Cornish;  d.  Feb.  28,  1862. 
iv.      David,  b.  April  5,  1801 ;  m.  June  12,  1820,  Almeda  Williams  of  Plain- 

field,  wiiere  he  resided  until  he  d.  June  16,  1871.     Ten  children. 

2.  Arunah'  Burnap  (Elijah^,  John^)  b.  Oct.  10,  1794;  settled  on  Cornish 
Flat  in  early  life  and  spent  his  Hfe  there;  m.  first,  Feb.  14,  1816,  Betsey 
Burr  of  Grantham  (now  Cornish),  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Elizabeth 
(Dorchester)  Burr,  b.  Aug.  27,  1787,  d.  July  14,  1865;  m.  second,  June 
8,  1870,  Mrs.  Lucy  (Mathews)  Coburn,  dau.  of  Jeremiah  and  Hannah 
(Woodbury)  Mathews,  b.  April  22,  1813,  and  d.  June  4,  1893.  No  issue. 
Mr.  Burnap  carried  on  the  shoemaking  business  for  several  years  and 
afterwards  engaged  principally  in  the  insurance  business,  besides  cul- 
tivating some  land.  He  was  a  staunch  RepubHcan,  a  devout  Christian 
member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  of  which  he  was  a  dea.  for  many  years, 


44  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

also  its  clerk  for  twenty-seven  j-ears.  A  Free  Mason,  and  secretary  of 
Cheshire  Lodge  for  several  years.  Represented  the  town  in  legislature 
in  1860-61.  A  safe  counsellor,  always  void  of  ostentation  and  show,  and 
was  noted  for  his  meekness  and  candor  on  all  subjects.  He  tenderly 
cared  for  his  aged  mother  who  lived  with  him  until  her  death,  June  26, 
1839.  He  d.  Dec.  29,  1877.  "The  memory  of  the  just  is  blessed."  Two 
children  by  first  wife,  both  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Almina  Mand.\na,  b.  March  23,  1818;  m.  Feb.  14, 1835,  Zeno  Hunter 
of  Corni-sh.  Had  four  children.  (Sec  Himter.)  She  d.  April 
18,  1856. 

ii.       Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Dec.  25,  1831;  d.  July  26,  1833. 

BURR. 

The  Burrs  were  of  English  descent.  Benjamin',  with  Samuel  =,  his  son,  came 
to  America  soon  after  N.  p].  was  open  for  settlement.  Lived  in  Hartford, 
Conn.,  some  years,  where  Jonathan^  was  b.,  who  rem.  to  Middletown,  Conn., 
where  Ebenezer*  was  b.  He  rem.  to  Haddam,  Conn.,  where  he  had  a  son, 
Ebenezer^  b.  The  father  and  son  both  emigrated  to  that  part  of  Grantham 
wliich  subsequently  was  annexed  to  Cornish.  The  sou,  Ebenezer^,  b.  March, 
1749,  m.  Elizabeth  Dorchester.  He  d.  Sept.  15,  1829.  She  d.  Feb.  22,  1828. 
The  following  brief  sketch  of  these  ancestors  by  Fred  A.  Dean,  Esq.,  we 
insert  here : 

"The  Burrs  came  to  Grantham  to  settle  several  years  before  the  Revolu- 
tion.   They  settled  in  that  part  of  the  town  since  set  off  into  Cornish. 

"They  cleared  a  farm,  and  generation  after  generation  lived  and  died  on  the 
old  farm.  After  more  than  125  yeai's  of  ownership,  and  occui)ation,  it  passed 
out  of  the  family  keeping  into  the  hands  of  others. 

"From  that  old  farm  one  of  the  Burr  boj^s  went  to  fight  a  king  that  a  nation 
might  be  born.  Great-grandmother  Burr  came  all  the  way  from  Haddam, 
Conn.,  to  Grantham,  N.  II.,  on  a  pack  horse.  Came  up  the  Connecticut  river 
to  old  Fort  No.  4  and  on  to  Windsor,  Vt.,  thence  over  the  hills  to  their  new-made 
home  in  the  wilderness.  The  story  of  their  life  and  hardships  I  need  not  write. 
It  was  the  life  of  all  who  go  ahead  to  hew  out  honors  and  institutions  for  the 
generations  that  come  after  them.  It  takes  brave  men  and  women  to  be 
pioneers. 

"  They  must  sow  that  others  may  reap,  .suffer  that  others  may  gain,  and  labor 
that  others  may  have  a  life  worth  living." 

Ebenezers  and  Elizabeth  (Dorchester)  Burr  had  the  following  children,  all 
b.  in  Grantham  except  the  first  one  who  was  b.  in  Haddam,  Conn. 

1.        Seymour,  b.  March  15,  1772;    m.  ,   Hannah   Roberts.     He   d. 

July  31,  1853. 

ii.       Mary,  b.  Sept.  22,  1776;  m. ,  Jesse  Johnson.     She  d.  Jan.  9, 1859. 

iii.      Timothy,  b.  Jan.  25,  1779;  m.  about  1805,  Sally  Fairchild,  who  d. 

June,  1835.     They  had  six  children  and  lived  in  Boston.     The 

youngest,  Mary,  m.  her  cousin,  William  D.,  son  of  Ebenezer*. 

Timothy  d.  Oct.  18,  1860. 


GENEALOGIES  45 

2.  iv.      Oliver,  b.  Dec.  2,  1780. 

3.  V.       Ebenezer,  Jr.,  b.  Oct.  13,  1784. 

vi.  Betsey,  b.  Aug.  27,  1787;  m.  Feb.  14,  1816,  Arunah  Burnap.  Had 
two  children.    (See  Burnap.)    She  d.  July  14, 1865. 

vu.     Veesel,  b.  June  12,  1794.    Never  m.;  d.  Nov.  22,  1825. 

viii.  Area,  b.  Nov.  24,  1797;  m.  first,  Ruth  Lamberton;  m.  second,  Lucy 
Bartlett;  m.  third,  Charlotte  Hobart;  m.  fourth,  Sophrona  Lucas. 
We  have  no  record  of  his  death. 


2. 


Oli^-er6  Burr   (Ebenezen-*,  Jonathan^,  Samuel^-,  Benjatnim)   h.  Dec.  2, 
1780,  m.  Belinda  Stowell  of  Grantham  (now  Cornish),  dau.  of  Ebenezer 

and   Pameha    (Whiting)   Stowell,   b.  ,  d.  .     He  d.   June   30, 

1844.      Children: 

i.        Triphexa,  b.  April  24,  1808;  d.  Nov.  12,  1876. 
ii.       Trumax,  b.  Dec.  14,  1809;  d.  Oct.  8,  1863. 

4.  iii.      Bradley,  b.  Feb.  20,  1813. 

iv.      Waeren,  b.  March  12,  1815;  d.  Dec.  29,  1890. 

V.       Oliver,  Jr.,  b.  June  29,  1817;  d.  March  6,  1818, 

vi.      Celixda,  b.  Jan.  10,  1819;  d.  Jan.  30,  1845. 

vii.     Mary  Ann,  b.  April  2,  1821 ;  d.  May  27,  1822. 

viii.    Permilla,  b.  June  12,  1823;  d.  Nov.  8,  1824. 

ix.      Lucexa,  b.  May  2,1825;  m.  first,  Feb.,  1846.    He  d.  Sept.,  1852.    She 

m.  second,  Oct.  3,  1853,  Nathaniel  Royes.     One  child  by  each 

husband.    Res.,  Fairlee,  Vt.    Li\'ing  in  1903. 
X.       LuciNDA,  b.  July  9,  1827;  d.  Sept.  19,  1852. 
xi.      Eben,  b.  Nov.  15,  1829;  in.  Aug.  30,  1853,  Hannah  E.  Burr.    Res. 

in  Keene.    Three  children.    Li^^ng  in  1903. 
xii.     PERmLLA  Dorchester,  b.  Feb.  9,  1832;  d.  Feb.  15,  1895,  in  St. 

Johnsbury,  Vt.;  m.  July  11,  1853,  at  Westmoreland,  John  L. 

Couch  of  Cornish.     One  child.     (See  Couch.) 

3.     Ebenezers  Burr  (Ebenezer^-\  Jonathan^,  Samueb,  Benjamin^)  b.  Oct.  13, 
1784;  m.  April  29,  1813,  IMaiy  Hall  of  Windsor,  Vt.,  dau.  of  David  and 

Olive    (Smead)   Hall,  b. ,  1786,  d.  May  16,  1867.     Occupied  same 

farm  liis  father  owned  during  his  life.  He  built  the  stone  house  about 
1837-38.  Was  a  strong  anti-slavery  man  and  a  zealous  Baptist,  and  a 
successful  farmer.  He  d.  Jan.  17,  1875.  Children,  all  b.  in  Grantham, 
now  Cornish: 

i.        Elizabeth,  b.  Nov.  22,  1813;  m.  John  Bradley  of  Woodstock,  Vt., 

where  thej'  lived.     No  children, 
ii.       Sarah  F.,  b.  May  15,  1816;  m.  Sept.  16,  1841,  James  G.  Pudder  of 

Weathersfield,  Vt.     Res.  chiefly  in  Cornish.     Three  children. 

(See  Ividder.)    She  d.  March  3,  1898. 
iii.      Lucy  Hall,  b.  March  1,  1818;   m.  ,  1842,    Erastus   Stone   of 

Plainfield.    Six  children.    She  d.  in  Worcester,  Mass. 

5.  iv.      WiLLi.=ui  D.,  b.  March  5,  1820. 

6.  V.       Oliver  Perry,  b.  April  25,  1822. 


46  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

vi.  JriJA  M.,  b.  May  1,  lbl24;  m.  C!eo.  T.  liradk'V  of  Woodstock,  Vt., 
where  they  reside.    Four  children.    She  d. ,  1888. 

vii.  Clarissa  B.,  b.  July  26,  1826;  m.  April  9,  1850,  Rufus  G.  Badger. 
Had  five  children.     (See  Badger.) 

7.  viii.    \'eksel  Euexezek,  b.  April  7,  1829. 

ix.  H.\KRiET  Augusta,  b.  Aug.  15,  1831;  m.  March,  1855,  George 
C.  Dean  of  Bethel,  Vt.    Two  children.    (See  Dean.) 

4.  Bradley'   Burr    (Oliver^,    Ebenezer^*,   Jonathan',   Samuel-,   Benjamin^) , 

fourth  child  of  Oliver  and  Celinda  (Stowell)  Burr,  b.  Feb.  20,  1813,  in 
Cornish.  Rem.  when  young  to  Thetford,  Vt.,  and  res.  there  until  1840, 
when  he  came  back  to  Cornish.  He  had  m.  April  6,  1836,  Maria  S. 
Reed  of  Thetford,  b.  July  22,  1813.  They  remained  in  Cornish  until  1870, 
when  they  rem.  first  to  Windsor,  Vt.,  where  they  lived  ten  years,  and  then 
to  Lebanon,  where  they  both  d.  She  d.  Dec.  25,  1881.  He  d.  Feb.  23, 
1892.  He  ran  the  grist  mill  at  the  Flat  many  years.  Was  auction- 
eer, constable,  etc.,  and  was  in  many  ways  a  useful  man.  He  and  his 
wife  were  both  devoted  members  of  the  Baptist  Church  in  Cornish.  At 
Windsor,  he  was  one  of  the  officers  at  the  state  prison.    Child : 

i.  Mary  Malixcy,  b.  July  4,  1837;  m.  Dec.  2,  1869,  Joseph  Orlando 
Richard.son,  then  of  Cornish,  but  afterwards  of  Lebanon.  They 
had  one  child,  Leon  B.,  b.  April  14,  1878.    (Sec  Richardson.) 

5.  \\'ii.LiAM    D.'    Burr    {Ehenezerf-^-*,   Jonathan^,   Sanmeb,   Bcnjamim)   b. 

March  5,  1820;  m.  March  20,  1855,  his  cousin,  Mary  Burr  of  Boston, 
dau.  of  Timothy  and  Sally  (Fairchild)  Burr.  Caring  for- his  parents  in 
their  declining  years  on  the  old  homestead,  thej-  remained  there  until 
after  their  parents'  death  and  then  rem.  to  Plainficld  in  March,  1875, 
where  he  d.  April  4,  1885.  She  d.  Jan.  23,  1907,  aged  84-0-14.  Chil- 
dren, both  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Hattie  B.,  b.  Oct.  5,  1858;  m.  Aug.  30,  1892,  Henry  L.  Sanderson, 
son  of  Levi  H.  and  Mary  Jane  (Rawson)  Sanderson  of  Plainfield, 
Nov.  13,  1855.  He  is  (1903)  an  officer  in  the  A'ermont  state 
prison  at  Windsor.     Three  children: 

ii.  Charles  S.,  b.  July  20,  1856.  He  is  a  farmer;  m.  Nov.  30,  1886,  Julia 
A.  Whitaker  of  Plainfield,  dau.  of  Ephraiin  and  Delia  Whitaker, 
b.  April  28,  1862.    Res.  in  Plainfield.     Four  children. 

6.  Oliver    Perry'    Burr  {Ebenezer>-^-*,  Jonathan^,  Samuel-,  Benjamin^)  b. 

April  25,  1822;    m.  ,  Maria    L.  Westgate    of    Plainfield,  dau.  of 

David  and  Lucy  (Williams)  Westgate,  b.  ,  1819,  and  d.  Ai)ril  21, 

1882.  He  d.  Feb.  7,  1889.  He  was  a  farmer  and  always  fived  in  Cor- 
nish. For  many  years  they  had  the  care  of  the  poor  in  Cornish  until 
the  county  took  care  of  its  paupers  in  1868.    Child: 

8.  i.        Orlando  Powers,  b.  Feb.  16,  1853. 

7.  Versel  Ebenezer'  Burr  {Ehcnezerf-^*,  Jonathan^,  Samuel"-,  Benjamin^) 

b.  April  7,  1829;  m.  March  20,  1855,  Janette  Hibbard,  dau.  of  Zebulon 


GENEALOGIES.  47 

and  Eliza  Hibbard,  b.  Nov.  28,  1836.  Res.  in  Corni.sh  until  he  enlisted 
in  Aug.,  1862.  He  was  a  member  of  Co.  I,  14th  Regt.  N.  H.  Vols,  in  the 
war  of  the  RebeUion.  He  d.  in  the  service  Aug.  23,  1863.  Three  chil- 
dren, all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  John  V.,  b.  April  22,  1856. 
ii.  Katie  J.,  b.  April  20,  18.59. 
iii.      Mary  J.,  b.  March  14,  1861 ;  d.  Feb.  29,  1872. 

8.  Orlando  Powerss  Burr  (Oliver  Perry',  Ebenezer<^^i,  Jonathan',  Samueb, 

Berijamiu^)  b.  Feb.  16,  1853;  m.  Jan.  3,  1871,  Emma  Jane  Fletcher,  dau, 
of  Quartus  and  Charlotte  (HiUiard)  Fletcher  of  Cornish,  b.  March  15. 
1852.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

9.  i.       Perry  Fletcher,  b.  Feb.  19,  1872. 

ii.       Edwin  Quartus,  b.  April  22,  1874;  m.  Oct.  31,  1897,  Loretta  Sander- 
son, dau.  of  Francis  Sanderson, 
iii.      Mi-RTiE  Jael,  b.  June  9,  1882. 
iv.     Ella  Maria,  b.  Nov.  27,  1884. 

9.  Perry  Fletchers  Burr   {Orlando  Powers^,  Oliver  Perry,  Ebenezer^^*, 

Jonathan,  Samuel'^,  Benjamin^)  b.  Feb.  19,  1872;  m.  Oct.  27,  1891,  Abby 
R.  Hebard  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Norman  E.  and  Mrs.  Julia  (Avery)  (Mer- 
rill) Hebard,  b.  July  24,  1870.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Eleanor  Blanche,  b.  Nov.  24,  1892;  m.  June  25,   1910,  Clifford 

Bonner, 

ii.  Julius  Hebard,  b.  June  30,  1895. 

iii.  Maria  Julia,  b.  July  14,  1896;  d.  Aug.  30,  1896. 

iv.  William  ^SIcKinley,  b.  May  1,  1899. 

v.  Walter  Norman,  b.  Feb.  23,  1902. 

vi.  Theodore  Roosevelt,  b.  May  10,  1903. 

\\\.  Doris,  b.  Nov.  25,  1905. 

BUTMAN. 

Amos  Butman,  b.  in  1786,  with  Marion  (Heath)  Butman  his  wife,  b.  in  1796, 
lived  in  Enfield  and  raised  several  children.  They  came  to  Cornish  in 
advanced  hfe.  Two  daughters,  Mrs.  Hiram  Stone  and  Mrs.  Horace 
.  Wright,  already  lived  here.  A  son,  John  Butman,  came  a  few  years  later. 
Amos  d.  June  23,  1861.  His  wife  d.  Sept.  4,  1872.  John  was  b.  in  Enfield 
Feb.  5,  1821;  m.  first,  Jan.  30,  1856,  Laura  L.  Allen,  b.  Feb.  26,  1837,  in 
Hinesburg,  Vt.,  and  d.  June  4,  1871.  They  lived  a  few  j-ears  in  Morris- 
town,  Waterbury  and  Burlington,  Vt.  After  the  death  of  his  wife  he 
came  to  Cornish,  where  he  spent  the  rest  of  his  life.  He  m.  second,  Oct. 
18,  1879,  Jennie  M.  Austin  of  Lebanon,  b.  Nov.  21,  1834,  and  d.  Dec.  6, 
1908.    He  d.  Jan.  23,  1899.    Children,  all  by  first  wife: 

2.  i.        Albert  Perkins,  b.  Aug.  11,  1859. 

ii.       Abbie  Jane,  b.  July  1,  1861,  in  Waterburj-,  ^'t.;  m. Dorwin 

and  has  several  children.    A  son,  Lawrence,  was  b.  in  town,  June 
28,  1891. 


48  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

iii.      Ella  Mauy,  b.  April  20,  ISGo,  in  Watorbury,  Vt.;    m. ,  and 

lives  in  Claremont. 
iv.     Fred  H.,  b.  July  18,  1868,  in  So.  Burlington,  Vt.    Unm.  in  1908. 

2.  Alukkt  Terkins'  But.max  {John"-,  Amos^)  was  b.  Aug.  11,  18o9,  in  Morris- 
town,  Vt.;  m.  Jan.  24,  1884,  Sarah  Huggins  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  George 
W.  and  Paulina  (Pryor)  Huggins,  b.  April  27,  1850.  Children,  all  b.  in 
Cornish: 

i.        Pearl,  b. ;  m.  IMay  13,  1905,  George  P.  Merton  of  Claremont. 

Their  third  child.  Ruby  Kllen,  was  b.  Sept.  19,  1910,  in  Plainfield. 
ii.       Nellie  LoL^SA,  b.  Sept.  15,  1884;  m.  Nov.  9,  1905,  Wilbur  L.  Leavitt, 

formerly  of  Grantham, 
iii.      Harry  Ernest,  b.  July  3,  1887. 
iv.      Maurice  Albert,  b.  Sept.  15,  1890. 

BUTTERFIELD. 

Simeon  and  Sally  Butterfield  lived  in  town  and  had  the  following  children 
b.  in  town: 

i.        Simeon,  Jr.,  b.  Jan.  24,  1798. 

ii.       Asa  Coburn,  b.  March  14,  1800. 

iii.      LoAMMi,  b.  Feb.  13,  1802. 

iv.      Parker  Varnum,  b.  Nov.  15,  1804. 

Further  record  of  this  family  has  not  been  found. 

CADY. 

The  name  Cady  was  quite  common  during  the  earliest  years  of  the  town.  It 
appears  that  later  most  of  them  left  town  as  after  a  few  years  the  name 
faded  from  the  records,  and  the  cemeteries  show  but  few  biwials  of  those 
bearing  the  name.  Their  earliest  ancestor  known  was  Nicholas^  who 
emigrated  in  1(345  to  Watertown,  Mass.  He  had  a  son,  Capt.  Joseph', 
who  in  turn  had  a  son,  William^,  who  settled  in  Killing.sly,  Conn.  He 
had  a  son,  Abijah',  b.  there  July  14,  1718,  who  m.  first,  Aug.  24,  1749, 
Alice  Nichols,  who  d.  Nov.  7,  1751;  m.  second.  May  24,  1703,  Miriam 
Wilson.  They  lived  several  years  in  Plainfield,  Conn.,  and  then  came  to 
Cornish  where  he  d.  in  1777.  Their  children,  so  far  as  known,  were  by 
first  wife: 

2.  i.        Stephen,  b.  Sept.  12,  1750,  in  Plainfield,  Conn. 
By  second  wife : 
ii.       Robert,  b.  Aug.  11,  1768,  in  Plainfield,  Conn.    Settled  in  Windsor, 

Vt. 
iii.      THOMA.S,  b.  May  14,  1771,  in  Cornish, 
iv.      Alice,  b.  March  29,  1773,  in  Cornish. 

2.     Stephens  Cady  {Abijah*,  William^,  Joseph-^,  Nicholas^)  was  b.  Sept.  12, 

1750,  in  Plainfield,  Conn.;  m.  finst,  April  22,  1773,  Jane  Patrick,  b.  in 

1751,  and  d.  Feb.  6,  1794.    After  marriage  they  lived  several  years  in 


GENEALOGIES.  49 

Cornish  and  then  rem.  to  Windsor,  Vt.  He  m.  second,  Sept.  23,  1794, 
Esther  Parker,  b.  in  1752,  and  d.  March  29,  1834.  He  d.  July  31,  1829- 
was  a  Sergt.  in  Col.  Chase's  Regt.  in  1776.  Children,  the  first  six  b.  in 
Cornish,  the  rest  in  Windsor,  Vt. : 

i.  Elsie,  b.  Jan.  25,  1774;  d.  Aug.  22,  1777. 

ii.  Isabella,  b.  March  1,  1775. 

iii.  Jane,  b.  Jan.  24,  1777;  d.  Aug.  19,  1779. 

iv.  Phebe,  b.  Aug.  20,  1778. 

V.  J.^^E,  b.  April  21,  1781;  m. ,  Norton  Woodworth. 

vi.  Sarah,  b.  Feb.  23,  1783. 

vii.  Anna,  b.  Nov.  4,  1784;  m. ,  Elijah  Worcester. 

viii.  M,\RTHA  Patrick,  b.  Oct.  16,  1786. 

ix.  Betsey,  b.  Sept.  19,  1788. 

X.  Polly,  b.  Aug.  9,  1790. 

xi.  Lucy,  b.  Nov.  24,  1792,  and  d.  soon  after  birth. 

Children  by  Esther  Parker: 

xii.  Plumer,  b.  Sept.  7,  1795;  m.  Peter  Tajdor. 

xiii.  Esther,  b.  Jan.  27,  1797;  d.  Aug.  31,  1800. 

xiv.  Lucy,  b.  April  16,  1798;  m. ,  Nathan  Kitridge. 

XV.  Nancy,  b.  Aug.  21,  1800;  m. ,  Packard. 

xvi,  Stephen  Parker,  b.  Jan.  10,  1805. 

Lieut.  Elijah  Cady,  a  bro.  of  Abijah<  (William^,  Joseph,  Nicholas^)  was  b.  in 

Scituate,  R.  I.,  June   20,  1721;   m.  ,  Dinah  Spaulding,  a  dau.  of 

Jonathan,  b.  June  12,  1723,  and  d.  in  Cornish  Oct.  2,  1812.  He  d.  the 
same  daJ^  His  military  record  is  unknown  to  the  writer.  Their  chil- 
dren were: 

i.  Molly,  b. ;  m.  Nov.  19,  1762,  Isaac  Parkhurst  and  lived  in 

Plainfield,  Conn.,  and  had  several  children: 

3.  ii.  Elias,  b.  March  21,  1743. 

iii.  Elijah,  Jr.,  b.  Nov.  1,  1747. 

iv.  Abigail,  b.  March  14,  1749. 

V.  Priscilla,  b. ,  1752. 

vi.  Curtis,  b.  Jime  30,  1755. 

vii.  Sarah,  b.  Nov.  29,  1757;  m.  Dec.  13,  1778,  Peter  Chase  of  Cornish. 

Six  children.     (See  Chase.) 

viii.  Noah,  b.  May  15, 1760.    Settled  in  Gilsum. 

ix.  Lucy,  b.  Nov.  30,  1764;  m. ,  Asa  Stearns, 

X.  Jonathan,  b.  Feb.  1, 1767,  in  Cornish, 

xi.  Ruth,  b.  May  9,  1770,  in  Cornish. 

3.     Capt.  Eliass  Cady  (Lieut.  Elijah,  William^,  Joseph,  Nicholas'-)  was  b. 

March  21,  1743;   m.  ,    Hannah   Hutchins,  b.  in    1746,  and  d.  in 

Cornish  March  4,  1826.  Her  mother's  name  was  Parkhurst.  When 
young  they  came  from  Conn,  to  Cornish  on  horseback.  He  cut  a  willow 
stick  on  the  way  to  urge  his  horse,  and  stuck  it  in  the  ground  of  his 
future  home,  and  it  remains  to  the  present  time.    He  was  a  soldier  of  the 

5-II 


50  HISTORY   OF  CORNISH. 

Revolution  and  served  in  Col.  Chase's  Regt.  Became  a  Capt.  in  the 
sendee,  and  ever  after  bore  the  title.  Was  a  selectman  of  the  town  in 
1771-73-74-78  and  82,  besides  holdino;  other  offices.  He  d.  in  Cornish 
Feb.  26, 1826,  about  a  week  before  hi.s  wife  d.    Children : 

i.       Ruth,  b. ,  1770;  d.  Feb.  5,  1788. 

ii.      Silas,  b.  Nov.  9,  1773;  m.  Feb.  15,  1798,  Polly  Chase  of  Cornish  (?). 

She  d.  Dec.  4,  1848.    Mr.  Cady  d.  Nov.  23,  1862. 
iii.      LrcY,  b.  ;  m.  Nov.  13,  1801,    Barnabas    Ellis    of    Claremont 

(a  second  wife).    She  d.  March  17,  1832.    Mr.  Ellis  d.  June  26, 

1838,  aged  93. 
iv.     Noah  H.,  b.  Jan.  28,  1776;  d.  Aug.  16. — (record  obliterated). 
V.      Sarah,  b.  Aug.  4,  1778;  d.  Aug.  21,  1780. 
vi.      Gratia,  b. ;  m. Burke. 

4.  vii.    Curtis,  b.  June  9,  1781. 

viii.   Hannah,  b. ;  m.  March  5,  1815,  John  Sprague. 

ix.      Sally,  b.  Aug.  29,  1790;  m.  April  15,  1818,  Benjamin  Chadbourne 

of  Cornish.     Seven  children.     (See  Chadbourne.)     She  d.  Dec. 

16,  1864. 

4.  Capt.  Curtis'  Cady  {Elias\  Elijah',  William',  Joseph-,  Nicholas')  was  b. 

June  9,  1781;  m.  Dec.  3,  1812,  Sally  Morgan,  b.  June  17,  1789,  and 
d.  Dec.  11,  1876.  He  d.  Oct.  21,  1842.  Was  a  Capt.  in  the  state  militia 
and  was  ever  after  called  by  this  title.    Children: 

i.        Ruth,  b.  Aug.  29,  1814;  m. ,  Zerah  P.  Smith  of  Cornish.    She 

was  his  first  wife.    She  d.  Feb.  18,  1849. 

5.  ii.      Allen  Curtis,  b.  Sept.  12,  1816. 

5.  Allen  Curtis"  Cady  {Curlis^  Elias^,  Elijah',  William^,  Joseph-,  Nicholas^) 

was  b.  Sept.  12,  1816;  m. ,  Mary  Jane  Ti.sdale,  who  was  b.  June 

9, 1822,  and  d.  April  27, 1908.    He  d.  Oct.  2, 18.55.    Children: 

i.  Curtis  Edwin,  b.  March  22,  1843;  m.  May  11,  1863,  Frances  A. 
Doane  of  Collinsville,  Conn.  She  d.  May  30,  1880.  He  d.  Sept., 
1889,  in  Fla. 

ii.  Laura  Maria,  b.  March  2,  1846;  m.  Ajjril  15,  1869,  Osmer  W.  Duns- 
moor,  then  of  Claremont.  One  child.  (See  Dunsmoor.)  Res.  in 
Wind.sor,  Vt. 

iii.      Emily  Jane,  b. ,  1S4S;  d.  Jan.  IS,  1849. 

iv.     Richard  Allen,  b.  March  22,  1850.    He  never  m.    He  d. ,  in 

Phtt'nix,  Ariz.,  in  1879. 

v.       Francis  Arthur,  b.  Nov.  10,  18.54;  d.  in  1857. 

Nicholas  Cady  was  b.  in  1743.  His  name  appears  among  the  first  of  the 
name  in  town,  but  his  relation  to  the  others  is  not  clear.  He  m.  first, 
Nov.  9,  1773,  Ruth  Cha.se  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Samuel  Cha.se,  Jr.,  b.  in 
1753,  and  d.  July  6,  1788;  she  was  buried  in  town;  m.  second,  Oct.  20, 
1788,  Thankful  Higbee,  who  d.  Dec.  1,  1793;  m.  third,  March  13,  1794, 
Betty  Gile  of  Plainfield.  He  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution  under  Col. 
Jonathan  Chase.     Children  bv  first  %\ife: 


GENEALOGIES.  51 

i.        Mary,  b.  Nov.  21,  1776. 
ii.       Marth.4,  b.  Aug.  2,  1779. 
iii.     Jaked,  b.  Feb.  27,  1781. 

Children,  by  second  wife: 

iv.     Reuben,  b.  July  23,  1789. 
V.       Stephen,  b.  Jan.  30,  1791. 

Child  by  third  wife: 

vi.     Nahum  Nicholas,  b.  Dec.  5,  1794, 

CARPENTER. 

Nathaniel  Carpenter  was  b.  in  Pomfret,  Conn.,  July  IS,  1756;  m.  June  20^ 
1775,  Elfreda  Dresser,  a  sister  of  Huldah  Dresser,  who  m.  Lieut.  Eleazer 
Jackson,  b.  Oct.  16,  1759.  They  settled  in  Cornish  about  1775  and  re- 
mained till  after  the  close  of  the  century.  They  then  rem.  to  Strafford, 
Vt.,  and  a  Uttle  later  to  Hanover,  where  they  finally  settled  on  a  farm 
three  fourths  of  a  mile  south  of  the  college  on  the  river  road,  where  he  d. 
Oct.  15,  1829.  Elfreda  d.  May  11,  1840,  in  Strafford,  Vt.  The  census 
of  1790  says  the  family  at  that  time  in  Cornish  consisted  of  himself  and 
three  sons  under  sixteen,  and  liis  wife  and  two  daus.  Children,  all  b.  ia 
Cornish: 

i.  Orinda,  b.  Sept.  7,  1779;  m.  Dec.  24,  1796,  Thomas  L.  HaskeU  of 
Strafford,  Vt.;  rem.  to  Hanover  about  1814  and  spent  the  rest  of 
their  lives.  She  d.  April  18,  1852.  He  d.  March  13,  1856,  aged 
83.    Twelve  children. 

ii.       Nabby,  b.  Sept.  15,  1781. 

iii.      Harvey  March,  b.  March  12,  1784. 

iv.     John,  b.  March  25,  1787. 

V.       Thomas  Dresser,  b.  May  9,  1790. 

CARROLL. 

In  1672  Nathaniel'  and  Mary  Carroll  were  residents  of  Norfolk  Co.,  Mass. 
Their  son,  Nathaniel^,  had  a  son,  Samuel^,  who  had  a  son,  Joseph*,  b. 
in  Sutton,  j\Iass.,  in  1732,  who  m.  Nov.  21,  1761,  Judith  Chase  of  Sutton, 
a  dau.  of  Philip  and  Mary  (Follansbe)  Chase.  Nine  children.  Joseph', 
their  eldest  son,  b.  Dec.  10,  1763,  m.  April  6,  1788,  Mary  Prince,  b.  Aug. 
7,  1763.  They  came  to  Croydon  in  1792  and  settled  in  Rj'der  Corner 
district.  Six  children.  Joseph^  d.  IMarch  18,  1845;  Mary  d.  July  10,  1822. 
Their  second  son,  John  Priuce«  Carroll,  was  b.  in  Croydon  Sept.  2,  1793; 
m.  first,  Nov.  20,  1817,  Rachel  Powers,  dau.  of  Ezekiel  Powers,  b.  Feb.  27, 
1797,  and  d.  May  6,  1839,  in  Croydon.  About  the  year  1840  he  rem. 
with  his  family  to  Cornish  and  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  there. 
Was  a  stirring,  energetic  man;  a  cooper,  also  a  farmer.  Nine  children, 
all  b.  in  Croydon,  but  all  of  them  lived  for  a  time  in  Cornish.    He  m. 

second,   ,   Hannah    Spaulding    of  Cornish,    dau.   of   Daniel   and 

Hannah  Spaulding.    No  children.    He  d.  June  15,  1867.    After  his  death 


52  HISTORY   OF  CORXTSTT. 

his  wid.  m.  Sept.  22,  1868,  Moses  Hutchinson  of  Cornish,  who  d.  Sept. 
11,  1889.    She  d.  Oct.  27,  1889.    ChUdren,  all  by  first  mfe: 

i.  Susan,  b.  Dec.  27,  1818;  m.  Feb.  16,  1836,  James  B.  Wakefield.  She 
d.  in  1843  in  Scmpronius,  N.  Y. 

ii.  SoPHRONiA,  b.  Oct.  27,  1820;  m.  Jan.  29,  1840,  George  Stockwell. 
She  d.  Jan.  11,  1894. 

iii.  Eliza,  b.  Jan.  12,  1823;  m.  Sept.  7,  1842,  Moody  Hook,  of  Cornish. 
Five  cliildrcn.    (Sec  Hook.)    She  d.  Nov.  30,  1884. 

iv.     Salania,  b.  July  24,  1824;  m. ,  Converse  Gage.    Res.,  Sutton. 

Two  children.    She  d.  Oct.  28,  1893. 

V.  Alonzo  C,  b.  Nov.  24,  1826.  After  completing  his  education,  he 
went  into  the  stove  business  till  1869;  then  he  settled  in  Warner 
and  was  a  successful  merchant  the  rest  of  his  life.  He  d.  there 
April  19,  1894.  Two  children:  1.  Clarence  F.  and  2.  Edward 
Herman. 

vi.  Eleaxor  Jaxe,  b.  July  19,  1829;  m.  Feb.  25,  1849,  Charles  O.  East- 
man of  Claremont.  She  d.  June  2,  1899.  Mr.  Eastman  d.  Oct.  4, 
1893.    Always  res.  in  Claremont. 

\'ii.  Amax-da  M.,  b.  Aug.  6,  1832;  m.  Jan.  24,  1856,  Jolm  G.  Brockway. 
Lived   in  Hopkinton.    Two  children: 

viii.   Lysander  Herbert,  b.  Oct.  8,  1835.    (See  sketch.) 

ix.      Rachel,  b.  in  1838,  and  d.  in  1839. 

Follansbe*  Carroll,  a  brother  of  Joseph'  Carroll,  who  m.  Mary  Prince,  was  b, 
Nov.,  1769.  He  came  to  Croydon  in  1772.  On  Aug.  11,  1789,  he  m. 
Sarah  Carroll,  b.  Jan.  5,  1770,  and  d.  there  March  9,  1848.  He  d.  Sept. 
3,  1850.  They  had  a  son,  John  Follansbes  b.  May  29,  1810.  He  m. 
March  20,  1836,  Keziali  Hardy,  dau.  of  Tristam  and  Keziah  (P'rasier) 
Hardy,  b.  May  11,  1811.  They  rem.  to  Cornish  in  1837  and  spent  the 
remainder  of  their  lives  there.  She  d.  April  26,  1880.  He  d.  May  5, 
1879.    ChUdren,  aU  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       AtiRiLLA  Adallxe,  b.  March  12,  1837;  d.  Oct.  1,  1838. 

ii.       Henry,  b.  Feb.  29,  1838;  d.  Sept.  27,  1838. 

iii.     Sarah  J.,  b.  Oct.  9,  1840;  m.  March  23,  1872,  David  A.  HoUand. 

Three  children, 
iv.     Elizabeth  A.,  b.  Fob.  17,  1843;  m.  Jan.  7,  1888,  Henry  H.  Tasker 

of  Cornish.    He  d.  April  8,  1894.    No  cliildren. 
V.      Henry  L.,  b.  April  23,  1845;  m.  Oct.  2,  1867,  Lizzie  Gunston.    She 

had  one  child,  Evelena.     Mrs.  Carroll  d.  April  8,  1901.     He  d. 

from  the  effects  of  gas  poisoning  March  9,  1909,  in  Lowell,  Mass., 

at  the  home  of  his  dau. 
vi.     Ella  M.,  b.  March  17,  1847;  m.  Dec.  25,  1868,  James  L.  W.  Thayer. 

Had  six  children.    She  d.  May  27,  1888. 
vii.    Foster  P.,  b.  Nov.  8,  1850;  m.  Aug.  15,  1880,  Lena  Healy.    Three 

children. 

Daniel  Elliott  Carroll  who  lived  in  Cornish  from  1857  to  1880,  was  great- 
grandson  of  Daniel  Carroll',  the  brother  of  Samueh.    His  father,  Charles, 


GENEALOGIES.  53 

was  b.  in  Croydon  and  m.  Sarah  Elliott.  He  was  b.  in  Croydon  Nov.  1, 
1817;  m.  first,  Sophronia  Burt  of  Thetford,  Vt.,  b.  Feb.  25,  1820,  by 
whom  he  had  three  children;  he  m.  second.  May  2,  1876,  Lucy  Parker. 
No  children.    He  d.  in  March,  1899.    Children,  all  b.  in  Croydon: 

i.  Daniel  E.,  Jr.,  b.  Sept.  2,  1846;  m.  first,  Feb.  20,  1870,  Ella  F. 
Collins,  dau.  of  Edward  W.  and  Deliah  (Forehand)  Collins,  b. 
April  20,  1847,  d.  Oct.  29,  1877,  leaving  two  children.  1. 
Florence  Ella,  b.  Cornish  April  1,  1871.  She  m.  April  28,  1895, 
Dr.  Robert  Thornburgh.  Res.,  N.  Y.  City.  One  child,  Thomas 
T.,  b.  Aug.  15,  1896.  2.  Maurice  Edward,  b.  in  Cornish  Feb. 
9,  1873.  Soon  after  the  death  of  his  wife,  Mr.  C.  left  Cornish 
for  Belmont,  Mass.,  where  he  resides.  He  m.  second,  Urania 
M.  Munson  of  St.  George,  N.  B.,  Nov.  2,  1886.    One  child. 

ii.  Julia  R.,  b.  Aug.  20,  1848;  m.  April  9,  1869,  Frank  P.  Hood,  of 
Lowell,   Mass. 

iii.  Dora  A.,  b.  May  3,  1852;  m.  Feb.  11,  1872,  James  A.  Pierce  of 
Lowell,   Mass. 

CARTER. 

Joseph  Carter  was  b.  in  Little  Harbor  Oct.  18,  1776.  His  mother's  name  was 
Sarah  WilHams,  who  after  the  death  of  Mr.  Carter,  m.  William  Luey 
and  had  by  liim  seven  children.  (See  Luey.)  Joseph  came  to  town  when 
yoimg;  m.  Nov.  15,  1804,  Margaret  Taylor  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Capt. 
Joseph  and  EHzabeth  (Sumner)  Taylor,  b.  June  7,  1782,  and  d.  April  15, 
1855.    He  d.  April  24,  1843.    Children: 

i.        Mary  Adaline,  b.  Feb.  22,  1806;  d.  unm.,  Oct.  22,  1841. 

ii.       SiLOAJM  S.,  b.  Dec.  7,  1808;  m.  April  23,  1843,  in  Nashua,  Nancy  D. 

Smith.    He  d.  Feb.  5,  1849,  in  Lansing,  Mich.    He  is  said  to  have 

been  a  successful  business  man. 
iii.      Matilda  E.,  b.  Aug.  7,  1811;  m.  July  10,  1839,  Benjamin  P.  Wood. 

Lived  a  few  years  in  Cornish,  then  in  Acworth,  and  finally  in 

Claremont,  where  she  d.  May  31,  1896.    He  d.  Feb.  21,  1892. 

They  had  one  child,  Ella  E.,  b.  June  15,  1854,  in  Cornish,  who 

d.  unm.  in  Claremont  July  27,  1898. 
iv.     Betsey  Cobb,  b.  Nov.  11,  1815;  m.  Oct.  22,  1838,  Charies  Ball  of 

Claremont,  where  they  res.  and  where  she  d.  July  13,  1872. 

One  child:    Mary  EHzabeth,  b.  Jan.  24,  1842,  who  m.  Sept.  4, 

1860,  Samuel  Danforth  of  Claremont. 
V.       JiTDiTH  Bryant,  b.  June  1,  1818.    Never  m.    She  d.  Jime  22,  1885. 
vi.     Phebe  W.,  b.  Nov.  29,  1822;  m.  Nov.  29,  1866,  Paul  Fitch  of  Clare- 
mont, where  she  Uved.     No  children.     She  d.  March  9,  1910,  in 

Claremont. 

GATE. 

James  Gate  was  b.  in  Greenland  in  1747;  m.  first,  ,  Hannah  Ayers  (?), 

who  was  b.  in  1746,  and  d.  in  Cornish  April,  1780,  aged  34;  m.  second, 
Hannah  Huggins,  dau.  of  John  and  Hannah  Ayers  Huggins,  b.  in  1757, 


54  HISTORY  OF  CORXISH. 

and  (1.  in  Cornish  Aug.  22,  1788,  aged  31.  He  wa.s  a  Revolutionary 
soldier.  He  li.  in  town  Nov.  19,  1802,  aged  oo.  They  Hved  in  the  north- 
west part  of  the  town.    Children,  both  by  first  wife: 

i.       James,  Jr.,  b.  Sept.  7,  1775. 

u.       Levi,  b. ,  1777;  d.  Feb.  12,  1835. 

CHADBOURNE. 

1.  Benjamin  Chadbourne  was  b.  in  Moultonborough  Jan.  28,  1792.    Came 

to  Cornish  when  a  young  man;  m.  April  15,  ISIS,  Sarah  Cady  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  Elias  and  Hannah  (Hut chins)  Cad}-,  b.  Aug.  29,  1790,  and  d. 
Dec.  12,  1864.  He  d.  March  29,  1851.  A  farmer.  Children,  all  b.  in 
Cornish : 

i.  Curtis  C,  b.  Sept.  12,  1819;  m.  March  30,  1842,  Adeline  Maria 
Fogget  of  Bridgewater,  Vt.  Five  children.  He  was  a  tailor  and 
hved  in  Chariestown;  d.  Nov.  26,  1890. 

ii.  Sally  Miranda,  b.  May  23,  1821;  m.  Dec.  23,  1846,  Elemander 
Powers  of  Chariestown.    She  d.  Jan.  4,  1889. 

2.  iii.      William  Elias,  b.  July  31,  1823. 

iv.  Hannah  Hltchin.s,  b.  June  6,  1826;  m.  Sept.  24,  1851,  John  Fergu- 
son, who  was  b.  in  Canada  June  11,  1826.  Res.  in  Chariestown. 
Four  children:  1.  Clara  E.,  b.  Aug.  11,  1852.  2.  Martha  A., 
b.  in  Cornish  Dec.  16,  1854.  3.  Edward  B.,  b.  Jan.  9,  1861. 
4.  Arthur  W'.,  h.  Feb.  22,  1863. 

V.      Gratia  Ann,  b.  Sept.  16,  1827;  d.  Oct.  25,  1836. 

vi.  Ruth  Eveline,  b.  Sept.  18,  1829;  m.  Feb.  5,  1854,  Lafayette  H. 
Smith  of  Cornisli.  Four  children.  (See  Smith.)  Lived  several 
years  at  the  Flat,  then  rem.  to  Mass.  She  d.  in  Somer\-ille, 
Mass.,  Nov.  8,  1908. 

3.  vii.     Alfred  Chase,  b.  Feb.  21,  1832. 

2.  William  Elias-  Chadbourne  (Benjamin^)  was  b.  July  31,  1823;  m.  June 

15,  1858,  Martha  Rosella  Stone  of  Plainfi(;ld,  dau.  of  Solomon  and 
Betsey  F.  (Read)  Stone,  b.  March  24,  1836.  Mr.  Chadbourne  has  been 
a  successful  farmer,  owning  and  occupying  a  fine  river  farm.  Never 
aspired  to  public  honors,  though  often  urged  to  accept,  and  has  been 
known  to  decline  such  office  after  having  been  handsomely  elected. 
W.  E.  Chadbourne  and  wife  celebrated  their  golden  wedding  June  15, 
1908.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Angie  Lettie,  b.  Oct.  19,  1862;  m.  Nov.  2,  1892,  Earl  Westgate  of 
Cornish. 

4.  ii.       WiLLiA.M  Lucius,  b.  Feb.  24,  1865. 

iii.     Gratia  Sally,  b.  May  27,  1867.    A  successful  teacher. 

iv.  Emma  Etta,  b.  Dec.  2,  1869;  m.  Oct.  4,  1898,  Hermon  E.  Dole  of 
Cornish.  Two  children:  .Vvis  Jane,  b.  July  16,  1903,  in  Rut- 
Jand,  Vt.,  Robert  Chadbourne,  b.  Nov.  7,  1906,  in  Rutland,  Vt. 


GENEALOGIES.  55 

V.  Luther  Edmund,  b.  April  8,  1872;  m.  Oct.  1,  1901,  Ina  R.  Dole  of 
Cornish,  dau.  of  Levi  R.  and  Elsie  (Shepardson)  Dole,  b.  April 
1,  1872.    They  res.  a  little  below  on  the  river. 

5.  vi.      James  Blaine,  b.  Oct.  12,  1876. 

3.  Alfred  Chase^  Chadbourne  (Benjamin^)  was  b.  Feb.  21,  1832;  m.  Dec. 

24,  1861,  Elizabeth  C.  Deming  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Judah  and  Caroline 
(Jackson)  Deming,  b.  Oct.  12,  1829,  and  d.  Jan.  2,  1900.    A  fanner  and 
lived  in  the  north  part  of  the  town.    He  d.  June  27,  1891.     (See  Casual- 
ties.)    Children,  all  b.  in  town: 
i.        Edmund  B.,  b.  Dec.  25,  1862;  m.  Dec.  25,  1887,  Lizzie  Sturtevant. 
Res.  in  West  Windsor,  Vt.    One  son,  Harry  E.,  b.  July  28,  1894. 
ii.       Lizzie  S.,  b.  April  4,  1865;  m.  Dec.  25,  1888,  Rev.  Truman  O.  Har- 
low.   Two  children,  sons.    Res.  (1909),  West  Medford,  Mass. 

iii.      Robert  D.,  b.   Dec.   19,   1866;  m.  ,  1889,  Martha  Williams. 

Res.  in  Hartford,  Vt.  A  butcher.  One  daughter,  Ruth,  b.  Nov. 
5,  1892. 

6.  iv.     Frank  J.,  b.  Feb.  1,  1868. 

V.       Burt  A.,  b.  Oct.  16,   1869;  m.  ,  1894,  Eugenia  Lloyd.     Res., 

Holyoke,  Mass.  Two  sons,  Joseph,  b.  Oct.,  1898;  Lloyd,  b. 
July,  1901. 

vi.  Alfred  B.,  b.  July  30,  1871;  m.  Dec.  6,  1898,  Sybil  L.  Deming  of 
Cornish,  dau.  of  George  L.  and  Julia  E.  (Comings)  Deming,  b. 
]May  6,  1874.  Res.,  Windsor,  Vt.  Two  children.  1.  Harland 
A.,  b.  October  8,  1899.      2.  Dorris  Leora,  b.  Feb.  10,  1902. 

4.  William  Lucius^  Chadbourne  {Williatn  E.'-,  Benjamin^)  was  b.  Feb.  24, 

1865;  m.  April  21,  1887,  Minnie  S.  Wood  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Lyman  D. 
and  Susan  (Flowers)  Wood,  b.  Jan.  11,  1865.  Since  marriage  he  has 
been  lumberman,  miller  and  farmer.    Children: 

i.        Daphna  Wood,  b.  July  9,  1888. 
ii.       Tw^la  Minnie,  b.  Dec.  15,  1902. 

5.  James  Blaines  Chadbourne  {William  E^.,  Benjamin^)  was  b.  Oct.  12 

1876;  m.  March  2,  1904,  Ina  J.  Walker  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Martin  L.  and 
Ehzabeth  M.  (BaUey)  Walker,  b.  Nov.  10,  1883.  Res.  on  the  Dea. 
Ripley  Wellman  farm.  He  has  been  selectman  six  years,  preceding  1909. 
Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.        William  C,  b.  Jan.  17,  1905. 

ii.       LuRA  Elizabeth,  b.  Aug.  1,  1906. 

iii.      Paul  James,  b.  Sept.  12,  1907. 

6.  Frank  J.'  Chadbourne  {Alfred  C.^,  Benjamin^)  was  b.  Feb.  1,  1868;  m. 

June  12,  1894,  Georgiana  Peterson  of  Plainfield,  dau.  of  John  W.  and 
Ella  (Burnap)  Peterson,  b.  June  15,  1872.  Res.  on  the  farm  where  his 
parents  Uved  and  died.  Graduated  Kimball  Union  Academy  in  1889, 
and  entered  Dartmouth  College;  stayed  two  years  and  left  it  to  care  for 


56  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

his  widowed  mother.     Has  served  several  years  on  the  school  board  of 
Cornish.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       Ralph  P.,  b.  June  1,  1895. 

ii.       lDAB.,b.  June  21,  1897. 

iii.     Ella  E.,  b.  INIarch  10,  1905;  d.  Dec.  19,  1909. 

CHAFFIN. 

Levi  and  Chloe  (Tolman)  Chaffin  were  m.  in  Claremont  Nov.  13,  1790,  and 
most  of  their  cliildrc^n  were  b.  there.  They  camo  and  lived  several  years 
in  Cornish.    Children,  first  seven  b.  in  Claremont: 

i.  Chloe,  b.  Jan.  6,  1792;  d.  young, 

ii.  L-i-MAN,  b.  Feb.  5,  1793. 

iii.  Betsey,  b.  March  13,  1795. 

iv.  Levi,  b.  March  16,  1796. 

V.  Chloe,  2d,  b.  July  28,  1798. 

vi.  Charlotte,  b.  June  18,  1801. 

vii.  Nancy,  b.  Feb.  1,  1804. 

viii.  Lucy,  b.  Oct.  6,  1809,  in  Cornish. 

CHAPMAN. 

1.  Dr.  Josephs  Chapman  (Benjamin*,  Samuel^-,  Edward'^)  was  the  oldest  child 
of  Capt.  Benjamin  and  Jemima  (Gates)  Chapman  and  was  b.  Dec.  12, 
1757;  m.  in  1782,  Martha  Jirauld  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Dea.  Reuben  and 
Joanna  (Spaulding)  Jirauld,  b.  Aug.  2,  1759,  and  d.  March  15,  1855, 
aged  95.  He  settled  on  the  farm  afterwards  o\\Ticd  and  occupied  by 
Rev.  D.  P.  Deming  and  more  recently  by  Fred  Read.  He  was  a  physi- 
cian and  is  said  to  have  been  one  of  the  first  of  liis  profession  in  town. 
He  d.  April  3,  1810,  aged  53.    Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.  Joseph,  Jr.,  b.  Sept.  19,  1783;  m.  and  lived  in  Irasburg,  Vt.  He  d. 
in  1856. 

2.  ii.       BeNJAMiN,  b.  July  18,  1784. 

iii.      James,  b.  Sept.  5,  1786.    He  d.  Dec.  1,  1820. 

iv.     Sally,  b.  July  14,  1789;  m.  March  12,  1813,  Israel  Chase  of  Cornish. 

Three  children.    (See  Chase.)    She  d.  Sept.  12,  1881,  aged  92. 
V.      Betsey,  b.  June  28,  1791;  m.  Sept.  30,  1810,  Septimus  Read,  "a 

farmer  in  Cornish."    Six  children.    (See  Read.)    She  d.  July  21, 

1874. 
vi.     Bela,  b.  July  19,  1793;  m.  a  French  and  Indian  girl  and  hved  in 

Mackinaw,  Mich.,  and  had  several  children. 

3.  vii.    Levi,  b.  Sept.  11,  1795. 

viii.  John,  b.  July  19,  1797;  m.  July  22,  1820,  EHza  Kissock,  dau.  of  Dr. 
Kissock.  Seven  children,  six  sons  and  one  daughter.  He  was  a 
ph}^sician  and  practiced  in  Round  Brook,  N.  J.    He  d.  in  1876. 

4.  ix.      Harry,  b.  July  27,  1800. 

X.  Reuben  I.,  b.  Dec.  11,  1803.  A  physician.  Lived  in  Pictou,  Can. 
Two  children:    Charles  and  Lydia. 


GENEALOGIES.  57 

Benjamins  Chapman  {Joseph^,  Benjamin*,  Sarmiel'-',  Edward^)  was  b. 
July  18,  1784;  m.  — ,  Theoda  Colburn,  dau.  of  John  and  Theoda 
(Dunham)  Colburn,  b.  June  11,  1792,  and  d.  Oct.  13,  1859,  aged  67.  He 
was  a  farmer  and  surveyor,  a  prominent  man  in  liis  day,  filHng  many 
important  positions  in  town  and  state.  He  drew  plans  of  Corui.sh  and 
adjoining  towns  and  made  surveys  of  nearly  every  road  and  farm  in 
Cornish  and  Plainfield.  He  was  also  justice  of  the  peace  and  legal 
counsellor  for  all  requiring  such  services  in  these  towns.  A  man  of  firm 
integrity,  unquestionable  honor  and  sound  judgment.  He  lived  on  the 
homestead  of  his  father  till  advanced  in  life;  then  a  few  years  in  Plain- 
field,  where  he  d.  Dec.  8,  1865,  aged  81.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       Emeline  Louisa,  b.  Oct.  10,  1819;  m.  ,  George  M.  Chase  of 

Cornish.    Two  children.    (See  Chase.)    She  d.  June  7,  1859. 
ii.       Benjamin  Wade,  b.  Jan.  29,  1821;  m.  May  17,  1848,  Sarah  Phillips 

of  Plainfield.    A  carpenter  and  farmer  before  the  CiAdl  War.    He 

then  went  as  a  drummer  and  d.  in  the  service  at  Vicksburg, 

Miss.,  Aug.  7,  1863.    Four  children: 
iii.      Martha  Marietta,  b.  July  1,  1822;  m.  first,  Leonard  Conroy  of 

Billerica,  Mass. ;  m.  second,  John  TUeston  of  Windsor,  Vt.,  where 

she  d.  March  2,  1892. 
iv.      Ellen  Loretta,  b.  Sept.  28,  1823;  m.  first,  Nov.  15,  1842,  Newton 

Jackson  of   Cornish.     Three   cliildren.      (See  Jackson.)      Mr. 

Jackson  d.  April  2,  1871;  m.  second,  Feb.  14,  1883,  Jacob  Beal, 

who  d.  Oct.  14,  1898.    Li\ing  in  So.  Cornish  in  1910. 
V.       Pamelia  Amanda,  b.  Jan.  20,  1826;  m.  July  12,  1857,  Lewis  Horton. 

No  children.    Res.  at  Dorchester,  Mass. 
vi.     Adelia  Theoda,  b.  April  3,  1828.    Never  m.;  d.  Oct.  1,  1878,  in 

Boston, 
vii.     Sarah  Maria,  b.  Jan.  25,  1831;  m.  July  20,  1872,  Joseph  Addison 

Marshall. 

Levi'  Chapman  (Joseph,  Benjamin*,  Samuel^"-,  Edward^)  was  b.  Sept. 
13,  1795;  m.  Nov.  12,  1833,  .\lice  Squires  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Justus 
and  Peggy  (Mason)  Squires,  b.  July  30,  1813,  and  d.  Jan.  1,  1889.  He 
was  a  farmer.    He  d.  March  9,  1872.    Children : 

i.  Alice  M.,  b.  July  20,  1834;  d.  Oct.  4,  1834. 

ii.  Le\t  Lincoln,  b.  Aug.  30, 1835. 

iii.  Martha  E.,  b.  Feb.  15, 1837;  m. ,  Cheney.     She  d.  April  6, 1889. 

iv.  Helen  E.,  b.  March  9,  1838;  d.  May  20, 1858. 

v.  Edward  F.,  b.  March  4,  1840;  d.  Oct.  16,  1865. 

vi.  Isabel  M.,  b.  Jan.  27,  1845;  m.  Feb.  1,  1869,  Lucius  C.  Stone  of 
Plainfield.    No  children. 

Harrys  Chapman  (Joseph,  Benjamin*,  Samuel^',  Edward^)  was  b.  July 

27,  1800;  m. ,  Sopliia  Stone  of  Plainfield,  dau.  of  Dav-id  and  Ruth 

(Kenyon)  Stone,  b.  Aug.  24,  1800,  and  d.  June  3,  1887.    He  d.  AprU  10, 
1878.     Children: 


58  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH 


i. 

Hubbard. 

ii. 

Hahuv,  ,)k. 

iii. 

Angeline. 

iv. 

Jones. 

V. 

Fkank. 

S.  Levi  Lincoln'  Chapman  {Levi',  Joseph,  Benjamin^,  Samueb-^,  Edward^) 
was  b.  Aug.  30.  1835;  m.  Nov.  15.  1S76.  Effio  R.  Boal  of  Plainfield,  dau. 
of  Jacob  and  Charlotte  (Read)  Beat,  b.  March  17,  1S53,  and  d.  July 
6,  1888;  m.  second,  Nov.  27,  1890,  Mrs.  Mary  J.  Bixby  of  Lyme, 
who  d.  Nov.  10,  1903,  aged  62.  Children,  all  by  first  wife  and  b.  in 
Cornish  (?) : 

i.        Irene  C,  b.  March  17,  1878. 

ii.       Norma  K.,  b.  Dec.  20,  1881 ;  m.  July  14,  1900,  Frank  H.  Williams  of 

Cornish.    A  dau.  wa.s  b.  to  them  Jan.  15,  1902.    Their  second,  a 

son,  was  b.  Sept.  5,  1903. 
iii.      Dau.,  twin,  d.  at  birth,  June  16,  1888. 
iv.      Effie  R.,  twin,  b.  June  16,  1888,  d.  Aug.  11,  1888. 

CHASE. 

AqriLLAi  Chase,  b.  in  Conway,  Eng.,  in  1618,  was  the  honored  ancestor  of 
all  of  this  name  who  have  ever  lived  in  Cornish.  With  two  of  his  brothers  he 
came  to  America  in  1639,  and  settled  in  Hampton.  He  m.  Ann  Wheeler,  rem. 
to  Newbury,  Mass.,  in  1646  and  d.  there  Dec.  27,  1670.  They  had  eleven 
children. 

Their  youngest  son,  Moses^,  sometimes  called  "Ensign  Moses,"  was  b.  Dec. 
24,  1663.  He  lived  and  d.  in  Newbury.  He  m.  Nov.  10,  1684,  Anne  FoUansbe. 
They  had  nine  children.  Their  eldest  son  Daniel'  was  b.  Sept.  20,  1685;  m. 
Jan.  2,  1707,  Sarah  March.  Rem.  to  Sutton,  Mass.,  about  1730,  and  d.  there 
April  17,  1768,  aged  83.  .  The}'  were  the  parents  of  ten  children.  Three  of  their 
sons:  Samuel*,  Caleb**  and  Moses*,  with  their  families  settled  in  Cornish. 
Some  of  them  came  at  the  time  of  settlement  of  the  town  in  1765  and  others 
soon  followed.  A  few  representative  men  of  other  families  joined  them  in  thfe 
work  and  hardships  incident  to  the  new  settlement. 

At  this  time,  and  for  many  years  following  the  Chase  family  were  more  num- 
erous than  any  other  in  town,  and  their  influence  of  course,  correspondingly 
large.  Most  of  them  were  possessed  of  minds  "not  born  to  serve,  but  rule." 
Their  motto,  "Ne  Cede  Malis"  (yield  not  to  difficulty),  was  fullj^  exemplified 
in  their  history  as  pioneers  of  Cornish,  and  that  in  a  marked  degree.  But  like 
other  families,  many  of  their  records  have  been  irrecoverably  lost.  Had  the 
early  settlers  preserved  them,  it  would  have  enabled  the  genealogist  to  have 
done  ampler  justice  to  the  memory  of  those  of  whom  we  have  just  reason  to  be 
proud. 

*Doubts  have  arisen  that  Caleb'  ever  lived  in  town,  yet  some  of  his  children 
became  residents,  as  the  records  show.     (See  Caleb  branch.) 


J^^/4m 


Born  September  28,  1707,  and  died  August  12,  1800,  at  Cornish,  N.  H. 


GENEALOGIES.  59 

1.  Samuel*  Chase  (Daniel^,  Moses^,  Aquilla^)  commonly  called  "Judge 
Chase"  was  the  eldest  son  of  Danieh,  and  b.  in  Newbury,  Mass.,  Sept. 
28,  1707.  He  m.  in  May,  1728,  Mary  Dudley,  dau.  of  Samuel  Dudley, 
Esq.    She  was  b.  Feb.  22,  1711,  and  d.  in  Cornish  Feb.  12,  1789. 

The  "memory  of  the  just  is  blessed." 

(Inscription  on  her  tombstone.) 

They,  with  most  of  their  children,  some  of  them  having  famiUes  of 
their  own,  left  Sutton,  Mass.,  and  lived  a  few  years  in  Waljjole,  and  then 
settled  in  Cornish  among  the  first.  He  was  the  first  justice  of  the 
peace  in  town,  and  as  such,  called  the  first  town  meeting.  He  was  the 
first  moderator,  also  the  first  selectman  in  town  for  many  years.  He 
retained  his  phj-sical  and  mental  vigor  to  a  remarkable  degree,  for, 
although  about  seventy  years  of  age,  he  went  with  the  regt.  of  his 
son.  Col.  Jonathan  Chase,  to  Saratoga  and  Bennington  in  the  autumn 
of  1777.  He  afterwards  figured  conspicuously  in  the  "New  Hamp- 
shire Grants  Controversy"  as  the  records  abundantly  show.  His  name 
appears  in  connection  with  nearly  all  public  gatherings  and  documentary 
transactions  in  tovvTi  for  several  years.  He  was  one  of  the  judges  for 
the  Co.  of  Cheshire,  which  at  that  time  included  all  the  present  terri- 
tory of  Sullivan  Co. 

After  the  death  of  his  wife,  Marj^,  in  1789,  it  is  said  he  again  m.  In 
his  will,  executed  Aug.  2,  1794,  he  made  a  bequest,  "To  Ester:  mj'  dear 
and  loving  wife.  This  I  do  in  consideration  of  my  love  and  affection  for 
her,  and  her  kind  treatment  of  me  in  my  advanced  age."  He  d.  in 
Cornish  Aug.  12,  1800,  aged  nearly  93. 

"Sweet  peace  and  Heavenlj^  hope  and  humble  joy 
Divinely  beam  on  his  exalted  soul. 
Destruction  gild  and  crowTi  him  for  the  skies 
With  incomparable  luster  bright." 

(Epitaph  on  liis  tombstone.) 

Children  of  Samuel <  Chase,  all  b.  before  coming  to  Cornish: 

2.  i.  Samuel,  Jr.,  b.  Nov.  28,  1728. 

3.  ii.  Dudley,  b.  Aug.  29,  1730. 

4.  iii.  Jonathan,  b.  Dec.  6,  1732. 
iv.  Elizabeth,  b.  Nov.  23,  1735. 

v.       March,  b.  June  21,  1738;  m.  first,  Oct.  10,  1759,  Beulah  Coye.    She 

d.  May  7,  1795;  m.  second,  Mary  Dodge,  dau.  of  Richard  Dodge. 

No  children,  by  either  m.    He  d.  Sept.  26,  1822. 
vi.     Mary,  1st,  twin,  b.  July  2,  1740;d.  young, 
vii.     Sarah,  twin,  b.  July  2,  1740;  m.  March  9,  1758,  Ebenezer  Rawson. 

Fourteen  children.    He  d.  June  12,  1813.    She  d.  Nov.  4,  1814. 

They  hved  in  Sutton,  Mass. 
-5.  viii.   Solomon,  b.  Sept.  8,  1742. 

ix.      Mary,  2d,  b.  Feb.  25,  1744;  m.  in  1764  Peter  Bellows  of  Walpole. 

Ten  children.    She  d.  in  Charlestown  April  18,  1830. 


60  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

X.  Anna,  b.  in  1749;  m.  in  Sutton,  Mass.,  in  1761,  Daniel  Putnam,  also 
of  Sutton.  Six  cliildrcn.  (See  Putnam.)  She  d.  in  Cornish 
Oct.  28,  1820. 

xi.      Abigail,  b.  .luly  15,  1753. 

2.  Samuels  Chase  {Samueb,  Danieb,  Moses^,  Aquilla^)  was  b.  Nov.  28,  1728, 

in  Sutton,  Mass.;  m.  May  29,  1751,  Silence  Stow  of  Grafton,  Mass.,  b. 
in  1727,  and  d.  in  Cornish  Nov.  19,  1794,  aged  67.  He  d.  July  10,  1790. 
Both  buriod  in  Cornish.    Records  of  the  children  a  little  uncertain. 

i.       Ruth,  b.  ,  1753;  m.  Nov.  9,  1773,  Nicholas  Cady  of  Cornish. 

Three  children.     (See  Cady.)    She  d.  July  6,  1788,  aged  35. 

6.  ii.       Samuel,  b. ,  1754. 

7.  iii.     Peter,  b. ,  1756. 

iv.     Elizabeth,  b  — — -,  1762;  m.  July  6,  1780,  Abel  Spaulding.     She 

d.  May  25,  1801,  aged  39. 
V.       Isaac,  b. ,  1764;  m.  in  1788  Mary  Hunt  and  had  nine  children. 

They  early  removed  to  New  London,  and  spent  their  lives  there. 

His  wife  was  b.  in  1769,  and  d.  in  1855,  aged  85.    He  d.  in  1840, 

aged  76. 
vi.     Sarah  E.,  b.  - — -,  1766;  m.  Feb.  6,  1793,  Abel  Johnson  of  Cornish, 

she  being  his  second  wife.    Five  children.    (See  Johnson.)    She  d. 

March  5,  1819,  aged  53. 
vii.     Joshua,  b.  Aug.  4,  1767;  m. ,  Mary  Chase  (parentage  unkno^Ti). 

She  d.  June  2,  1792,  aged  26.    No  record  of  any  cliildren.    He  d. 

March  15,  1812. 

"Stop  kind  passenger  and  see, 
As  I  am  now,  so  you  must  be. 
Prepare  for  death  and  follow  me." 

(Inscription  on  her  tombstone.) 

viii.    Martha,  b. ;  m.  April  23,  1798,  Joseph  Spaulding. 

3.  Dudley*  Chase  (Sarmieh,  Danieb,  Moses-,  Aquilla^)  b.  Aug.  29,  1730,  in 

Sutton,  Mass.;  m.  Aug.  23,  1753,  AUce  Corbett  of  Mendon,  Mass.,  b. 
in   1732. 

If  the  honor  of  being  the  first  settler  in  Cornish  belongs  to  any  one 
individual  more  than  another  it  would  seem  that  Dea.  Dudley  Chase 
can  claim  it.  At  the  age  of  35,  in  the  strength  of  manhood  and  possessed 
of  the  spirit  of  enterprise  and  a  desire  to  provide  ample  means  for  his 
already  numerous  family,  he,  with  others,  was  the  first  to  make  a  clear- 
ing in  the  wilds  of  Cornish.    (See  Settlement  of  Cornish  for  particulars.) 

Eight  children  were  b.  to  this  couple  before  coming  to  town  and  seven 
afterwards.  The  first  white  child  b.  in  town  was  their  ninth.  In  many 
respects  this  was  a  remarkable  family.  Fourteen  of  the  fifteen  children 
grew  to  maturity  and  filled  useful  and  even  brilliant  positions  in  life. 
Five  of  the  sons  were  educated  at  Dartmouth  College,  while  the  entire 
number  sought  and  acquired  high  degrees  of  scholarly  attainments. 


GENEALOGIES.  61 

The  modern  student  may  well  query:  How  did  they?  How  could  these 
young  men  be  prepared  for  college  under  such  circumstances?  There 
were  then  no  "Lessons  in  Latin  made  easy,"  no  "English  Notes,"  no 
"Ponies,"  but  the  boys  just  dug  their  way  through  with  a  determination 
that  would  astonish  many  a  modern  student,  because  filled  with  high 
aspirations  and  with  the  gladness  of  a  pure  and  happy  youth,  all  diffi- 
culties were  overcome. 

All  this  was  about  seventy  years  before  the  first  railroad  car  steamed 
up  the  Connecticut  valley,  crossing  the  farm  once  theirs,  that  brought 
the  modern  paraphernalia  that  is  called  Advanced  Civilization. 

The  relation  of  a  circumstance  here  may  be  of  interest  to  many.  In 
1780  Deacon  Chase  began  to  consider  ways  and  means  for  providing 
his  family  with  homes  for  themselves.  Being  "well-to-do,"  he  proposed 
to  invest  in  more  land.  He  therefore  started  out  to  explore  the  west 
branch  of  Wliite  River  in  Vermont. 

He  made  the  journey  on  foot  and  alone.  Late  at  night,  weary  and 
hungry  he  made  his  camp  in  the  unbroken  forest,  at  a  point  near  the 
present  site  of  Clu^st's  Church  in  Bethel,  Vt.  He  found  a  convenient 
stone  for  a  pUlow  and  there  spent  the  night.  He  fell  asleep,  and,  Hke 
Jacob  of  old,  dreamed  a  similar  dream.  He  interpreted  this  as  a  token 
that  he  had  found  the  land  that  he  was  seeking.  Upon  awakening  and 
resuming  his  search,  he  saw  that  the  meadow  lands  up  the  branch  were 
fair  and  fertile.  He  therefore  concluded  to  make  an  extensive  purchase 
of  land,  and  named  it  Bethel  and  the  western  part  Gilead,  and  Bethel- 
Gilead  it  has  been  unto  this  day. 

Several  of  his  family  and  their  cliildren  subsequently  settled  in  Bethel, 
being  the  first  settlers  of  that  town. 

Deacon  Chase  and  wife,  however,  never  removed  their  home  from 
Cornish,  but  each  lived  to  an  advanced  age.  After  her  death  which 
occurred  Sept.  13,  1813,  he  at  times  conceived  himself  away  from  home 
and  would  piteously  beseech  his  family  to  take  him  home.  Still,  at  times, 
he  would  visit  his  wife's  grave  with  unclouded  reason,  and  he  caused 
this  couplet  to  be  inscribed  on  her  tombstone : 

"An  angel's  arm  can't  snatch  me  from  the  grave. 
Legions  of  angels  can't  confine  me  there." 

He  sur\-ived  her  but  a  few  months,  dying  April  13,  1814. 
On  his  tombstone  is  written: 

"This  is  the  way  to  immortahty." 

Children  of  Dea.  Dudley  and  Ahce  (Corbett)  Chase: 

i.        John,  b.  April  30,  1754;  d.  in  July  of  same  year,  aged  11  weeks. 

ii.       Mercy,  b.  April  6,  1755;  m.  Sept.  7,  1778,  Stephen  Cliild  of  Cornish. 

Eleven  children.     (See  Child.)    She  d.  Dec.  27,  1835. 
iii.      Lois,  b.  Aug.  16,  1756;  m.  Dec.  9,  1779,  Benjamin  Smith  of  Bethel, 

Vt.,  b.  Dec.  6,  1753,  and  d.  Sept.  12,  1822.    Lived  in  Bethel, 

where  she  d.  Jan.  4,  1832.    Twelve  children. 


62  TITSTORY    OF   CORNISH. 

iv.  Simeon,  b.  June  14,  17.")S;  m.  March  9,  1789,  Mary  M.  March,  b. 
in  1755,  and  d.  July  20,  1847,  aged  92.  Two  children:  Simeon, 
Jr.,  b.  in  1796,  and  Nancy,  b.  Nov.  25,  1789.  Lived  in  Bethel, 
Vt.,  where  he  d.  Sept.  (3,  1847,  aged  89.    A  farmer. 

V.  Abigail,  b.  Nov.  9,  1759;  m.  Jan.  4,  1779,  John  Morse,  then  of 
Cornish.    Eight  children.    (See  Morse.)    She  d.  July  17,  1792. 

vi.      Salmon,  b.  July  14,  1761.     (See  sketch.) 
8.  vii.     Itha.mak,  b.  Sept.  27,  1762. 

viii.  Baruch,  b.  March  27,  1764.  A  graduate  of  Dartmouth  College;  m. 
Ellen  Wiggin,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Elizabeth  (Clement)  Wiggin. 
Two  children.  Established  himself  in  the  successful  practice- 
of  law  at  Hopkinton;  was  solicitor  of  Hillsborough  Co.  nine  years; 
pres.  of  Merrimack  Co.  Bank;  a  much  beloved  and  respected' 
official  citizen.    He  d.  March  4,  1841. 

ix.  Alice,  b.  Oct.  17,  1765.  The  first  white  chikl  b.  in  Cornish;  m. 
April  5,  1789,  Bibi  L.  Cotton.  Three  children.  She  was  a. 
woman  of  superior  attainments.  It  is  said  that  she  could  repeat 
the  whole  of  Homer's  Iliad  and  that  when  her  brothers  were  in 
college,  she  kept  up  with  each  of  them  severally  in  Latin  and 
Greek.  Res.  in  Bethel,  Vt.,  where  she  d.  Nov.  29,  1844.  Sev- 
eral distinguished  families  are  among  her  descendants. 

X.  Sarah,  b.  Sept.  14,  1767;  m.  Jireh  Durkee.  One  .son.  She  d.  in  Bur- 
lington, Vt.,  July  2,  1825,  aged  58. 

xi.  Daniel  Corbett,  b.  Jan.  13,  1769.  He  never  m;  a  physician,  giving^ 
promise  of  great  usefulness;  d.  at  Philadelphia  Aug.  14,  1798^ 
"of  Yellow  Fever,  which  like  tlie  Plague  in  London,  in  1665, 
clothed  the  citj'  in  Sackcloth." 

xii.  Heber,  b.  Sept.  2,  1770.  Also  a  physician  of  fine  acquirements  and 
promise,  but  he  d.  Sept.  4,  1798,  in  Demerara,  S.  A.    Never  m. 

xiii.    Dudley,  b.  Dec.  30,  1771.     (See  sketch.) 

xiv.  Rachel,  b.  June  10,  1773;  m.  June  9,  1802,  Dr.  Joseph  A.  Dennison, 
who  was  b.  in  Stonington,  Conn.,  Dec.  22,  1774,  and  d.  Sept.  4, 
1855.  He  was  a  very  successful  phy.sician;  lived  in  Royalton, 
Vt.,  where  they  spent  their  lives.  She  d.  Aug.  23,  1858,  aged  84. 
Nine  children.  "The  descendants  of  this  worthy  couple  are 
numerous,  all  of  them  worthy  of  high  places  in  the  honorable 
estimation  of  friends.  Many  of  them  are  men  and  women  of 
high  profes.sional  standing  in  various  parts  of  the  country." 
Their  youngest  son,  Hon.  Dudlej-  Chase  Dennison,  ex.-M.  C, 
b.  Sept.  13,  1819,  was  living  in  his  native  town  in  1904. 

XV.     Philander,  b.  Dec.  14, 1775.    (See  sketch.) 

4,  Jonathans  Chase  {Samueb,  DanieU,  Moses^,  Aquilla^)  was  was  b.  Dec.  6, 
1732.  (For  military  record  see  sketch.)  He  m.  first,  Nov.  28,  1759, 
Thankful  Sherman  of  Grafton,  Mass.,  b.  in  1739  and  d.  Nov.  25,  1768, 
aged  29,  leaving  five  children;  m.  second,  Oct.  22,  1770,  Sarah  Hall,  dau. 
of  Rev.  David  Hall  of  Sutton,  Mass.,  b.  Dec.  15,  1742,  and  d.  Oct. 
13,  1806,  aged  63.    He  d.  Jan.  12,  1800.    Children  by  Thankful  Sherman : 


GENEALOGIES.  65 

i.        Prudence,  b.  Aug.  5,  1760;  m.  March  11,  1778,  Nathaniel  Hall. 

Nine  children.     (See  Hall.)    She  d.  April  3,  1808. 
ii.       Elizabeth,  b.  in  1765;  m.  Jan.  16,  1791,  Dr.  Nathan  Smith  then  a 

physician  in  Cornish.     (See  Dr.  Nathan  Smith.)     She  d.  April 

24,  1793. 

iii.      Polly  (Mary),  b. ;  m. ,  Ebenezer  Brewer.     She   d.  . 

iv.      Son,  twin,  unnamed,  b.  in  1768,  and  d.  in  Aug.  of  same  year. 
V.       Son,  twin,  unnamed,  b.  in  1768,  and  d.  in  Aug.  of  same  year. 

Children  by  Sarah  Hall: 

9.  vi.     Jonathan,  b.  Nov.  21,  1771. 

vii.    David  Hall,  b.  Feb.  ,  1774;  a  graduate   of  Dartmouth  Col., 

class  1793.    He  d.  Aug.  18,  1794.    A  young  man  of  great  promise, 
viii.   Sarah  Hall,  b.  — — ;  m.  in  1794,  Dr.  Nathan  Smith,  her  deceased 

sister's  husband,  and  by  him  had  ten  children.     (See  Dr.  N. 

Smith.)    She  d. . 

10.  ix.      Lebbeus,  b.  Jan.  21,  1779. 

X.       Parmelia,  b.  Nov.  8,  1780;  m.  in  1803,  Samuel  Paine  (her  cousin). 

Nine  children.    (See  Paine.)    She  d.  June  14,  1855,  aged  75. 
xi.      Gratia,  b.  ,   1782;   m.   in  1805,   Dr.  Erastus  Torrey,  then  of 

Windsor,  Vt.    Three  children.    She  d.  Aug.  4,  1826. 

5.  Solomons  Chase  {Samuel*,  Danieb,  Moses^,  Aquilla^)  b.  Sept.  1,  1742^ 

m.  (by  his  father)  June  15,  1767,  Sarah  March,  b.  May  18,  1744,  and  d. 
Oct.  6,  1840,  aged  96.  He  was  a  phj'sician  of  considerable  note  and  one 
of  the  first  in  town.  Settled  at  first  in  Walpole  as  a  physician  but  came 
to  Cornish  with  his  family  before  the  Revolution.  Was  in  the  service  of 
the  Revolution  chiefly  as  a  surgeon  in  the  army.  Was  under  orders  to 
thus  serve  three  of  the  N.  H.  Regts.  during  the  fall  of  1777.  After  the 
war  was  over  he  still  continued  in  practice  till  near  the  close  of  his  life. 
He  d.  Nov.  1,  1828.  The  first  two  children  were  b.  in  Walpole  and  the 
rest  in  Cornish: 

i.        Solomon  Huse,  b.  March  7,  1768;  m.  Jan.  22,  1792,  Polly  Hall. 

ii.  Samuel  March,  b.  Nov.  13,  1772;  m.  in  Feb.,  1803,  Ruth  Curtis 
Child,  dau.  of  Stephen  and  Mercy  (Chase)  Child,  b.  Dec.  25, 
1780,  and.  d.  March  11,  1856.  Ten  children.  Lived  in  Langdon. 
He  d.  Feb.,  1820. 

iii.      Daniel  Pierce,  b.  Oct.  9,  1775. 

iv.      Jacob,  b.  Sept.  12,  1777;  d.  Sept.  8,  1780. 

v.       Mary,  b.  June  5,  1782;  d.  April  24,  1809. 

11.  vi.      Bela,  b.  March  30,  1784. 

vii.  Sarah,  b.  April  25,  1787.  Became  a  nun,  "took  the  veil"  and  entered 
the  convent  at  Montreal,  Canada,  and  spent  her  life  there.  The 
date  of  her  death  is  not  known. 

viii.    John,  b.  April  20,  1789.    Lived  in  Canada,  near  Niagara  Falls. 

6.  Samuels  Chase  (Samueb-",  Danieb,  Moses^,  AquiUa^),  usually  known  as 

Samuel,  3d,  was  b.  in  1754;  m.  first,  Nov.  12,  1772,  Ehzabeth  Leet,  b. 


64  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

in  1750,  and  d.  March  24,  1781,  in  Claromont;  m.  second,  Sept.  20,  1781, 
Damaris  Sabin,  h.  in  1749,  and  d.  Sept.  9,  1825,  aged  76.  He  d.  Oct. 
1838,  aged  84. 

"One  of  the  first  settlers  in  town  and  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution." 

(Inscription  on  tombstone.) 
Children  by  Elizabeth  Leet : 

i.  .Mary,  b.  Aug.  IG,  1773;  m.  Feb.  27,  1791,  William  Leslie.  Three 
children.    (See  Leshe.)    She  d.  June  28,  1797,  aged  nearly  24. 

ii.  Sarah,  b.  Aug.  15,  1775;  m.  Nov.  10,  1796,  James  Balloch.  Nine 
children.    (See  Balloch.)    She  d.  Nov.  26,  1840,  aged  65. 

iii.      An  infant,  d.  Aug.  8,  1777. 

iv.     Samuel,  b.  March  13,  1779;  moved  to  Hardwick,  Vt.,  and  d.  there. 

V.      Elizabeth,  b.  March  4,  1781 ;  d.  April  6,  1803,  aged  22. 

Children  by  Damaris  Sabin: 

12.  vi.      Ch.ajiles,  b.  May  7,  1783. 

13.  vii.    George,  b.  March  29,  1787. 

viii.   LuciNDA,  b.  Nov.  16,  1789;  m. ,  Howard  Bugbee. 

ix.      Levina,   b.  .     She  also  m.  ,   Howard  Bugbee   (2d  wife). 

X.       Lucia  Ann  (?). 

7.  Peters  Chase  {Samueb-*,  Daniel^,  Moses^,  Aqidlla^)  was  b.  in  1756;  m, 

Dec.  13,  1778,  Sarah  Cady,  b.  Nov.  29,  1757,  and  d.  May  3,  1826.  He 
d.  July  17,  1792,  aged  36.  After  his  death,  his  Avid.  m.  Oct.  8,  1794, 
Thomas  Young.  She  had  six  children  by  Mr.  Chase  and  three  by  her 
last  husband.     (See  Young.) 

i.        Susanna,  b.  Aug.  28,  1781;  m. ,  Benjamin  Rich.     She  d.  Aug. 

8,  1811,  aged  30. 
ii.      Elizabeth,  b.  March  25,  1782;  d.  uuiu.  June  4,  1811,  aged  29. 
iii.     Sarah,  b.  March  2,  1783,  in  Cornish;  m.  Oct.  6,  1812,  Nahum  Sturte- 

vant.    One  child,  Nahum  Chase  Sturtevant.     (See  Sturtevant.) 

She  d.  March  16,  1836. 
iv.      Peter,  Jr.,  b.  in  Cornish,  May  6,  1785;  m.  Nov.  28,  ISIO,  Martha, 

dau.  of  E.  Stevens,  b.  in  Plainfield  Feb.  22,  1785,  and  d.  Jan.  28, 

1850.    He  d.  May  9,  1850.    They  both  Uvcd  and  d.  in  Boscawen. 

They   had   five   children:     1.  Simon   Peter.     2.  Soplirona.     3. 

Sarah    Elizabetli.     4.  Sylvester    S.     5.  ^^'illiam    Henry.      One 

of  these  children  d.  in  Cornish  Nov.  13,  1829,  aged  7. 
V.      ZiBA,  b.  in  1788;  d.  Oct.  14,  1791. 
vi.     Sanford,  b.  April,  1791;  d.  March  11,  1792. 

8.  Ithamar«  Chase  (Dudleys,  Samuel*,  Danieb,  Moses%  Aquilla^)  was  b.  Sept. 

27,  1762,  in  Sutton,  Mass.  (See  sketch.)  He  m.  June  26,  1792,  Janette 
Ralston  of  Keene,  dau.  of  Alexander  and  Janette  Ralston,  both  of  Scot- 
land. She  was  b.  July  26,  1773,  in  Charlestown,  Mass.  He  d.  in  Keene 
Aug.  8,  1817.    Children: 

i.       A  child,  date  of  birth  and  name  unknown. 


GENEALOGIES.  65 

ii.       Hannah  Ralston,  b.  Dec.  23,  1794;  m.  Sept.  16,  1818,  John  Whipple, 

Esq.,  of  Dunbarton. 
iii.      Alexander  Ralston,  b.  April  17,  1797. 
iv.     Abigail  Corbett,  b.  May  26,  1799. 
V.      Dudley  Heber,  b.  Sept.  14,  1801. 
vi.     Janette  Logan,  b.  Nov.  8,  1804. 
A-ii.    Alice  J.,  b.  Oct.  29,  1805. 

\iii.   Salmon  Portland,  b.  Jan.  13,  1808.    (See  Sketch.) 
ix.      Edward  Ithamar,  b.  May  2,  1810. 
X.       WiLLLiii  Frederic,  b.  June  8,  1813. 
x-i.      Helen  Maria,  b.  Sept.  26,  1815.    (Bapt.  Nov.  12,1815.) 
(One  of  the  above  daughters  m.  Dr.  Isaac  Rich. 

9.  Jonathans  Chase  {Jonathan^,  Samuel*,  Danieb,  Moses'-,  Aquilla^)  was  b. 

Nov.  21,  1771;  m.  June  8,  1796,*  Hannah  Ralston  of  Keene,  a  sister  of 
Mrs.  Ithamar  Chase,  b.  May  23,  1775,  and  d.  Feb.  17,  1845.  He  rea. 
in  the  large  sightly  residence  now  owned  and  occupied  bj'  Henry  A. 
Weld.  This  house  was  built  by  Jonathans  Chase  and  for  many  years  he 
kept  an  inn  there.     He  d.  June  5,  1843.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Mart  Dunbar,  b.  May  11,  1797;  m.  Nov.  5,  1832,  Rev.  George 
Leonard,  then  rector  of  Trinity  Church.  He  d.  June  28,  1834, 
aged  51.    She  d.  March  25,  1864. 

ii.      Eliz.abeth  Malvina,  b.  Feb.  3,  1799;  d.  March  10,  1817. 

iii.  Jonathan,  b.  Feb.  9,  1801.  A  physician  in  Lockport,  N.  Y.  He  d. 
Dec.  17,  1852. 

iv.  Alexander  Ralston,  b.  Sept.  24,  1802.  Also  a  physician  in  Lock- 
port,  N.  Y.;  m.  Oct.  21,  1834,  Emily  G.  Cook  of  Cornish.  He  d. 
in  May,  1887. 

V.  David  Hall,  b.  May  5,  1805.  Never  m.  but  always  lived  on  the 
homestead.  Had  a  peculiar  voice,  always  on  a  high  key,  for 
which  reason  he  was  called  "Squeaking  Da\'id."  He  d.  Aug. 
26,  1876,  aged  71. 

\n..  J.AMES  Balloch,  b.  Maj'  29, 1807.  "Educated  and  became  a  teacher." 
He  d.  in  1865. 

vii.    George  Francis,  b.  Nov.  22,  1809;  d.  Nov.  24. 

viii.   Samuel  Logan,  b.  Nov.  4,  1811 ;  d.  July  1,  1882, 

ix.  Nathan  Buckley,  b.  Aug.  1,  1813.  A  prominent  phj'sician  of  Hol- 
yoke,  Mass.  He  d.  Aug.  28,  1888,  lea^'ing  a  wad.  and  four  chil- 
dren. Was  a  surgeon  in  the  army,  also  practiced  at  Newmarket 
and  Lockport,  N.  Y. 

X.       William  Prescott,  b.  April  13,  1815,  d.  young. 

10.  Lebbeus  H.«  Chase  (Jonathan^,  Samuel*,  Danieb,  Moses',  Aquilla^)  h. 

Jan.  21,  1779,  in  Cornish;  m.  first,  Feb.  19,  1809,  Nancy,  dau.  of  Simeon 
and  Mary  (March)  Chase  of  Bethel,  Vt.,  b.  Nov.  25,  1789,  and  d.  June 

*Claremont  History,  page  315,  says  Jonathan  Chase  of  Cornish  m.  July  4, 
1790,  Mary  Osgood  of  Claremont.    She  was  probably  his  first  wife. 

6-II 


66  HISTORY   OF   COliXISII. 

15,  1814;  m.  second,  Jan.  8,  1815,  Nizaula  March  of  Millbury,  Mass., 
b.  April  7,  1797,  and  d.  July  25,  1S4().  Mr.  Chase  was  a  farmer  and 
always  lived  in  Coniish  on  the  farm  inherited  from  his  father.  Was 
conmiissioned  Col.  in  the  15th  Hefit.  N.  H.  Militia.  Was  made  a  Master 
Mason  in  Hiram  Lod^e  at  Clareiiiont  June  4,  1800,  and  a  Royal  Arch 
Mason  in  Rutland,  ^'t.  Was  a  man  of  courteous  bearing  and  nmch 
respected.  He  d.  Feb.  22,  18G5,  aged  86,  in  the  same  house  in  which  he 
was  born.    Children,  by  Nancy  Chase,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Samuel  Roscoe,  b.  Nov.  25,  1809;  m.  first,  March  26,  1828,  Lydia, 
dau.  of  Zaccheus  and  Jerusha  (Adams)  Spaulding.  She  d.  March 
20,  1867,  in  Chicago;  m.  second,  Dec.  14,  1868,  Mrs.  Aurilla 
Ellis,  wid.  of  Seneca  Ellis  of  Cornish;  she  d.  Aug.  22,  1905,  aged 
94-1.    No  children  by  either  m.    He  d.  Aug.  7,  1889. 

ii.  Simeon  March,  b.  Sept.  24, 1811.  Never  m.  He  lived  on  the  home- 
stead till  he  d.  June  28,  1892. 

iii.  SoLOX  Smitti,  b.  July  15,  1813;  m.  June  17,  1866,  Anna  Lucinda 
Putnam.  He  d.  in  Bethel,  Vt.,  Feb.  18,  1883.  Two  children: 
1.  Mary  Nancy,  b.  Aug.  2,  1871;  d.  Feb.  8,  1884.  2.  Ahce 
Corbett,  b.  May  24,  1876;  d.  June  5,  1900. 

Children  by  Nizaula  March,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

iv.  Ebenezer  Brewer,  b.  Nov.  30,  1815.  Never  m.  Studied  and  prac- 
ticed medicine  several  years;  was  considered  quite  skillful  in  his 
profession,  but  was  rather  eccentric  in  his  ways  and  manners. 
He  d.  Jan.  21,  1855,  in  Cornish. 

V.       Nancy  Malvina,  b.  Aug.  10,  1817;  d.  Sept.  2,  1832,  in  Cornish. 

vi.  Francis  Baruch,  b.  March  26,  1819.  Graduated  Kimball  Union 
Academy  in  class  1839;  Dartmouth  College,  class  of  1843.  A 
teacher  of  excellent  ])r()mise.  \\'ent  south  and  taught  in  Lexing- 
ton, Ga.,  one  year  and  d.  in  N.  Y.  City  Dec.  12,  1844.    Never  m. 

vii.    Hannah  Whipple  Patch,  b.  Sept.  15,  1821;  d.  in  Cornish  Oct.  17, 
1861.    Unm. 
14.  viii.    Dudley  Tappax,  b.  April  2,  1823. 

ix.  Confucius  Sullivan,  b.  July  6,  1827;  m.  Feb.  3,  1864,  Sophia  I. 
Mitchell,  dau.  of  Daniel  E.  Mitchell.  He  d.  in  Pittsburg,  Pa., 
Sept.  17,  1864. 

X.  Henry  Clay,  b.  June  6,  1830;  m.  Nov.  24,  1870,  Mrs.  Soi)liia  I. 
(Mitchell)  Chase,  wid.  of  his  brother,  Confucius  Sullivan.  She 
d.  Dec.  26,  1891,  at  Glasgow,  Pa.  He  d.  at  same  place  on  July 
20,  1894. 

11.  Bela«  Chase  {Solomon^,  Samuel*,  Danieh,  Moses^,  Aquilla^)  was  b.  March 
30,  1784;  m.  Dec.  24,  1812,  Alice  Child  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Stephen  and 
Mercy  (Chase)  Child,  b.  April  2,  1787,  and  d.  May  6,  1857,  in  Oregon, 
111.  Quiet  and  unpretending  and  of  strict  integrity,  he  spent  his  life 
on  the  farm  where  he  was  b.  which  is  about  one  fourth  mile  south  of 
Trinity  Chunli.    1  le  d.  Sept.  9, 1841,  aged  57.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish. 


GENEALOGIES.  67 

15.  i.       John  Franklin,  b. ,  1813. 

16.  ii.       Gran  Corbett,  b.  July  31,  1816. 

iii.     Sarah  Jane,  b. ,  1819;  d.  July  24,  1838. 

17.  iv.     Francis  Xavier,  b.  June  23,  1824. 

V.       Maky  Ursula,  b. ,  1830;  d.  unm.  in  Windsor,  July  26,  1853. 

12.  Charles'  Chase  {Samneb-i-\  Danieb,  Hoses'^,  Aquilla^)  was  b.  May  7, 

1783;  m.  Dec.  19,  1816,  OHve  Colston  of  Weathersfield,  Vt.  He  was 
naturally  a  very  capable  man,  but  it  is  said  he  became  ruined  by  habits 
of  intoxication.  His  wife  obtained  a  divorce  in  1836  and  guardians  were 
appointed  over  him  the  remainder  of  his  life.  A  farmer  and  also  a  black- 
smith. Was  once  a  Capt.  in  the  State  Militia  and  one  of  the  selectmen. 
He  Mved  on  the  river  road  just  north  of  the  Balloch  farm.  He  d.  Jan. 
15,  1865,  aged  82.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Elizabeth,  b.  June  17,  1819;  d.  unm.  in  Hartland,  Vt.,  Jan.  26,  1865. 
ii.       Charles,  Jr.,  b.  Dec.  14,  1820;  m.  May  6,  1852,  Amelia  L.  Outten. 

Two  children.    He  d.  Feb.  16,  1892,  in  Ky. 
iii.     William,  b.  Oct.  14,  1822;  d.  Aug.  20,  1862,  in  Ky. 
iv.     Minerva,  b.  Sept.  5,  1825;  m.  R.  H.  Rice.    One  dau.,  Ella  Ada. 

13.  George'     Chase     {Samueh-^*,     Danieh,     Moses^,     Aquilla^)     was    b. 

March  29,  1787;  m.  March,  1812,  Clarissa,  dau.  of  Moses  and  Susanna 
(Henderson)  Cook,  b.  Feb.  26,  1787,  and  d.  March  11,  1851.    He  d.  in 
1840.    Children,  the  first  four  b.  in  Cornish,  the  rest  in  Claremont: 

i.        George  Sam,  b.  Nov.  22,  1812;  d.  young. 

ii.  Susan  Sophia,  b.  March  20,  1815;  m.  first,  Geo.  Whittaker  of  Troy, 
N.  Y.;  m.  second,  Sidney  Brooks.     She  d.  Dec.  8,  1885. 

iii.  Harriet  Lucinda,  b.  April  16,  1817;  m.  Oct.  3,  1838.  She  d.  Jan. 
27,  1877. 

iv.  Lucia  Ann,  b.  Nov.  3,  1819;  m.  Aug.  6,  1845,  Edward  Wood.  She 
d.  in  Chicago,  111.,  July  28,  1894. 

V.  Lucius  Cook,  b.  May  31,  1822;  m.  Abbie  Moore,  of  Hancock.  He 
d.  in  Boston  in  Oct.,  1881. 

vi.  Henry  Fiske,  b.  Oct.  1,  1826;  m.  Jan.  27,  1859,  Caroline  S.  Hop- 
kins.   He  d.  Feb.  18,  1888. 

14.  Dudley  Tappan'  Chase   (Lebbeus^,  Jotiaihan\  Samueh,  Danieh,  Moses*, 

Aquilla^)  was  b.  April  2,  1823,  on  the  old  General  Chase  homestead  in 
the  first  two-story  house  built  in  town.  Lived  there  till  1840.  Gradu- 
ated Kimball  LTnion  Academy,  class  of  1844;  Dartmouth  College,  class 
1848.  Studied  law.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  1849.  Practiced  at  Wind- 
sor, Vt.,  till  1863,  when,  owing  to  ill  health,  he  retired  from  its  practice 
and  purchased  a  farm  in  Claremont  where  he  resided  till  his  death,  Dec. 
31,  1898. 

Mr.  Chase  was  one  of  the  prime  movers  in  the  organization  of  the 
Grange  in  N.  H.  at  the  time  of  its  introduction  into  the  state.  He  was 
the  first  master  of  the  State  Grange,  which  office  he  held  six  years.    Was 


68  HISTORY   01-    CUKNLSll. 

a  member  of  the  National  Grange  for  seven  years.  Wrote  many  articles 
on  Grange  topirs.  W;us  also  a  prominent  Mason,  as  was  his  father  and 
grandfather.  His  services  in  Grange  and  Lodge  work  have  been  greatly 
and  justly  appreciated.  He  m.  first,  Nov.  12,  1851,  Mrs.  Adalaide  G. 
Merrifield  of  Windsor,  Vt.,  b.  Sept.  4,  1822,  and  d.  Sept.  8,  1856;  m. 
second,  Feb.  4,  1858,  Mrs.  Sula  (Powers)  Smith,  b.  Oct.  5,  1826,  dau.  of 
Capt.  Obed  and  Cynthia  (Comings)  Powers  of  Cornish.  She  d.  April 
3,  1905.    Children  by  first  wife,  b.  in  Windsor,  Vt. : 

i.       Edward  Campbell,  b.  July  2,  1853;  d.  Aug.  12,  1854. 
ii.      Francis  Dudley,  b.  Feb.  27,  1856;  d.  Jan.  10,  1857. 

Child  by  second  wife,  b.  in  Windsor,  Vt.: 

iii.      Lucy  Adalaide,  b.  Feb.  4, 1859;  d.  Feb.  8, 1859. 

15.  John    Franklin'    Chase     {Bela«,   Solomon^,   Samxieh,    Daniel',    Moses'', 

Aquilla^)    was  b.  ,    1813;  m.  ,   Mary    Cummings,    dau.    of 

Amos  P.  Cummings,  b.  July  3,  1806,  and  d.  Oct.  15,  1867.  He  was  a 
general  mechanic.  Jlv  built  the  house  at  the  junction  of  brooks,  since 
used  as  a  i)arsonage  for  the  Methodist  Church.  He  rem.  for  a  short  time 
to  Munroe,  Ashtabula  Co.,  O.,  but  his  health  failing  he  returned  east 
to  Windsor,  Vt.,  where  he  d.  March  10,  1849.  His  wid.  afterwards, 
Aug.  24,  1851,  m.  Geo.  W.  Townsend.    Children: 

i.  Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.  S,  1834,  in  Munroe,  O.,  m.  Feb.  21,  1854, 
Dr.  W.  W.  Gould  of  Ingersol,  Canada.  Five  children.  They 
res.  in  Rochelle,  111. 

ii.  Franklin  Augustin,  b.  Aug.  18,  1835,  in  Munroe,  O.  A  first-class 
machinist  and  has  since  been  railroading  during  the  principal 
business  portion  of  liis  life.  Is  still  (1905)  general  master 
mechanic  of  a  portion  of  the  C,  B.  and  Q.  R.  R.,  it  being  the 
five  lines  in  Missouri;  res.  at  St.  Joseph,  Mo.  Retired  in  1909. 
Res.  (1910)  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

iii.  James  Edwin,  b.  Oct.  8,  1838,  in  Cornish.  A  student  of  Norwich 
Mil.  Academy  in  1855-56,  but  went  on  a  whaling  ship  from  New 
York  and  d.  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  the  winter  of  1858-59. 

16.  Oran  Corbett'  Chase  {Bela%  Solomon^;  Samuel*,  Danieb,  Moses^,  Aquilla^) 

was  b.  July  31,  1816;  m.  first,  Nov.  10,  1846,  Lucia  Curtis  Chase  of 
Cornish,  dau.  of  Freeman  and  Mary  (Chase)  Chase,  b.  Aug.  9,  1816. 
He  lived  on  the  homestead  six  years  after  m.  and  then  rem.  to  Eau 
Claire,  Wis.,  in  1853,  where  liis  wife  d.  April  13,  1858,  leaving  five  chil- 
dren. She  was  buried  in  Durand,  Wis.  He  m.  second.  May  3,  1860, 
Ilarricl  J.  Hadley,  b.  June  25,  1831,  d.  Nov.  23,  1890.  He  was  a  farmer 
and  d.  March  3,  1877,  in  Eau  Claire.  Children,  first  three  b.  in  Cornish, 
the  rest  in  Eau  Claire: 

i.       Clara  Henrietta,  b.  Oct.  16,  1847;  m.  Horace  S.  Hadley.    She  d.  in 

Feb.,  1903. 
ii.       Jane  Elizabeth,  b.  Dec.  13,  1849;  m.  Henry  F.  Hadley.    She  d.  in 

March,   1893. 


GENEALOGIES.  69 

iii.      Emily  Augusta,  b.  June  7,  1851;  m.  Charles  H.  Daub.    Four  chil- 
dren.   Live  near  Eau  Claire,  Wis. 
iv.      Edavard  Austin,  b.  Nov.  12,  1852;  d.  March  19,  1886. 
V.       Fred  Harrison,  b.  July  29,  1857;  d.  Feb.  22,  1858. 

By  second  wdfe : 

vi.      Benjamin  Francis,  b.  Dec.  31,  1861,  and  d.  same  day. 

vii.     Francis  Henry,  b.  June  5,  1863;  d.  Nov.  24,  1881. 

viii.   H.\rriet  Eliza,  b.  June  23,  1865;  m.  Morrill  J.  Trott.     Six  children. 

ix.      Hiram  Warren,  b.  Aug.  25,  1867;  m.  June  24,  1896,  Anna  L.  Hobbs. 

Three  sons.    An  insurance  agent. 
X.       Daniel  Alfred,  b.  Jan.  6,  1870;  m.  in  1893,  Minnie  Hanson.     Two 

sons.    Live  in  Milton,  Wash. 

17.  Francis  Xavier'  Chase  {Bela^,  Solottwri',  Samueb,  Danieh,  Moses*, 
AquiUa^)  was  b.  June  23,  1824;  m.  first,  in  1850,  Laura  E.  Harlow,  b.  in 
Charlestown  March  4,  1830,  and  d.  May  25,  1862;  m.  second,  in  1864, 
Jennie  E.  Wetherbee  of  Madison,  Wis.  He  was  a  civil  engineer  and  was 
employed  on  different  railroads  of  the  west.  He  d.  Sept.  13,  1866,  in 
St.  Paul,  Minn.    Children  by  first  wife: 

i.        Fred  Willis,  b.  April  26,  1852;  m.  Sept.  5,  1876,  Almira  Stratton  of 

Greenfield,  Mass.,  b.  July  13,  18-54.     Two  children.     He  d.  in 

189-. 
ii.       Mary  Alice,  Lst,  b.  in  1853,  and  d.  in  1855. 
iii.      M-\RY  Alice,  2d,  b.  July  29,  1856,  and  d.  Nov.  7,  1871. 
iv.     Nettie  Laura,  b.  Aug.  25,  1861.    Adopted  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  M. 

Glidden  of  CharlestowTi,  and  named  changed  to  Glidden.    She 

d.  Nov.  3,  1887,  in  Cal. 

Child  by  second  wife: 

V.      Frank  Linton,  b.  May  23,  1865;  m.  Nov.  12,  1895,  Sarah  W.  Forbes 
of  O.    A  ciAdl  engineer;  res.,  Columbus,  O. 

1.  Calebs  Chase,  a  brother  of  Samueb  and  Moses*  (Daniel^,  Moses^,  Aquilla^) 
was  b.  Nov.  29,  1722,  in  Newbury,  Mass.  He  m.  April  — ,  1745, 
Sarah,  dau.  of  DaA-id  and  Phebe  Prince,  b.  April  28,  1727,  d.  Feb.  15, 
1803.  Mr.  Chase  d.  Oct.  2,  1808.  The  records  of  his  descendants  are 
more  obscure  than  those  of  his  brothers,  Samuel  and  Moses.  Some  of  its 
branches  have  been  well  preserved,  but  the  greater  part  appear  to  be 
covered  in  the  shades  of  the  past.  It  has  been  supposed  that  he  and  his 
family  came  to  town  soon  after  his  brothers  came,  and  possibly  hved 
and  died  here.  Yet  neither  his,  nor  his  wife's,  name  appears  on  any  tablet 
in  the  cemeteries  of  the  town,  and  the  proportion  of  the  marked  graves 
of  tliis  branch  of  Chases  being  less  than  that  of  his  brothers,  leads  one 
to  think  that  his  large  family  largely  scattered  away  from  town. 
Children : 

i.        Phebe,  b.  April  7;  1747;  d.  an  infant. 

ii.       Mary,  b.  Sept.  2,  1748;  m.  Oct.  17,  1770,  John  Woodbury. 


V 

V. 

3. 

VI. 

vii. 

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1. 

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X. 

5. 

xi. 

6. 

xii. 

xiii. 

70  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

iii.      Nehemiah,  b.  Feb.  28,  1751 ;  m.  Dec.  17,  1778,  Vashti  Batcheller. 

He  d.  Oct.  5,  ISOS. 
iv.      David  PniNCE,  b.  Jan.  15,  1753;  m.  first,  Dec.  2,  1777,  Sarah  Green- 
wood.   She  d. ;  m.  second ,  .Imlitli  Urown. 

Calku,  Jk.,  b.  March  10,  1755. 

Joseph,  b.  March  13,  1757. 

Sarah,  b.  May  1,  1759;  m.  Dec.  12,  1781,  Peter  Dudley. 

John,  b.  March  12,  1761;  m.  first,  Feb.  8,  1795,  Polly  Drury;  m. 
second,  Sept.  29,  1799,  Elizabetli  Parker. 

Stephen,  b.  April  2(5,  1703. 

Moses,  b.  Nov.  5,  1765;  m.  Oct.  8,  1789,  Betty  Brown. 

Daniel,  b.  Jan.  9,  1768. 

Isuael,  b.  March  21.  1770. 

Rachel,  b.  Oct.  18,  1772;  in.  Nov.  0,  1791,  David  Dudley.    She  d. 
Aug.  24,  1799. 

2.     Calebs  Chase  {Calebs  Danieb,  Moses-,  Aquilla^)  was  b.  March  19,  1755; 

m.  ,  Tabitha  Bemis,  b.  ,   1755,  and  d.  Feb.  25,   1831,   aged 

76.  One  record  says  they  came  to  Cornish  from  Brookfield,  Mass.,  in 
1780,  with  a  .small  family;  the  rest  of  the  children  were  b.  in  town.  Mr. 
Chase  d.  Jan.  — ,  1843.    Children: 

i.        Persis,  b.  April  18,   1775;  m.  ,  Cyrus  Freeman  of  Plainheld- 

She  d.  July  22,  1793,  aged  19.    No  issue. 

ii.       Henry   B.,    b.    Jan.    27,    1777;   m.   ,    Dolly   Bean;   .settled  in 

Warner  and  was  a  ])r()minent  lawyer  there;  was  fir.st  post- 
master of  \\'arner,  representative,  senator,  clerk  of  the  .senate, 
speaker  of  the  house  in  1817,  first  register  of  probate  for 
Merrimack  Co.     He  d.  Jan.  11,  1854.     Four  childn'n. 

iii.      Mary,  b.  Jan.  19,  1779. 

iv.  Phebe,  b.  March  28,  1781;  m.  June  18  (or  26,  town  record),  1804, 
John  Parmelee  of  Newport.  Settled  and  lived  there.  Had  nine 
children.    She  d.  Sept.  30,  1838. 

V.       Caleb  Sewall,  b.  IMay  18,  1783. 

vi.     Judith,  b.  July  25,  1785. 

vii.    Catharine,  b.  July  27,  1788. 

viii.   Daniel,  b.  Aug.  26,  1790. 

ix.      Sarah  P.,  b.  March  27,  1796. 

x.       Nehemiah,  b.  Sept.  8,  1798,  d.  April  5,  1813. 

3.     JosEPHii  Chase  {Caleb*,  Danieb,  Moses'-,  Aquilla^)  was  b.  March  13,  1757; 
m.   Oct.    16,    1784,  Polly   Jirauld  of   Cornish,    dau.    of   Dea.  Reuben 

and  Joanna  (Spaulding)  Jirauld,  b. ,  1761,  and  d.  July  28,  1845. 

Mr.  Chase  d.  Feb.  20,  1834,  aged  77.    Cliildren,  supposed  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Sophia,  b.  Aug.  22,  1785;  m.  March  26,  1809,  Daniel  Jackson  of 
Corni.sh.    No  children.    She  d.  Feb.  12,  1836. 
7.  ii.       Joseph,  Jr.,  b.  Oct.  8,  1787. 

iii.  Polly  (or  Mary),  b.  Nov.  16, 1789;  m.  March  21,  1815,  Jesse  Ivimball 
of  Cornish.    (See  Kimball.)    She  d.  April  — ,  1878. 


GENEALOGIES.  71 

iv.      Reubex,  b.  Feb.  4,  1792;  d.  Nov.  16,  1796. 

8.  V.       Theodore,  b.  Feb.  16,  1794. 

\'i.     Jo.\NNA,  b.  May  10,  1796;  m.  Oct.  8,  1817,  Seth  John.son  of  Cornish. 
Eight  children.    (See  Johnson.)    She  d.  Sept.  10,  1849. 

9.  1-ii.     Jacob,  b.  March  20,  1799. 

\Tii.   Cyrus,  b.  Oct.  5,  1801;  d.  July  31,  1803. 

ix.      Ursula,  b.  Nov.  26,  1803;  m.  Dec.  25,  1826,  John  Tyler  Freeman  of 
Cornish.    Three  children.    (See  Freeman.)    She  d.  May  22,  1849. 
X.       Caleb,  b.  May  10,  1806;  d.  March  10,  1808. 

i.     Stephens  Chase  (Caleh\  Daniel^  Moses'-,  Aquilla^)  was  b.  April  26,  1763; 

m.  ,  Betsey  Batchelder.     They   lived   in   Keene.     He  d.  April  6, 

1830.    She  d.  April  12,  1850,  aged  83.    CWIdren: 

i.        Caleb,  b.  Jan.  29,  1789;  d.  single,  aged  26,  April  7,  1814. 

ii.       Stephen',  Jr.,  b.  March  19,  1791.    Was  killed  by  a  falling  tree  June 

8,  1797. 

ill.     Betsey,  b.  April  20,  1793;  m. ,  Ruel  Blake. 

iv.     Bela,  b.  Dec.  2,  1795;  m.  first,  EUza  Abbott;  m.  second,  Edee  White. 

He  d.  Jan.  31,  1868. 
V.      Stephen,  2d,  b.  July  18,  1798;  m.  Louisa  Dickinson. 
vi.      Ziba,  b.  July  12,  1800;  d.  unm.  July  7,  1850. 
■\ai.     Ch.\rles,  b.  July  17,  1803;  m.  June  7,  1832,  Hannah  Chase.    He  d. 

Aug.  4,  1866. 
vin.   Hosea,  b.  April  23,  1805;  m.  Hannah  Britton. 
ix.      Rebecca,  b.  Jan.  23,  1808;  m.  first,  Joel  Kendall;  m.  second,  Hastings 

Alexander. 
X.       Albe,  b.  July  13,  1812;  m.  Nov.  13,  1838,  Miriam  Chase  of  Keene, 

dau.  of  Moses  and  Miriam  (Twitchel)  Chase  of  Athol,  Mass.,  b. 

Sept.  1,  1820,  and  d.  March  7,  1900.     Lived  several  years  in 

Cornish,  then  rem.  to  Springfield,  Vt.,  where  he  d.  Nov.  1,  1874, 

and  was  buried  in  Keene.    Had  five  cliikken.* 

With  us  th}-  name  shall  Uve 

Through  succeeding  years 
Embalmed  with  all  our  hearts  can  give. 

Our  praises  and  our  tears. 

(Inscription  on  tombstone.) 

►.  Daniels  Chase  {Caleb*,  Daniel\  Moses"^,  Aquilla')  was  b.  Jan.  9,  1768;  m. 
first,  Feb.  28,  1796,  Mary  Fitch  of  Corni.^h,  b.  Nov.  2,  1775;  m.  second, 
Sept.  30,  1804,  Meliitable  Woodbury  of  Sutton,  Mass.;  m.  tliird,  Nov. 
1,  1807,  Nancy  Strowbridge  of  Claremont,  b.  July  9,  1786.  Mr.  Chase 
came  from  Sutton,  Mass.,  first  to  Cornish,  where  he  m.  his  first  wiie, 
and  soon  afterwards  he  went  to  Claremont,  where  he  built  the  Sullivan 
House  in  1794  and  was  its  proprietor  till  his  death.  He  was  a  very 
popular  landlord.    He  d.  Dec.  2,  1840.    Children  by  Marj-  Fitch: 

*  A  son  was  b.  to  them  in  Cornish  July  31,  1850. 


72  HlS'loia    OF  CORNISH. 

i.        Polly  (or  Mary),  b.  Jan.  11,  1707;  ni.  Ort.  — ,  1S17,  Austin  Corbin 

of  Newport.    Shed.  Nov.  7,  18()9. 
ii.       Daniel  P.,  b.  Jan.  22,   1799;   m.  Oct.   — ,   1825,   Diantha  P.  Day. 

He  (1.  July  31,  1856.     A  son,  Daniel  Fitch,  m.  Sept.  1,  1847, 

Mehitahle  H.   .\f\vood  of  Corni.sh,  dau.  of     Wm.  and  Rhoda. 

Two  son.s:    1.  Jaiiie.s  E.  P.,  b.  May  15,  1S51,  a  railroad  engineer. 

2.  Frank  Morton,  b.  Aug.  25,  1858,  also  in  railroad  employ.    He 

d.  .     Daniel  F.,  d.  Nov.  22,  1890. 

Children  by  Mehitable  Woodbury: 

iii.     Sarah  P.,  b.  Nov.  11,  1801;  d.  Nov.  17,  1818. 
iv.     WiLL.\RD  W.,  b.  Nov.  10,  1805;  m.   Sept.  — ,    1833,   Maria  Dunlap. 
He  d.  Aug.  9,  1873. 

Children  by  Nancy  Strowbridge: 

V.       HiTTY  W.,  b.  Feb.  3,  1811;  m.  Feb.  11,  1834,  Amos  A.  Watson,  who 

d.  Aug.  30,  1897.    She  d.  April  8,  1881.    They  left  one  son  who 

was  killed  by  the  cars,  April  27,  1901. 
vi.      Emily,  b.  Aug.  30,  1815;  m.  Oct.  5,  1840,  A.  B.  Currier.    Two  daus. 

She  d.  at  Oak  Park,  111.,  in  1897.    Mr.  Currier  d.  Nov.  21,  1876. 
vii.     Sarah,  b.  Nov.  4,  1821 ;  ni.  Dec.  25,  1843,  C.  F.  Norton.    Six  children. 

She  d.  Feb.  13,  1870. 
viii.   Nancy,  b.  Nov.  7,  1823;  ra.  Dec.  25,  1840,  Luther  Farwell.    Two 

daus.    Shed.  Feb.  .5,  1907. 
ix.      James  H.,  b.  March  14,  1830;  m.  Dec.  25,  1854,  Augusta  S.  Lamprey. 

Four  cliildren.    He  d.  Aug.  1,  1893. 

6.  Israels  Chase  (Caleb*,  Daniel',  Moses%  Aquilla^)  twelfth  child  of  Caleb 
and  Sarah  (Prince)  Chase,  was  b.  March  21,  1770;  m.  first,  June  5, 
1798,  Prudence  Hall  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Prudence 
(Cha^e)  Hall,  h.  July  2, 1781,  d.  Aug.  19, 1811,  aged  30;  m.  second,  March 
12,  1813,  Sarah  Chapman  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Patty  Chap- 
man, b.  July  14,  1789.  d.  Sept.  12,  1881,  aged  92.  He  d.  Sept.  10,  1824. 
Children  of  Prudence  Hall,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.  M.\ry  B.,  Ij.  April  1,  1799;  m.  Feb.  18,  1827,  Israel  Hall  of  Cornish. 
She  d.  Dec.  15,  1834,  aged  35,  leaving  one  child,  a  dau.,  b.  in 
1827.     (See  Hall.) 

ii.       George  H.,  b.  April  12,  1801. 

iii.      Lebbeus  H.,  b.  Aj)ril  6,  1804. 

iv.  Sarah  P.,  b.  Aug.  IS,  180G;  m.  Sept.  10,  1835,  Israel  Hall  the  widower 
of  her  decea.sed  sister.    She  d.  childless  Aug.  4,  1838. 

V.  Henry  Hall,  b.  May  10,  1809;  m.  Sept.  28,  1841,  Lucy  C.  Powers  of 
Cornish,  dau.  of  Obed  and  Cynthia  (Comings)  Powers,  b.  Feb. 
10,  1820.  Had  one  son,  Robert  Henry,  b.  Dec.  11,  1842,  who 
enlisted  in  the  5th  N.  H.  Vols.  (See  Military.)  Mr.  Chase  kept 
the  hotel  near  ^^'indsor  bridg(>  .se\-eral  years  till  he  d.  May  13, 
1852.     His  wid.  afterwards  m.  Jotham  G.  Allds  of  Claremont. 


GENEALOGIES.  73 

Children  of  Sarah  Chapman,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

vi.     Joseph  C,  b.  Dec.  10,  1813;  d.  Feb.  13,  1814. 

vii.     Prudenxe  Jane,  b.  June  28,  1815;  d.  Dec.  18,  1860. 

viii.    M.\RTHA  J.,  b.  May  9,  1817;  d.  Jan.  28,  1853. 

7.  Joseph^  Chase  (Joseph^,  Cnleb>,  Daniel^  Moses%  Aquilln')  wa-s  b.  Oct.  8, 

1787;  m.  March  7,  1814,  EHzabeth,  dau.  of  Job  and  Elizabeth  (Cha.se) 
Stevens  of  Plainfield,  b.  Sept.  7,  1792,  and  d.  March  10,  1884.  He  d. 
Oct.  31,  1838.    Children,  all  b.  in  Corni.sh: 

i.        Joseph  Philander,  b.  Sept.  23,  1820;  d.  Dec.  12,  1838. 

ii.       Mary  Elizabeth,  b.   March  1,   1823;  m. ,  Preston  T.  Blood. 

Had  five  children.    (See  Blood.)    She  d.  July  8,  1884. 

10.  iii.      Henry  Stevens,  b.  Oct.  8,  1826. 

iv.      WiLLiAAi  Curtis,  b.  Jan.  11,  1829;  d.  Sept.  8, 1853. 
V.       Theodore  J.,  b. ,  1831;  d.  Aug.  3,  1834. 

8.  Theodore*  Chase  (Joseph^,  Caleb*,  Daniel^,  Moses',  Aquilla^)  was  b.  Feb. 

16,  1794;  m.  April  7,  1819,  Judith,  dau.  of  Israel  and  Mehitable  Bryant 
of  Cornish,  b.  Nov.  17,  1793,  and  d.  Nov.  30,  1847.  He  d.  June  8,  1876. 
A  farmer  and  hved  in  the  south  part  of  the  town.    Children: 

i.        Martha,  b.  April   13,   1820;  m.  ,  Horace  Plympton  Weld  of 

Cornish.    Had  four  children.    (See  Weld.)    She  d. . 

ii.  Maria,  b.  Nov.  18,  1821;  m.  April  9,  1843,  Maj.  George  Weld,  a 
brother  of  her  sister's  husband.  Had  ten  children.  (See  Weld.) 
She  d.  Sept.  9,  1894. 

9.  Jacob*  Chase  {Joseph-^;  Caleb*,  Danieh,  Moses',  Aquilla^)  was  b.  March  20, 

1799;  m.  Oct.  27,  1825,  Sarah  Tinkham  of ,  b.  Sept.  25,  1793,  and 

d.  Aug.  1,  1872.  He  d.  March  10,  1882.  He  was  a  farmer  and  hved  in 
the  western  part  of  the  town.    Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.        Frederic  J.,  b.  Sept.  30, 1826;  d.  in  1903. 

11.  ii.       Lewis  T.,  b.  Nov.  15,  1827. 

iii.      Laura  S.,  b.  June  10,  1829;  m.  April  24,  1877,  Rev.  John  A.  Parker. 

Lived  in  Keene  (?).    She  d.  Jul}-  17,  1903.    Had  no  children. 
iv.      Mary  J.,  b.  Jan.  30,  1832;  m.  Aug.  29,  1861,  WiUiam  G.  Wyman, 

formerly  of  Cornish.    He  d.  April  25,  1884.    They  res.  in  Grafton, 

Vt.     After  his  d(>ath  she  rem.  to  Windsor,  Vt.     She  d.  Aug.  13, 

1905.    No  children. 
V.      Sarah  A.,  b.  Feb.  26,  1834;  d.  Sept.  7,  1857,  aged  23. 

10.  Henry  Stevens'  Chase  {Joseph^",  Caleb*,  Darnel^  Mosci<-,  Aquilla')  was 

b.  Oct.  8,  1826;  m.  Sept.  28,  1854,  Hattie  C.  Batchelder,  dau.  of  Sewall 
and  Nancy  (AJden)  Batchelder,  b.  in  Boston  Dec.  23,  1833.  Mr.  Chase 
d.  Aug.  17,  1874.  After  his  death,  his  wid.  m.  Jacob  Beal,  Jan.  22,  1879, 
without  issue.    She  d.  Dec.  25,  1881.    Children: 

12.  i.        Joseph  S.,  b.  Aug.  7,  18.57,  in  Cornish. 


74  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

ii.  Dora  B.,  b.  June  9,  1859,  in  Claromont ;  m.  Dec.  16,  1880,  Charles 
H.  Doming  of  Cornish.    One  child.     (See  Deming.) 

ill.      William  H.,  b.  April  14,  1861,  in  Cornish;  d.  Feb.  27,  1870. 

iv.  Amos  S.,  b.  May  18,  1864,  in  Cornish.  Res.  in  Windsor,  Vt.  Occupa- 
tion, shoe  cutter;  m.  Sept.  20,  1895,  Hattie  L.  Caldwell. 

11.  Louis  T.'  Chase    {Jacob',  Joseph,  Caleb*,  Danieb,  Moses\  Aquilla^)   was 

b.  Nov.  15,  1827.  He  was  a  farmer  and  always  lived  on  the  homestead. 
^^'as  one  of  the  .selectmen  for  several  years.  He  m.  Dec.  25,  1858,  Mary 
S.  Smith,  adopted  dau.  of  Lyman  and  Aurilla  Smith,  b.  Feb.  28,  1836, 
and  d.  June  26,  1892.    He  d.  Aug.  16,  1876.    Cliildren,  all  b.  in  towTi: 

i.        Dora  A.,  b.  Sept.  7,  1859;  m.  Dec.  25,  1876,  Frank  L.  Johnson  of 

Cornish.    One  cliild.    (See  Johnson.) 
ii.       Lizzie  M.,  b.  April  3,  1866;  d.  unm.  Dec.  12,  1887. 
iii.     Nellie  S.,  b.  Oct.  19, 1871. 

12.  Joseph  S.'  Chase    {Henry,  Joseph^^,  Caleb*,  Danieb,  Moses\  Aquilla^) 

was  b.  Aug.  7,  1857,  in  Cornish;  m.  Jan.  24,  1882,  Hattie  L.  York  of 
Cornish,  dau.  of  John  Q.  and  Esther  (Corliss)  York,  b.  June  14,  1859. 
Lived  a  while  on  a  farm.  Afterwards  rem.  to  the  Flat  where  for  several 
years  was  engaged  in  harness  making  in  the  shop  of  W.  H.  Sisson.  After 
this  till  the  present  (1910)  is  a  carpenter  and  builder.  Children,  all  b.  in 
Cornish : 

i.  S.\DiE  E.,  b.  Jan.  23,  1884;  m.  Dec.  13,  I'JUO,  Went  worth  Stuart,  Jr. 

ii.  Louis  H.,  b.  July  4,  1886;  m.  Oct.  21,  1908,  Lettie  J.  Newman  of 

Windsor,  Vt. 

iii.  Ruth  E.,  b.  July  3,  1889;  m.  Nov.  17,  1909,  Harry  Stone  of  Cornish. 

iv.  Charles  Amos,  b.  May  27,  1892. 

v.  Joseph  S.,  Jr.,  b.  Aug.  15, 1894. 

vi.  McKinley,  b.  July  19,  1897. 

Thomas'  Chase  (Wells*,  Moses^^,  Aquilla^)  was  b.  in  .Aincsbury,  Mass.,  May 
14,  1735.  Went  first  to  Chester,  where  he  m.  in  1758,  Mary  Hall,  dau. 
of  Henry  Hall,  and  afterwards  settled  in  Salisbury.  After  a  few  years, 
in  1768,  he  and  family  came  and  settled  in  Cornish,  and  a  part  of  their 
children  were  b.  here.  After  some  j'ears  he  returiuvl  to  Salisbury,  where 
he  d.  in  1807.  The  first  seven  children  were  b.  in  Salisbury  and  the  rest 
in  Cornish: 

i.        Timothy,  b.  Jan.  22,  1758,  and  d.  in  CornLsh  Juh-  5,  177-. 

ii.  Moses,  b.  March  23,  1759.  A  Revolutionary  soldier;  was  in  Col. 
(afterwards  Gen.)  Stark's  Regt.  in  May,  1777;  served  till  1780; 
after  the  war  he  came  back  to  Cornish  and  m.  Hannah  Spauld- 
ing  and  had  four  children  b.  in  Cornish:  1.  Henry.  2.  Hannah. 
3.  Mo.ses.  4.  Judah.  After  this  he  rem.  to  Waitsfield,  Vt., 
where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life. 

iii.  Elizabeth,  b.  Dec.  10,  1760;  m.  Aug.  24,  1780,  Job  Stevens  of  Plain- 
field.    Had  nine  cliildren.    She  d.  March  31,  1850. 


GENEALOGIES.  75 

iv.      William,  b.  Oct.  18,  1762.    A  soldier  of  the  Revolution  from  Mass. 

Afterwards  settled  in  Waitsfield,  Vt.;  was  m.  tliree  times  and  had 

children.    He  d.  in  1853,  aged  91. 
V.      Joanna,  b.  July  16,  1764. 
vi.      Maktha,  b.  May  17,  1766. 
vii.    Mary,  b.  April  10,  1768. 
viii.   Hannah,  b.  Dec.  27,  1769;  m.  Abel  Spaulding,  a  brother  of  the  wife 

of  Moses.    Rem.  to  Waitsfield,  Vt.     She  d.  March  8,  1832,  in 

Delaware,  O.     She  had  eight  children.     First  two  were  b.  in 

Cornish. 
ix.      Emma,  b.  Sept.  29.  1772. 
X.       Thomas,  b.  Sept.  3,  1774.    Also  rem.  to  Waitsfield,  Vt.,  where  he  m. 

Betsey .    He  d.  Aug.  2,  1828. 

xi.      Wells,  b.  Feb.  2,  1778;  m. ,  Rachel  Worthen. 

Abel  and  Lydia  Chase  (pedigree  unknown)  lived  both  in  Croydon  and  Cor- 
nish, probably  coming  from  the  former  place.  They  had  the  following 
children : 

i,  Pamelia,  b.  in  Croydon  Feb.  7,  1806. 

ii.  Belinda,  b.  in  Croydon  March  9,  1808. 

iii.  Abel  Edson,  b.  in  Cornish  June  2,  1810. 

iv.  Hiram  Lewando,  b.  in  Cornish  April  4,  1812. 

1.  Moses*  Chase  (Daniel^,  Moses-,  Aquilla^)  the  tenth  and  youngest  child  of 
Daniels  and  Sarah  (March)  Chase,  was  b.  March  16,  1727,  in  Newburj', 
Mass.  When  about  five  years  of  age,  he,  with  his  parents  rem.  to  Sutton, 
Mass.  He  came  to  Cornish  at,  or  soon  after,  the  first  settlement  of  the 
town  in  1765.  He  was  then  nearly  forty  years  of  age.  He  had  m.  April 
15,  1752,  Hannah  Brown  of  Sutton,  dau.  of  Jonas  Brown,  b.  Nov.  15, 
1735,  and  d.  Jan.  16,  1812,  aged  76.    He  d.  Oct.  18,  1799. 

"Who  departed  this  life  in  comfortable  hope  of  a  better." 

(Inscription  on  his  tombstone.) 

They  both  d.  and  were  buried  in  Cornish.  Cliildren  of  Moses  and 
Hannah  (Brown)  Chase.  The  first  six  were  b.  before  coming  to  Cornish 
and  the  rest  in  town : 

2.  i.       Daniel,  b.  March  15,  17.53. 

3.  ii.      John,  b.  Oct.  4,  1755. 

iii.  Hannah,  b.  Feb.  7,  1758;  m.  Dec.  4, 1777,  Daniel  Kimball  of  Meriden. 
He  was  the  founder  of  Kimball  Union  Academj^  which  was  incor- 
porated in  1813,  receiving  his  name,  as  he  was  the  chief  donor. 
He  contributed  .$6,000  towards  it  at  the  first,  and  made  it  his 
residuarj^  legatee.  Therefore  at  his  death,  Feb.  27,  1817,  .$32,000 
more  came  into  the  treasury  from  liis  estate.  In  1839  Mrs. 
Kimball  gave  $10,000  more  for  the  establishment  of  a  female 
department  for  the  institution.  The  balance  of  her  estate  also 
came  to  the  institution  after  her  death,  which  occurred  June 


4. 

V. 

vi. 

5. 

vii. 

viii 

6. 

ix. 

7. 

X. 

xi. 

8. 

xii. 

9. 

xiii. 

xiv, 

76  lllSTUKV    OF   CUKMfell. 

17,  1S47.  A  worthy  example,  and  thousands  since  have  enjoyed 
the  rich  fruits  of  their  liberahty.  Mr.  Kimball  d.  before  he 
saw  hardlj'  anj'  results  of  his  beneficent  jilan.  They  had  no 
children,  but  she  watched  over  the  school  with  a  lively  and 
motherly  interest  during  her  entire  widowhood  of  thirty  years, 
iv.  Amos,  b.  May  19,  17G0.  Was  a  graduate  of  Dart  mouth  College  and 
became  a  minister  of  the  gosj)el;  m.  first,  Nov.  30,  1788,  Rebecca 
Hart;  m.  second,  Joanna  Lammon.  He  d.  in  Centerville,  Craw- 
ford Co.,  Pa.,  Jan.  25,  1850,  aged  89. 

Nahum  C,  b.  Oct.  9,  1762. 

Judith,    b.    Nov.   26,    1764;    m.   ,  Capt.  Sylvanus  Bryant  of 

Cornish.    Had  ten  children.    (See  Brj'ant.)    She  d.  Oct.  2,  1811. 

Caleb  M.,  b.  Sept.  11,  1767. 

Susan,  b.  Aug.  4,  1769;  d.  Oct.  26,  1769. 

Moody,  b.  Oct.  10,  1770. 

Moses,  b.  Nov.  29,  1772. 

Susan,  twin,  b.  July  4,  1776,  and  d.  Oct.  20,  1777. 

Clement,  twin,  b.  July  4,  1776. 

Harvey,  b.  Nov.  13,  1778. 

Sarah,  b.  Oct.  9,  1781;  m.  in  1801,  Rev.  John  W.  Lord.  He  was  b. 
in  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  1777.  Graduated  Dartmouth  College  in 
1797,  and  d.  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  in  1839.  He  was  p;istor  of  the 
Congregational  Churr-h  in  Washington  for  several  j'ears. 

2.  Daniels  Chase  {Moses*,  Daniel',  Moses^,  Aquilla^)  b.  in  Sutton,  Mass., 
March  15,  1753,  and  d.  Aug.  13,  1841,  aged  88.  Came  to  Cornish  with 
his  father.  When  of  age,  he  purchased  an  extensive  tract  of  land  north 
of  Cornish  Flat  and  built  a  large  and  fine  residence  thereon.  He  held 
many  offices  of  honor  and  trust,  and  enjoyed  a  good  degree  of  popularity 
as  well  as  the  confidence  of  his  townsmen.  The  name  of  "Esq.  Daniel 
Chase,"  carried  weight  socially,  morally  and  financiallj'.  He  m.  first, 
Sept.  5,  177(),  Mehitablc  Kimball  of  Piainfield,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and 
Hannah  (Richards)  Kimball,  b.  March  12,  1757,  in  Preston,  Conn.,  and 

d.  May  2,  1813;  m.  second,  -,  Mrs.  Mary  (Estabrook)  Hall,  wid. 

of  Moody  Hall.  She  took  her  young  children  with  her  by  agreement. 
She  was  b.  Feb.  9,  1769,  and  d.  May  21,  1824.  He  m.  third,  Jan.  5,  1825, 
Mary  May  of  Bradford,  Vt.  She  d.  Jan.  16,  1831.  He  m.  fourth,  Mrs. 
Mary  C.  (Kimballj  Daniels,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Hannah  (Morgan) 
Kimball  and  wid.  of  John  Daniels,  b.  in  Nov.,  1767,  d.  Jan.  27,  1855. 
Children,  all  by  first  marriage: 

i.        Clementine,  b.  Sept.  29,  1777:  d.  Oct.  22,  1777. 

ii.       Gerard,  b.  Jan.  16,  1779;  d.  July  14,  1780. 

iii.     Daniel,  b.  Dec.  5,  1780;  d.  July  17,  1782. 

iv.  Hannah,  b.  Jan.  14,  1783;  m.  Feb.  15,  1803,  Rev.  Jo.seph  Rowell, 
then  pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church  in  Cornish.  He  served 
the  church  28  years  as  pastor  and  then  rem.  to  Claremont,  where 
she  d.  Feb.  26,  1869.     Had  eleven  children.     The  greater  por- 


GENEALOGIES.  77 

tion  of  these  were  ministers,  teachers  and  missionaries.     (See 

Rowell.) 
V.      Amos,  b.  July  12,  1785;  d.  July  8,  1814. 
vi.     Sally,  b.  June  11,  1787;  d.  May  2,  1790. 
vii.     Mehitable,  b.  Jan.  14,  1790;  d.  April  30,  1790. 
viii.   Rebecca  Hart,  b.  May  2,   1791;  m.  ,  Daniel  Dana.    They 

res.  in  Pomfret,  Vt.    She  d. . 

10.  ix.      Benjamin  Kimball,  b.  April  5,  1798. 

3.  Johns  Chase  {Moses^,  Danieb,  Noses'^,  Aquilla^)  was  b.  Oct.  4,  1755.  He 
purchased  and  occupied  a  large  farm  on  the  hill  south  of  the  Flat,  where 
he,  like  his  brother,  Daniel,  built  a  large  two-story  square-roofed  house. 
Here  he  spent  his  life  chiefly  in  farming.  He  also  built  and  operated  a 
sawmill  and  gristmill,  and  for  a  time  a  distillery  where  cider  brandy  was 
made,  then  a  legitimate  business.    He  was  a  dea.  of  the  Congregational 

Church,  upright  and  honorable  in  all  his  dealings.     He  m,  first, , 

Martha  Cotton,  who  d.  March  21,  1789;  m.  second,  — ■ — ■,  Louisa 
Joslyn,  who  d.  June  15,  1849.  He  d.  Dec.  14,  1844.  Children  by  Martha 
Cotton : 

11.  i.        Cotton,  b.  Aug.  8,  1783. 

ii.      John,  b.  May  25,  1785;  d.  Sept.,  1785. 

iii.  Judith,  b.  Feb.  6,  1787;  m.  ,  Rev. Wilhams,  a  mission- 
ary to  the  Indians.    No  children.    She  d.  about  1810. 

Children  by  Louisa  Joslyn: 

iv.      Martha  Joslyn,  b.  Dec.  4,  1791;  m.  Oct.  21,  1816,  Moody  March 

Hall.    She  had  four  children.    (See  Hall.)    She  d.  Dec.  7,  1869. 
V.       Melissa,  b.  Feb.  13,  1793;  m.  first,  July  30,  1817,  Paul  Davidson,  bj' 

whom   she   had   three   sons    (see  Davidson);  m.    second,    Jan. 

31,  1826,  Jonathan  Wyman.    No  issue.    She  d.  March  2,  1886. 

\\.      John,  Jr.,  b.  Sept.  25,  1794;  m. ,  Achsa  Whitney. 

vii.     Louisa,  b.  May  25,  1796;  m.  Oct.  8,  1822,  Joseph  K.  Johnson  of 

Plainfield. 
viii.   Susan,  b.  Jan.  20,  1798;  m.  Oct.  29,  1821,  William  L.  Sweet,  who  d. 

June  22,  1890.    She  d.  March  14,  1879. 

12.  ix.      Moses,  b.  Dec.  20,  1799. 

X.  Taylor  Oilman,  b.  Nov.  4,  1801;  m.  first,  Oct.  23,  1828,  Ursula, 
dau.  of  David  and  Betsey  (Pollard)  Nevens,  b.  Sept.  21,  1802, 
and  d.  Nov.  19,  1829;  m.  second,  Sept.  26,  1831,  Emily  Spaulding 
of  Plainfield,  dau.  of  Waterman  and  Betsey  (Stevens)  Spaulding. 
They  rem.  to  Brighton,  III.,  in  1838. 

xi.  Hannah  B.,  b.  April  22,  1803;  m.  Nov.  4,  1841,  Abel  Jackson  of 
Cornish.  One  .son:  Charles  A.  (See  Jackson.)  She  d.  Aug.  28, 
1894. 

xii.  Sarah  Matthews,  b.  Feb.  5,  1805;  m.  Feb.  22,  1830,  Sumner  Joslyn 
of  Hard  wick,  Vt. 

xiii.    Mary  Dresser,  b.  Dec.   22,  1807;  m.  first,  ,   John  Sheldon; 

m.  second, ,  Mason  Peak.    She  d.  May  13,  1882. 


78  IILSTORY   OF   CORNISH, 

xiv.    Daniel  M.,  b.  Feb.  24,  1800:  d.  Aug.  10,  1810. 

4.  Nahum  C'  Chase  {Moses*,  Daniel',  Moses^,  Aquilla^)  was  b.  Oct.  9,  1762; 

m.  Sept.  23,  1784,  Deborah  Freeman,  dau.  of  Daniel  and  Mary  (Gates) 
Freeman  of  Plainfield,  b.  Nov.  2,  1764,  and  d.  March  30,  1837.  He  d. 
June  27,  1827.    Children: 

i.        Susan,  b.  Sept.  10,  178.5;  d.  April  17,  1788. 

ii.       Freeman,  b.  June  23,  1787;  m.  Dec.  13,  1809,  his  cousin,  Mary 

Chase,  dau.  of  Capt.  Caleb  and  Ehzabeth  (Deming)  Chase,  b. 

Dec.  26,  1790. 
iii.      Deborah,    b.   Aug.   24,   1789;  m.  April  29,    1828,    Rev.    Lathrop 

Thompson, 
iv.      Moses,  b.  Sept.  1,  1795;  m.  Oct.  2,  1825,  Julia  Anne  Hyde  of  Chelsea, 

Vt.,  dau.  of  Elihu  and  Mary  (Hatch)  Hyde,  b.  April  21,  1807. 

Had  three  children,  all  b.  in  Cornish:     1.  Freeman  Hatch,  b. 

Aug.  28,  1826.     2.  Sarah  Hyde,  b.  July  10,  1830,  and  d.  May 

18,   1842.      3.  Emily  R.,  b.  Dec.  7,  1836,  and  d.  May  3,  1842. 

Res.  in  Cornish  a  few  years  and  then  rem.  to  Chelsea,  Vt. 

5.  Caleb  M.s  Chase  {Moses\  Danieb,  Moses^,  Aquilla^)  was  b.  in  Cornish 

Sept.  11,  1767;  m.  Jan.  21,  1789,  Ehzabeth  Deming  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
Ebenezer  and  Elizabeth  (Dana)  Deming,  b.  Aug.  13,  1763,  and  d.  Sept. 
20,  1840.  He  was  a  farmer  and  hekl  a  commission  of  Capt.  in  the  militia. 
He  d.  Sept.  1,  1856,  in  Williamstown,  Vt.,  aged  89.    Children: 

i.       Elizabeth,  b.  Aug.  19,  1789;  m.  Nov.  14,  1815,  her  cousin,  Capt. 

Cotton  Chase,  oldest  son  of  Dea.  John  Chase.     Five  children. 

She  d.  July  8,  1868. 
ii.       Mary,  b.  Dec.  26,  1790;  m.  Dec.   13,  1809,  her  cousin,  Freeman 

Chase,  eldest  son  of  Nahum  C.  Chase.    She  d.  June  1  .">,  1855. 
iii.      Hannah  Brow^N,  1st,  b.  Dec.  23,  1793;  d.  Feb.  5,  1807. 
iv.      Persis,  b.  Oct.  25,  1794;  m.  April  9,  1823,  Horace  Ware.     She  d. 

Dec.  1,  1858. 
V.       Caleb,   Jr.,   b.    Sept.   3,    1797;  m.  first,  ,  Sarah  Morgan;  m. 

second,  ,  Jane  Raybuni.    They  res.  in  Boston. 

vi.      Lucy,  b.  July  13,  1798;  d.  April  9,  1834. 
vii.    Nahum  C,  b.  Aug.  3,  1800;  d.  Aug.  3,  1803. 

viii.   Daniel  Kimball,  b.  Oct.  16,  1804;  m. ,  Maria  Louisa  Cobb. 

ix.      Hannah  Brown,  2d,  b.  Sept.  19,  1806;  d.  Jan.  27,  1824. 

6.  Moody'  Chase  {Moses*,  Danieb,  Moses"-,  Aquilla^)  was  b.  Oct.  10,  1770,  in 

Cornish;  m.  first,  Jan.  28,  1793,  Rebecca  Chapman  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 

Capt.  Benjamin  and  Jemima  (Gates)  Chapman,  b.  ,  1771   (?),  d. 

June  10,  1794,  aged  23;  m.  second,  Jan.  28,  1795,  Rlioda  Cook  of  Clare- 

mont  (?),  b. ,  1769  (?),  d.  Feb.  21,  1796,  aged  27;  m.  third,  , 

Lucy  Farnham,  b.  ,  d. .     Mr.  Chase  d.  April,  1845. 

Children  by  liebecca  Chapman: 

13,  i.        Benjamin  Chapman,  b.  Sept.  8,  1793. 


GENEALOGIES.  79 

ii.       Infant,  b.  ,  d.  June  8,  1794,  two  days  before  the  mother  d. 

Child  by  Rhoda  Cook: 

ni.  Rhoda  Cook,  b.  Feb.  15,  1796;  m.  Feb.  9,  1815,  Jesse  Vose  of  Clare- 
mont . 

Children  by  Lucy  Farnhain : 

iv.  Habvey  Farnham,  b.  May  5,  1797;  m.  Nov.  3,  1836,  Sarah  D.  Wood- 
bury of  New  London.  He  was  educated  at  Kimball  Union 
Academy,  rem.  to  Malcomb,  111.,  where  he  spent  his  life.  A 
farmer.  He  d.  Dec.  9,  1878.  Had  one  son,  James  Phineas,  b. 
in  Cornish  July  17,  1838,  before  going  West. 

V.       Rebecca  Chapman,  b.  July  4,  1798. 

vi.     James  Maurice,  b.  April  4,  1800. 

vii.  Moody,  Jr.,  b.  Feb.  25,  1802.  Graduated  Kimball  Union  Academy 
in  class  1825,  Dartmouth  College,  class  1829;  Andover  Theolo- 
logical  Sem.,  class  1832.  A  Presbyterian  minister  in  several 
parishes  in  Ind.;  m.  first,  Sept.  17,  1832,  Sarah  Stuart  Bailey; 
m.  second,  June  7,  1837,  Hannah  Jewett.  He  d.  March  22, 
1879,  in  Parkersburg,  Ind. 

viii.  Lucy  Maeia,  b.  March  12,  1804.  While  being  educated  at  Kimball 
Union  Academy,  she  d.  March  31,  1825,  aged  21. 

"Short  toils,  short  woes,  loved  friends  were  thine, 
Now  joys  eternal  and  divine." 

(Inscription  on  tombstone.) 

ix.      Hannah  Brown,  b.  Oct.  5,   1806.     Educated  at  Kimball  Union 

Academy  1822-1823;  a  teacher  several  years;  m. ,  WiUiam 

E.  Withrow  of  Malcomb,  111.    She  d. . 

X.       H.\rriet  Eliza,  b.  Dec.  8,  1808. 

xi.  George  Clement,  b.  Sept.  16,  1811.  Graduated  Kimball  Union 
Academy,  class  1836;  Dartmouth  College  in  1841;  and  ia  the 
Medical  Dept.  in  1847.    Physician  at  Lyndon,  Vt.,  and  Downie- 

ville,  Cal.,  w^here  he  d.  June  20,  1878.    M. ,  Maria  Field  of 

Lyndon,  Vt. 

xii.     Newton  Whittlesey,  b.  Nov.  13,  1813. 

xiii.  Albert,  b.  April  25,  1817.  Graduated  Kimball  Union  Academy  in 
1840;  Dartmouth  College  in  1844;  Medical  Dept.  in  1847. 
Physician  at  Hanover  and  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  where  he  d.  in 
the  spring  of  1903. 

7.  M0SES6  Chase  (Moses^,  Daniel^,  Moses^,  Aqutlla^)  b.  Nov.  9,  1772;  ni.  Jan. 
20,  1800,  Deborah  Bull.  She  d.  Aug.  17,  1837.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Dart- 
mouth College.  But  little  can  be  learned  of  him.  It  is  supposed  that  he 
left  town  in  early  life  and  his  home  and  occupation  have  not  come  to 
our  knowledge.    He  d.  Aug.  27,  1861.    Children: 

i.        Epaphrus  Bull,  b.  Oct.  27,  1800;  d.  at  Lyndon,  Vt.,  Sept.  10,  1867. 
ii.       Henrietta  Mobly,  b.  July  21,  1801;  d.  at  Gains\dlle,  Ala.,  April  2, 
1873. 


80  JIISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

iii.      William  Coleman,  b.  Doc.  19,  1S0:i:  d.  in  Denver,  Col. 

iv.      ClEouciE  IMuNROE,  b.  March  l(j,   ISOG;  d.  at  Honolulu,  Sandwich 

Islands,  Dec.  5,  1855. 
V.       M.\uY  Ann,  b.  April  29,  1808;  m. Chtunlxrlain;  d.  at  Lincoln, 

111.,  April  12,  1891. 
vi.      Hauuiet  Alwood,  b.  April  21,  1S12;  d.  in  Cal. 
vii.     Daniel  K.,  b.  Feb.  20,  1815;  d.  in  Calais,  Me. 

viii.    Jane,  b.  May  31,  1817;  d.  Jan.  18, . 

ix.      John  Bryant,  b.  March  18,  1821 ;  d.  Nov.  18,  1847,  in  Boston,  Mass. 

8,  Clement*  Chase  (Moses*,  Daniel^  Moses^,  Aquilla^)  was  b.  July  4,  1776. 

A  farmer  and  always  lived  in  Cornish.  Was  a  dea.  many  years  in  the 
Congregational  Church  and  was  well  known  for  his  rigid  jjrobity  of  char- 
acter, also  for  his  liberality  and  hospitalit}'.  He  m.  first,  in  1798,  Lucy 
Murray  of  Litchfield,  Conn.,  b.  in  1778,  d.  Aug.  18,  1814;  m.  second, 

,  1815,  Olive  Spaulding  of  Plainfield,  dau.  of  Dea.  Champion  Spauld- 

ing,  b.  Feb.  29,  1790,  d.  May  11,  1825;  m.  third, ,  Prudence  Andrews, 

b.  Aug.  ;n,  1789,  d.  July  18,  1803.  He  d.  June  6,  1867,  aged  90-11. 
Children  by  Lucy  Murray: 

i.  Philemon  Murray,  Lst,  b.  March  23,  1800;  d.  in  1820,  while  teach- 
ing in  Bath,  N.  Y. 

ii.       Susan,  1st,  b.  Aug.  11,  1800;  d.  young. 

iii.     Susan,  2d,  b.  April  30,  1801 ;  d.  May  15,  1839. 

iv.     Freeman  (or  Truman),  b.  Sept.  14,  1803;  m. ,  Amanda  Tisdale 

of  Hanover.    No  issue.    He  d.  Nov.  29,  1832. 

v.       George  Clement,  b.  May  1,  1806;  d.  Jan.  24,  1807. 

vi.  Lucy  Muuuay,  b.  Dec.  13,  1807;  m.  Dec.  25,  1826,  Horace  Bushnell 
of  Wcstbrook,  Conn.    She  d.  Sept.  30,  1889. 

vii.    Esther  Robblns,  1st,  b.  Jan.  18,  1813;  d.  March  12,  1813. 

viii.  Esther  Robbins,  2d,  b.  Aug.  13,  1814;  m.  May  18,  1843,  Wilham 
Sillowaj'  of  Plainfield,  a  civil  engineer.    Rem.  to  Racine,  Wis. 

Children  by  Olive  Spaulding: 

ix.      Olive  Spaulding,  b.  March  6,  1816;  m.  • ,  John  B.  Judson,  M.  D. 

She  d.  Aug.  31,  1866,  at  Livingstone  Mills,  N.  Y. 

X.       Eunice  Dana,  b. ,  1818;  d.  Dec.  30, 1832. 

xi.      Champion  Spaulding,  b.  March  20,  1820.    (See  sketch.) 
xii.     Phileman  Murray,  2d,  b.  July  12,  1822;  d.  July  12,  1823. 

Children  by  Prudence  Andrews: 

xiii.    An  infant,  b.  and  d.  Sej)!.  11,  1825. 
xiv.    Ruth  Maria,  b.  and  d.  Ajjril  21,  1827. 

XV.     Sarah,  b.  Nov.  23,  1829;  res.,  Chicago,  111.;  m. ,  Robert  H.  Lay. 

14.  xvi.    George  Murray,  b.  March  6,  1830. 
xvii.  An  infant.    No  dates  given. 

9.  Harvey'  Chase  {Moses*,  Danieb,  Moses^,  Aquilla^)  was  b.  Nov.  13,  1778; 

m. ,  Eunice,  dau.  of  J.  M.  Dana,  Esq.,  b.  May  20,  1783,  and  d. 


GENEALOGIES.  81 

Jan.  8,  1823,  aged  40.  He  was  a  lawyer  and  practiced  his  profession 
chiefly  in  Cornish  and  Windsor,  Vt.    He  d.  Feb.  18,  1857.    Children: 

i.        Alfred,  b.  Oct.  16,  1811.    Commenced  a  course  of  study  at  Kimball 

Union  Academy,  and  d.  Sept.  28,  1826. 
ii.       Israel  Putnam,  b.  May  28,  1815;  d.  June  17,  1816. 
iii.      Polly  Dana,  b.  Feb.  18,  1818;  d.  June  — ,  1837,  aged  19. 
iv.      Catharine,  b. ,  1819,  never  m.;  d.  June  13,  1896. 

10.  Benjamin  Kimball^  Chase  {Danieh,  Moses*,  Danieh,  Moses''-,  Aquilla^) 

was  b.  April  5,  1798.  A  farmer  and  ever  res.  upon  his  father's  estate. 
He  d.  June  16,  1842.  He  had  m.  Oct.  21,  1835,  Sarah  Ann  Taft,  b.  June 
9,  1815.  After  his  death,  his  wid.  m.  March  7,  1843,  Enoch  F.  Chellis  of 
Plainfield,  b.  Aug.  9,  1815,  who,  after  this,  hved  in  town  the  remainder 
of  his  Hfe,  dying  Aug.  1,  1885.    She  d.  Feb.  4,  1888.    Children: 

i.       Daniel,  b.  July  9,  1836.    Was  in  trade  at  the  Flat  several  years  and 
afterwards  in  Boston;  associated  with  his  wife's  brother  in  the 

clothing  business;  m.  ,  Abbie  H.,  dau.  of  John  and  Mary 

Ann  (Xewhall)  Atwood.    No  children.    He  d.  Nov.  21,  1885. 

ii.      Sarah  Jane,  b.  Aug.  26,  1839;  d.  March  10,  1850. 
15.  iii.      Benjamin  Kimball,  Jr.,  b.  Aug.  25,  1841. 

11.  Cottons  Chase  {John^,  Moses\  Danieb,  Moses%  Aquilla^)  was  b.  Aug.  8, 

1783;  m.  Nov.  14,  1815,  Elizabeth,  eldest  dau.  of  Capt.  Calebs  and 
EUzabeth  (Deming)  Chase,  b.  Aug.  19,  1789,  and  d.  July  8,  1868.  A 
farmer  and  mechanic.  Most  of  their  Uves  were  spent  in  town.  Mr. 
Chase  d.  Oct.  1,  1872.    Children: 

i.  Martha  Cotton,  b.  Sept.  21,  1816.    She  never  m.;  d.  May  23,  1881. 

ii.  Nahum,  b.  July  24,  1818. 

iii.  Caleb  Rowland,  b.  Oct.  23,  1820;  d.  Jan.  11,  1870. 

iv.  Hannah  Brown,  b.  Aug.  16,  1824;  d.  Nov.  14,  1827. 

V.  Caroline  Hannah,  b.  Dec.  18,  1827;  d.  Oct.  10,  1860.    She  never  m. 

12.  Moses«  Chase  {John=,  Moses*,  Daniel^,  Moses'^,  Aquilla^)  was  b.  Dec.  20, 

1799.  A  farmer  and  lumberman,  owning  and  running  the  sawmill  built 
by  his  father;  m.  May  1,  1832,  Fidelia,  dau.  of  Isaac  and  Hannah  (Perry) 
Alden,  b.  Aug.  12,  1805,  and  d.  March  11,  1864.  He  d.  May  17,  1864. 
Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       Henry  Dwight,  b.  March  19,  1833;  d.  July  12,  1836. 

ii.       John  Baxter,  b.  April  1,   1834.     Enlisted  in  Civil    War,   Heavy 

Artillery.    (See  Mihtary.)  He  m.  March  11,  1868,  Emerett  Ayers, 

dau.  of  Samuel  and  Lois  (Fitch)  Ayers,  b.  Oct.  10,  1838,  and  d. 

April  22,  1874.    No  children.    He  d.  Aug. —,  1871. 
iii.      Harriet  Fidelia,  b.  Oct.  10,  1836;  d.  June  18,  1848. 
iv.      Sarah  Annabel,  b.  April  6,  1839 ;  d.  Dec.  19,  1860. 
V.       Helen  Maria,  b.  Nov.  21,  1841;  m.  March  11,  1868,  Henry  Ayers  of 

Cornish.     They  rem.  to  Ashtabula  Co.,  O.,  where  they  have 
7- II 


82  HISTORY   OF  CORNISH. 

since  res.,  ongiigod  in  fanning.  Five  children.  (SeeAyers.)  Mr. 
Ayersd.  March  21,  1897. 

vi.  Adaline  Estella,  b.  April  25,  1S44;  m.  Jan.  17,  1S71,  Darwin  B. 
Kinsman.  ff)rnu'rly  of  Plainfield.  Four  children.  (See  Kins- 
man.) 

vii.    Ormond  a.,  b.  April  15,  1847;  d.  Jan.  16,  1865. 

viii.    George  Byrox,  b.  Jan.  27,  1850.    Rem.  West;  studied  and  practiced 

law  at  Elkpoint,  Dak.;  m. ,  Clara  Hart.     He  d.  at  Rome, 

O.,  Feb.,  1880.    Left  one  dau.,  Edith  M. 

13.  Benjamin  Chapman«  Chase  {Moody^,  Moses*,  Danicb,  Moses"-,  Aquilla^) 

was  b.  Sept.  8,  1793;  m.  Nov.  13,  1817,  Eliza  Royce  of  Claremont,  a 
sister  of  Mrs.  Paran  Stevens  of  Claremont  and  N.  Y.  City.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  d.  at  36,  Sept.  19,  1829.    Children,  supposed  (?)  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Benjamin  Chapman,  Jr.,  b.  Jan.  29,  1819.  Graduated  Kimball 
Union  Academy  in  1842;  Dartmouth  College  in  1846;  Bangor 
Theological Seminarj'  in  1849;  ord.  Jan.  8,  1850,  in  Camden,  Me.; 
was  pastor  in  Attleboro,  Mass.,  Oldtown,  Foxcroft  and  Dover, 
Me.  He  d.  at  the  latter  place  Oct.  13,  1868.  He  m.  Feb.  10, 
1850,  Almeda  S.  Blanchard. 

ii.  IMrRRAY  Stevens,  b.  Feb.  14,  1821.  A  farnuT  and  lived  in  Ains- 
worth.  Brown  Co.,  Neb.  Had  twelve  children.  He  d.  July  14, 
1897. 

iii.      LuTHERA  Maria,  b.  Jan.  16,  1823;  m. ,  Nathan  Brown  of  Boston. 

No  childn^n.  She  practiced  medicine  several  years  in  So.  Boston, 
making  ini(iwif(>ry  a  specialty.    She  d.  in  the  .spring  of  1883. 

iv.      Maurice  James,  b.  March  4, 1826.    (See  sketch.) 

V.       Henry  Alfred,  b.  July  8,  1828;  m.  Feb.  7,  1850,  Harriet  Ami  Pease 

of  Boston,  Mass.    Four  children:       1.  George  Henrj-,  b.  . 

2.  Paran  Stevens,  b. .     3.  Flora  Estella,  b.  April  23,  1858. 

4.  Luthera  Eliza,  b.  Oct.  6,  1860.  He  lived  in  Boston,  Mass., 
and  St.  Albans,  Vt.  He  d.  at  the  latter  place  June  25,  1905. 
He  was  a  master  mechanic  and  had  the  di.'<tinction  of  making 
patterns  for  the  first  locomotive  to  pass  over  the  Fitchburg  div. 
of  B.  &  M.  R.  R.,  then  the  SulUvan  railroad  to  Bellows  P'alls, 
Vt.     He  attained  a  high  and  respected  position  in  his  business. 

14.  George  Murray^  Chase   [ClemenU,  Moses*,  Danieb,  Moses"-,  Aquilla^) 

was  b.  March  6,  1830;  m.  first, ,  Emeline  L.  Chapman  of  Cornish, 

dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Theoda  (Colburn)  Chapm.an,  b.  Oct.  10,  1819,  and 
d.  June  7,  1859,  leaving  two  sons;  m.  second,  Nov.  22,  1860,  Cj'nthia  A. 
But  man.  Lived  in  town  till  March,  1865,  when  they  rem.  to  Minn., 
where  he  d.  Aug.  3,  1886.  He  was  killed  by  an  accident  with  horses  that 
he  was  driving  attached  to  a  self-binder;  is  buried  in  Greenwood  Ceme- 
tery' at  Eureka,  Minn.  He  was  a  soldier  of  the  Civil  War,  enlisting  from 
Cornish  in  the  7th  N.  H.  Vols,  in  1861.  (See  Military.)  He  was  a  farmer 
and  hotel  keeper.    Children,  by  first  marriage,  both  b.  in  Cornish: 


GENEALOGIES.  83 

i.       Horace  Bxjshnell,  b.  Oct.  25,  1856;  in.  Dec.  25,  1880,  Elizabeth 

Jelly  of  New  Market,  Minn.,  b.  Aug.  4,  1861.    Seven  children. 

Lives  in  Farmington,  Minn.     A  farmer,  also  mail  carrier  and 

engineer, 
ii.       Murray  Chapman,  b.  May  25,  1859;  m.  April  15,  1885,  Emily  F. 

Holland,  b.  July  4,  1858.    Five  children.    Lives  in  Chicago,  111. 

Children  by  second  marriage: 

iii.      Infant,  b.  in  Cornish  about  1862,  and  d.  the  same  year, 
iv.      George  Truman,  b.  Aug.  18,  1869,  in  Minn. 

15.  Benjamin  Kimball'-s  Chase,  Jr.  (Danieb,  Moses\  Danieb,  Moses-, 
Aquilla^)  was  b.  Aug.  25,  1841;  m.  first,  Jan.  3,  1866,  Lucia  G.  Deming  of 
Cornish,  eldest  dau.  of  Solon  H.  and  Laodicea  (Silloway)  Deming,  b. 
Jan.  29,  1846,  and  d.  Oct.  30,  1871,  without  issue;  m.  second,  Jan.  5, 
1876,  Clara  E.  Allison,  b.  in  Concord  Aug.  15,  1854,  and  d.  in  Langdon. 
Mr.  Chase  d.  Feb.  20,  1908,  in  Cambridge,  Mass.  Buried  in  Langdon  by 
side  of  last  wife.  One  child  by  last  marriage:  Everett  Kimball,  b.  June 
29,  1889;  m.  Dec.  25,  1908,  Lecia  M.  LaSalle  of  Langdon. 

CHELLIS. 

Enoch  F.  Chellis,  a  son  of  Thomas  Chelhs,  was  b.  Aug.  8,  1815,  in  Plain- 
field.  He  came  to  Cornish  in  the  winter  of  1844.  He  m.  March  7,  1843,  Mrs. 
Sarah  A.  (Taft)  Chase,  wid.  of  Kimball  Chase,  b.  June  9,  1815,  and  d.  Feb.  4, 
1888.  He  settled  on  the  farm  then  belonging  to  his  wife  and  her  children  (the 
Daniel  Chase  farm  north  of  the  Flat.)  (See  Chase.)  He  was  formerly  a  teacher 
of  common  schools,  a  good  disciplinarian  and  much  sought  for  to  manage  "hard 
schools."  He  was  a  shrewd  financier.  They  had  but  one  child,  a  daughter, 
Marion  Virginia,  b.  July  2,  1844,  who  m.  Jan.  8,  1867,  Col.  John  L.  Rice  and 
settled  in  Springfield,  Mass.,  where  she  d.  childless  Oct.  30,  1873.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Chellis  built  a  new  home  on  the  Flat  and  spent  the  rest  of  their  lives  there. 
He  d.  Aug.  1,  1885. 

CHILD. 

This  name  was  at  first  used  as  a  prefix  or  title  to  other  names,  but  finally 
became  a  surname  throughout  England.  Several  noteworthy  families  of  this 
name  are  mentioned  through  the  centuries  following  the  Norman  conquest, 
sketches  and  incidents  of  whom  are  of  abundant  record.  They  adopted  armo- 
rial ensigns,  or  coat  of  arms,  var>dng  in  significance  and  design.  A  leading  one 
of  these  bore  the  motto:  "Imitari  quam  invidere,"  signifying,  "I  imitate 
those  whom  you  envy."  The  paternity  of  early  emigrants  is  often  veiled  in  a 
greater  or  less  degree  of  uncertainty.  So  in  this  case,  the  parentage  of  Ephraim 
Child  and  Benjamin  Child,  liis  nephew,  cannot  be  given.  Together  they  came 
to  America  in  1630  and  settled  in  Watertown,  Mass.  From  Benjamini  have 
sprung  all  of  the  name  who  have  ever  lived  in  Cornish.  He,  with  Mary,  his 
wife,  became  the  parents  of  twelve  children.  Benjamin^,  their  second  claild, 
was  born  in  Roxbury,  Mass.,  in  1656.  He  m.  Grace  Morris,  March  7,  1683, 
They  also  had  twelve  children.    Ephraim',  their  first  child,  was  born  in  Rox- 


84  HISTOHV    OF    CORXISII. 

bury,  Mass.,  Doc  IS.  1()83;  ni.  Priscilla  Harris  in  1710.  He,  with  six  of  hia 
brothers  migrated  to  Woodstock,  Conn.,  then  called  "New  Roxbury."  Eph- 
raim'  and  Priscilla  had  ten  children.  Their  second  son,  Daniel',  was  b.  in 
Woodstock,  Jan.,  1713;  ni.  Jan.,  1747,  Ruth  Ammidown  Curtis.  They  had  six 
children.    Stephen',  was  their  tliird  child  and  third  son. 

1.  Stephen'  Child  {Danieb,  Ephraim^,  Benjamin^-^)  was  b.  Nov.  27,  1749, 
in  Woodstock,  Conn.  Came  to  Cornish  March  18,  1775.  Bought  and 
lived  on  the  farm  now  occupied  by  his  grandson,  W.  II.  Child.  I'Jitered 
the  arnij-  of  U.  S.  May  7,  1777;  marclied  from  Cornish  under  Col.  Jona- 
than Chase  to  Ticonderoga,  N.  Y.,  ninety  miles,  to  reinforce  the  Northern 
Continental  army  under  Gen.  Gates;  was  discharged  June  18,  1777, 
after  serving  one  month  and  twelve  daj's;  enlisted  again  S(>pt.  2.3,  1777, 
under  Col.  Chase,  and  marched  to  Saratoga,  N.  Y.,  110  miles,  rendering 
service  of  one  month  and  one  day.  He  was  at  the  surrender  of  Bur- 
goyne  Oct.  17;  he  served  as  corporal  during  each  term  of  service.  On 
Sept.  8,  1778,  he  m.  Mercy,  eld(>st  dau.  of  Dea.  Dudley  and  Alice  (Cor- 
bett)  Chase,  who  with  their  children  had  removed  from  Sutton,  Mass., 
and  were  the  first  family  of  settlers  in  Cornish  that  included  any  women. 
Mercy  was  ten  years  of  age,  when  .she,  with  her  mother,  came  to  town. 
(See  Settlement.)  She  was  b.  April  6,  17.55,  and  d.  in  Cornish  Dec.  27, 
1835,  aged  80.     Mr.  Child  d.  May  24,  1831.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Daniel,  b.  Aug.  6,  1779;  m.  Nov.  11,  1804,  Apama  Lyman.  They 
settled  in  Bethel,  Vt.  He  was  a  surveyor;  was  accounted  good 
authority  in  legal  matters  and  did  a  large  amount  of  business  in 
those  lines  being  accounted  a  i)roinin(>nt  man  in  Bethel.  Nine 
children.    He  d.  Jan.  7,  1853. 

ii.  Ruth  Curtis,  b.  Dec.  25,  1780;  m.  Feb.,  1803,  Samuel  M.  Chase,  who 
was  b.  in  Walpole,  Aug.  15,  17S2,  d.  in  I.angdon  Feb.  19,  1820. 
They  lived  in  Langdon  and  had  ten  cliildrcn.  (See  Chase.) 
She  d.  March  11,  1856,  in  the  home  of  her  son,  Samuel,  then 
president  of  Jubilee  College  in  Jubilee,  111. 

iii.  Ends,  b.  Jan.  10,  1783;  m.  Aug.  23,  180G,  Sarah  Bemis  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  Benj.  B.  and  Abigail  (Hall)  Bemis,  b.  in  Spencer,  Vt., 
Sept.  3,  1783.  Lived  in  Cornish  a  few  years  and  then  rem.  to 
Bethel,  Vt.,  where  they  spent  their  lives.  They  had  ten  children. 
A  son  of  theirs,  Dr.  Asaph  Bemis  Child,  b.  Aug.  22,  1813,  became 
a  noted  dentist  in  Boston;  also  a  Spiritualist,  and  became  dis- 
tinguished as  an  author  by  publishing  several  books  on  Spiritual- 
ism.   Enos  d.  Jan.  30,  1839. 

iv.  L^RSULA,  b.  June  2,  1785;  m.  Nov.  2,  1800,  Eben  Comings  of  Cornish. 
They  lived  in  Cornish  till  she  d.  June  29,  1831.  Six  children. 
(See  Comings.) 

v.  Alice,  b.  April  2,  1787;  m.  Dec.  24,  1812,  Bela  Chase,  a  brother  of  her 
sister  Ruth's  husband.  I^ived  in  Cornish.  Five  children.  (See 
Chase.)  He  d.  Sept.  9,  1841.  She  d.  May  6,  1857,  with  her  son, 
Francis  X.,  in  Oregon,  111. 

vi.  EuDOCiA,  b.  June  27,  1789;  m.  June  8,  1806,  Benjamin  Freeman. 
They  lived  in  Plainfield.     Six  children.     (See  Freeman.)     Mr. 


GENEALOGIES. 


85 


Freeman  was  b.  in  Plainfield  Aug.  6,  1781,  and  d.  June,  1828. 

She  d.  March  15,  1860. 
vii.     Aramixta,  b.  Sept.  3,  1791;  d.  in  infancj-  Oct.  6,  1791. 
viii.   Stephen,  Jr.,  b.  Aug.  20,  1792. 
ix.      ^Ierct,  b.  May  10,  1794;  m.  March  18,  1819,  Abner  Palmer,  who  was 

b.  in  Langdon  Nov.  27,  1792,  and  d.  April,  1856.    They  lived 

in  Al.stead.    Three  children.    She  d.  Jan.,  1836. 
X.       Jenny,  b.  Nov.  4,  1797;  m.  March  12,  1820,  Jacob  J.  Safford  of 

Randolph,  Vt.,  who  was  b.  June  9,  1795.    Six  children.    Lived 

and  d.  in  Oberlin,  0.    Were  prominent  supporters  and  patrons 

of  the  college  there, 
xi.      Prudence,  b.  March  7,  1800;  d.  in  infancy  Aug.  25,  1802. 


Stephen'  Child,  Jr. 


2,  Stephen^  Child,  Jr.  (Stephen^,  Danieh,  Ephraim^,  Benjamin^-^)  was  b.  Aug. 
20,  1792.  Being  the  youngest  .son,  he  was  his  parents  choice  to  remain 
on  the  homestead  and  care  for  them  in  their  declining  years.  Here  he 
spent  his  life  as  a  farmer.    Was  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.    As  a 


86  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

politician,  he  was  at  first  a  Jeffcrsonian  Democrat.  E.spousing  the  cause 
of  the  slavc.=!,  ho,  among  others  wa.s  dubbod  an  aboHtionist,  and  later  was 
a  Republican.  He  m.  Mareh  20,  1S22,  Eliza  At  wood  of  Cornish,  dau. 
of  William  and  EHzabeth  (Hall)  Atwood,  b.  in  rclliani  April  21,  1801, 
and  d.  Dec.  31,  1891,  in  Cornish.  He  d.  Feb .  1,  bsOG.  Children,  all  b, 
in  Cornish: 

i.  Eliza  Jane,  b.  June  13,  1823.  Taught  school  several  years;  m.  May 
4,  1868,  Freeman  Woodard  of  Greenfield,  Mass.  They  lived 
in  Greenfield,  Everett,  Pembroke  and  Stoncham,  Mass.  Mr. 
Woodard  d.  Feb.  1,  1900.    They  had  no  children: 

ii.  Philander  Chase,  b.  Sept.  30,  1S24;  m.  Sept.  20,  1840,  Sarah  Hodg- 
don.  They  had  no  eliildren  of  their  own,  but  they  adopted  one, 
Annie,  who  d.  in  May,  1905.  They  lived  many  years  in  Clare- 
mont  and  then  rem.  to  Chelsea,  Mass.,  where  they  kept  a 
pro\-ision  store  a  few  years  and  afterwards  rem.  to  Attleboro, 
Ma.ss.,  where  she  d.  Oct.  1,  1897.  He  d.  in  Boston  Feb.  6, 
1903. 

iii.     George  Franklin,  b.  July  18,  1827;  d.  Aug.  22,  1834. 
3.  iv.      William  Henry,  b.  Dec.  22,  1832. 

V.  Marion  Ella,  b.  Oct.  6,  1844.  Educated  in  the  schools  of  Cornish 
and  Oberlin  College;  taught  schools  in  N.  H.  and  Ky.;  was  also 
a  teacher  of  music  and  languages.  Lived  several  years  in  Hyde 
Park  and  Jamaica  Plain,  Mass.,  and  in  1905  rem.  to  Stoneham, 
Mass.  Th(>  last  few  years  she  has  been  engaged  in  writing  on 
theological  subjects,  particularly  that  of  prophecy.  She  m.  July 
10,  1807,  Joseph  J.  Hatlinger,  a  native  of  Hungary,  Europe, 
who  had  served  as  aid  on  Gen.  Louis  Kossuth's  staff.  After  com- 
ing to  this  country  he  first  studied  medicine  in  the  Medical  Dept. 
of  Yale  College;  .soon  after  he  enlisted  in  the  Cixdl  War;  he  was 
soon  promoted  and  became  Capt.  of  a  company  of  colored 
troops.  He  afterwards  received  an  appoint m(>nt  as  assistant  sur- 
geon and  rendered  efficient  services  to  the  close  of  the  war.  He 
d.  in  Chelsea  Soldiers'  Hospital  April  28,  1908.  They  had  no 
children.  He  was  buried  in  Cornish.  She  still  (1910)  res.  in 
Stoneham. 

3.  William  Henry'  Child  {Slephen^\  Daniel*,  Ephraim^,  Benjamin^^)  was 
b.  Dec.  22,  1832.  Has  res.  chiefly  on  the  homestead  farm.  Grad- 
uated at  Kimball  Union  .\cadcmy,  class  1850;  spent  a  few  years  teach- 
ing in  N.  H.,  Vt.  and  Ohio.  Was  superintendent  of  schools,  1886-97; 
devoted  his  time  chiefly  to  farming  until  1897.  In  March  of  this  year 
the  town  of  Cornish  decided  to  have  its  history  WTitten.  Dr.  George  W. 
Hunt  was  chosen  historian  with  authority  to  appoint  five  aids.  Mr. 
Child  was  one  of  the  five  selected  who  at  once  began  the  work.  A  love 
for  the  work  has  caused  him  to  continue  it.  In  1901,  Dr.  Hunt  re- 
signed his  position  as  historian  and  Mr.  Child  was  chosen  in  his  stead 
to  carry  on  the  work,  and  the  town  has  since  voted  api)ropriations  as 
needed  for  the  purpo.se.     He  m.  Jan.   1,  1857,  Ellen  Frances  Leighton 


GENEALOGIES.  87 

of  Hartford,  Vt.,  dau.  of  Isaac  T.  and  Jemima  (Wood)  LeiRhton,  b. 
Aug.  9,  183(5.  This  couple  celebrated  their  golden  wedding  Jan.  1,  1907. 
Their  children  were  all  b.  in  Cornish  except  the  first. 

i.  William  Palmer,  b.  in  Hartford,  Vt.,  Nov.  15,  18.57.  In  1877,  before 
he  became  of  age,  he  betook  himself  to  a  seafaring  life.  This  he 
followed  many  years  with  Australia  as  his  adopted  country.  In 
Aug.,  1883,  he  m.  Annie  Scott  of  Kent  Co.,  Eng.,  and  by  her  had 

two    daus.:     1.  Annie    Lillian.     2.  Nellie    .      His    wife, 

Annie,  d.  and  he  in.  second,  Laura  Howland,  and  by  her  he  had 
two  more  children:  1.  William  Henry.  2.  Eileen.  Mr.  Child 
lived  several  years  in  Brisbane,  but  lastly  and  chiefly  near 
Sydney,  New  South  Wales,  where  he  d.  Dec.  4,  1909. 

ii.      Frank  Eugene,  b.  April  19,  1859;  d.  April  4,  1860. 

iii.  Hattie  Lillian,  b.  Dec.  28,  1863.  She  was  a  successful  teacher  of 
schools  with  five  years'  experience,  beginning  at  fifteen  years  of 
age.  She  m.  Nov.  14,  1883,  Reuben  C.  True,  an  extensive  and 
thriving  farmer  of  West  Lebanon,  where  they  res.  Three 
children:  1.  Mary  Cutler,  b.  Nov.  30,  1886,  and  d.  Nov.  27, 
1898.  2.  William  Bradley,  b.  June  3,  1890;  a  graduate  of 
Kimball  Union  Academy  in  1909.  3.  Ohve  Lillian,  b.  Sept.  18, 
1898. 
4.  iv.      Edwin  Leighton,  b.  May  15,  1867. 

V.  Ida  Louise,  b.  Feb.  7,  1870.  Spent  several  years  teaching;  graduated 
Kimball  Union  Academy,  in  class  1893;  foUowang  this  she  taught 
the  grammar  school  at  West  Lebanon  five  years.  She  m.  June 
15,  1898,  Alfred  W.  Sibley  of  Westboro,  Mass.,  but  more  recently 
of  West  Lebanon.  He  is  a  traveling  salesman.  Two  children: 
1.  Marjorie  Lucile,  b.  March  27,  1899.  2.  Harold  Cliild,  b. 
June  30,  1901.  They  Hved  in  West  Lebanon  till  1906  and  then 
rem.  to  Worcester,  Mass. 

i.  Edwin  Leighton^  Child  {Wjji.  Henrys,  Slephew-^,  Daniel*,  Ephraim», 
Benjaviin"-^)  was  b.  May  15,  1867;  educated  in  the  schools  of  Cornish 
and  at  the  N.  H.  Agricultural  College  associated  with  Dartmouth  College, 
then  at  Hanover.  Soon  after  he  became  interested  in  dairy  work  espe- 
cially in  butter  making  and  graduated  from  the  Vermont  Dairy  School 
at  Burlington,  and  afterwards  became  an  instructor  in  the  same  institu- 
tion; was  employed  by  the  Cornish  Creamery  Company  from  1897  until 
1909  as  its  superintendent— a  period  of  twelve  years.  He  devoted  his 
time  and  energies  towards  rendering  this  plant  a  popular  one  abroad 
and  a  profitable  one  for  its  patrons.  He  successfully  competed  with  972 
of  the  leading  creameries  and  dairies  of  this  country  and  Canada,  and 
at  the  Pan-American  Exhibition  at  Buffalo,  winning  first  honors  in  every 
case  except  one.  At  the  Paris  World's  Exhibition  his  manufacture  scored 
highest  of  all  N.  H.  butter  and  was  thus  awarded  the  only  gold  medal 
coming  to  the  state.  He  also  twice  captured  the  grand  sweepstakes 
prize  of  the  state,  wanning  the  silver  trophy  offered  by  the  Granite  State 
Dairymen's  Association,  scoring  on  one  exhibit  99J4-100.    He  was  also 


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HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 


11. 
iii 


prominont  in  Grange  work  in  the  state.  Beside  being  master  of  his  own 
grange  six  years,  was  district  dejiuty  two  years  of  his  own  district.  He 
m.  Feb.  15,  1894,  Ida  L.  Ford  of  Danbury,  dau.  of  Rev.  Robert  and  Mary 
A.  (Towle)  Ford,  b.  April  16,  1867.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

Ford  Leighton,  b.  Feb.  22,  1895;  d.  Jan.  7,  1904.    A  child  of  great 

promise. 
RoswELL  Towle,  b.  May  12,  1898. 
.     Edna  Lizzie,  b.  Oct.  19,  1903. 


Edwin  L.  Child. 


CHOATE. 

William  Choate  was  an  early  res.  of  the  town.  His  former  record  is  not  at 
hand.  Naught  but  his  tombstone  and  town  record  is  left  for  the  geneal- 
ogist. He  was  b.  about  1740  and  d.  March  22,  1815,  aged  75.  He  m. 
Nov.  13,  1767,  Deborah  Yerrington,  a  sister  of  Phebe,  wife  of  Dea. 
Samuel  Ililliard.    Children: 

i.        Cynthia,  b.  March  2,  1769;  m.  Feb.  27,  1800,  David  Dudley. 


GENEALOGIES.  89 

ii.       Phebk,  b.  June  11,  1771;  m.  first,  May  30,  1815,  Archibald  White  of 

Windsor.    He  d. ;  she  m.  second,  Nov.  29,  1825,  Rufus  Day 

of  Cornish  (2d  wife).  No  children.  She  d.  in  Cornish  March 
3,  1838. 

iii.      Pelitiah,  b.  Feb.  25,  1775,  and  d.  March  15,  1776. 

iv.     W^iLLiAM,  Jr.,  b.  Feb.  8,  1777. 

V.  Deborah,  b.  Sept.  9,  1780;  m.  July  10,  1803,  OHver  Jackson  of 
Cornish.    Two  children.    She  d.  Oct.  14,  1806. 

vi.      Elizabeth,  twin,  b.  Oct.  17,  1783. 

vii.    Stephen,  twin;  b.  Oct.  17,  1783,  d.  Oct.  30,  1783. 

viii.   Amos,  b.  March  7,  1786. 

ix.      Nahum,  b.  Aug.  25,  1791. 

CHURCHILL. 

The  Churchills  are  of  English  descent.  Johni  Churchill  came  in  1643  to 
Plymouth,  Mass.  He  m.  Dec.  18,  1644,  Hannah  Pontus  and  had  six  children. 
The  generations  followdng  are:  William^,  b.  in  1657;  m.  Jan.  17,  1683,  Lydia 
Bryant.  Had  eight  children.  William^,  their  eldest  son,  b.  Aug.  2,  1685;  m. 
Jan.  4,  1704,  Ruth  Bryant.  Eleven  children.  Nathaniel-',  their  son,  b.  IVIay 
11,  1718;  m.  June  4,  1741,  Susannah  McFarland.  Seven  children.  Nathaniel^ 
b.  May  10,  1746;  m.  Dec.  27,  1770,  Deborah  Wright.  Six  children.  He  served 
in  the  Revolution. 

1.  Lewis6  Churchill,  eldest  son  of  Nathaniel,  was  b.  Dec.  12,  1771,  in 
Plympton,  Mass.  Came  to  Cornish  soon  after  1797.  A  farmer  and  car- 
penter, active  and  agile  even  to  old  age.  He  d.  July  15,  1855,  aged  83; 
m.  first,  Desire  Barker  Brewster;  m.  second,  Patty,  dau.  of  Stephen  and 
Keziah  Thurston,  b.  in  1784;  m.  third,  in  1826,  Ruth  Quimby,  b.  in  1783 
and  d.  Dec.  7,  1860.  Children  by  first  wife,  all  b.  in  Cornish  except  the 
first  two,  who  were  b.  in  Plymouth: 

i.        Deborah,  b.  Oct.  22,  1794;  d.  May  3,  1803. 

ii.  Hosea,  b.  Jan.  18,  1797;  m.  Oct.  18,  1820,  Polly  Hardy  of  Grantham. 
Lived  chiefly  in  New  York.    No  children. 

iii.      Nathan  Brewster,  b.  April  17,  1799.    Lived  in  la. 

iv.  Louis,  b.  Jan.  15,  1802;  m.  April  19,  1849,  Mrs.  Rosamond  (Rickard) 
Jacobs.    Two  children.    Rem.  West  and  lived  in  la. 

V.       Edna,  b.  Aug.  14,  1804. 

vi.  Deborah,  b.  March  24,  1S07;  m.  June,  1832,  Ansel  Barnes  of  Hard- 
wick,  Mass.;  lived  in  Pelham,  Mass.  Eight  cliildren.  She  d. 
Feb.  14,  1868. 

vii.     Nathaniel,  b.  April  12,  1809;  m.  Maria .    Res.  in  Penn.  and 

Cal.    One  dau. 
2.  viii.    Barker  Brewster,  b.  Feb.  4,  1815. 

ix.  Lydia,  b.  June  1,  1819;  m.  March  26,  1844,  Ephraim  Nelson.  Settled 
in  Croydon.    Six  children,  all  b.  there.    She  d.  Oct.  9,  1881. 

X.       Emily,  b.  in  1821,  and  d.  at  12  years  of  age. 

xi.      A  child,  b.  and  d.  unnamed  in  1827. 


90  HISTORY  OF   CORNISH. 

Cliild  by  tliiid  wife: 

xii.     Sarah,  b.  Jan.  28,  1830;  m. ,  Lemuel  Benwaj^  of  Cornish.    One 

child,  Arthur  L.    (See  Benway.)    She  d.  May  12,  1874. 

Nathaniels  Churchill,  youngest  brother  of  Lew-iss,  was  b.  May  13,  1784, 
and  lived  in  Grantham  (now  Cornish).  He  m.  a  sister  of  Tristam  Hardy.  Had 
one  child,  Alice,  b.  in  Cornish,  Aug.  5,  1808.  He  was  killed  by  being  thrown 
from  a  horse  while  crossing  a  brook  Jan.  4,  1808,  but  the  gravestone  record  says 
he  d.  on  the  29th  of  same  month,  aged  24.    Was  buried  in  Cornish. 

2.  Barker  Brewster^  Churchill  (Leivis^,  Nathaniel^-*,  William'-^-,  Johm) 
was  b.  Feb.  4,  1815,  in  Cornish.  A  farmer  and  carpenter;  rem.  from  the 
farm  to  the  Flat  in  1861.  He  enlisted  in  the  Civil  War.  (See  Military.) 
After  the  war  he  continued  at  liis  trade  through  life.  He  m.  first,  in  1842, 
Mary  A.  Angier,  b.  in  1824,  and  d.  May  26,  1861;  m.  .second,  Jan.  21, 
1867,  Mrs.  Mary  J.  (Westgate)  Britton,  b.  May  2,  1831,  and  d.  Aug.  5, 
1907.    He  d.  Oct.  15,  1879,  aged  64.    Children,  all  b.  in  Corni.^h: 

i.        A  child,  b.  March  — ,  1843,  and  d.  in  Aug.  of  same  year. 

ii.  Edgar  A.,  b.  Aug.  29,  1847.  He  enlisted  in  the  Civil  War  with  his 
father.  (See  Military.)  Like  all  his  immediate  ancestors,  he 
is  a  sturdy  Democrat  and  often  nominated  on  that  ticket.  Has 
served  the  town  many  years  as  a  selectman.  He  is  a  farmer  and 
res.  on  the  farm  of  John  and  Hannah  (Brown)  Davis,  of  which  he 
came  into  possession  through  faithful  service  as  their  emploj-ee. 
Unm.  in  1910. 

iii.  Mary  E.,  b.  April  20,  1850;  m.  Aug.  29,  1874,  Lovell  B.  George  of 
Newport.    Two  children. 

iv.  Jennie,  b.  Dec.  31,  1885;  m.  July  11,  1876,  William  F.  Waite  of 
Worcester,  Mass.    Five  children.    She  d.  May  25,  1891. 

Child  by  second  wife: 

v.  Nettie  B.,  b.  Feb.  20,  1868;  m.  Sept.  27,  1896,  Marvin  B.  Lindsay  of 
Cornish.    Six  children  (1909).    (See  Lindsay.) 

Winston'  Churchill  {Edward^  Spaulding,  Edwirf,  James',  Thomas^-*, 
Barnabas^,  Joseph^,  John^)  from  the  same  emigrant  ancestor  as  the 
Cornish  Churchills,  was  b.  Nov.  10,  1871,  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  His  father, 
Edward  Spaulding  Churchill,  was  b.  April  2,  1846,  in  Portland,  Me.,  and 
m.  Jan.  30,  1871,  Emma  B.  Blaine  who  d.  soon  after  the  birth  of  her  little 
son.  He  was  then  taken  by  an  aunt,  his  mother's  sister,  who  brought 
him  up.    (See  sketch.) 

CLARK. 

Benjamin  Franklin  Clark,  the  son  of  Hiram  and  Adaline  (Fisher)  Clark  of 
Croydon,  was  b.  June  17,  1832.  He  spent  several  years  in  the  West 
engaged  in  "ranching. "  Returning  East,  he  came  to  Cornish  in  March, 
1886.  He  m.  May  12,  1886,  Mrs.  Cozella  (Borden)  Hurd,  dau.  of  Albert 
and  Augusta  V.  (Allen)  Borden,  b.  Sept.  9,  1861.    They  settled  in  Cor- 


GENEALOGIES.  91 

nish,  first  in  the  "Hempjard"  for  a  few  years,  and  afterwards  on  Cornish 
Flat.     Children,  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Frank  Albert,  b.  Aug.  18,  1887. 
u.      Adin  Fisher,  b.  Nov.  18,  1889. 

Benjamin  Chesman  Clark,  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Bathsheba  Clark  was  b.  in 

Plainfield  Sept.  22,  1814;  m.  March  2.5,  1841,  Maria  Pratt  Bugbee,  dau. 

of  Reuben  and  Lydia  (Marsh)  Bugbee,  b.  April  12,  1817;  d.  Auburn, 

R.  I.,  Jan.  22,  1905.    They  came  to  town  soon  after  their  marriage  and 

settled  one-third  mile  south  of  the  Flat,  lived  here  until  1868,  when  they 

rem.  to  Reading  (?),  Mass.    He  d.  July  7,  1888.    A  farmer  and  generally 

useful  man.    Children : 

i.        Angelina  Maria,  b.  July  15,  1843;  d.  May  22,  1846. 

ii.       Florinda  iM.uiiA,  b.  June   11,   1847.     Graduated  Kimball  Union 

Academy  in  class  1866;  m.   Nov.   15,   1866,  Andrew  Jackson 

Kendall,  a  dentist.     Residence,  Auburn  and  Pro\-idence,  R.  I. 

Two  cliildren.     1.  Ernest  Andrew  Valentine,  b.  Providence,  R.  I., 

Aug.  14,  1867.     2.  Flora  Mabel,  b.  Fall  River,  Mass.,    Jan.  7, 

1871;  m. ,  Walter  D.  Niven. 

iii.      Alphonso  Chesman,  b.  June  24,  18.53;  d.  Dec.  2,  1857. 
iv.     Abby  Adell,  b.  :March  S,  1859 ;  d.  July  26,  1860. 

Theoda  and  Polly  Clark  had  the  following  children  b.  in  town: 

i.        Theoda,  a  son,  b.  Aug.  12,  1802,  and  d.  the  same  day. 

ii.       Eliza,  b.  Aug.  16,  1803. 

iii.     Mary,  b.  Sept.  4,  1809. 

iv.      Rachel,  b.  Aug.  5,  1811. 

V.       Daniel,  b.  Nov.  9,  1813. 

\i.     George,  b.  March  21,  1816. 

It  appears  that  Polly  d.  soon  after  the  birth  of  the  last  child,  and 
Theoda  m.  second, ,  Betty ,  and  had  one  .son. 

^•ii.     Reuben,  b.  July  14,  1818. 

CLEMENT. 

Benjamin  Franklin  Clement  was  b.  in  1813.     Lived  in  town  many  years. 

He  m.  first, ,  Keziah  Williams,  dau.  of  Abijah  and  Susanna  (White) 

WiUiams,  b.  in  1812,  and  d.  Aug.  2,  1838,  aged  26.  She  left  two  sons. 
He  m.  second,  Sarah  W.  Williams,  a  sister  of  his  former  wife,  b.  in  1819, 
and  d.  Sept.  20,  1860.  She  had  three  children.  Mr.  Clement  d.  June  3, 
1851.    Children,  by  first  wife  (the  order  may  be  imperfect) : 

i.       Henry,  b. . 

ii.       Dw^GHT,  b. . 

By  second  wife: 

iii.      William  A.,  b.  in  1840.     A  soldier  in  the  Civil  War  who  d.  in  the 

service,  Dec.  24,  1864. 
iv.     Asa,  b. . 


V.      Edna  S.,  b.  in  1839;  d.  Nov.  18,  1857. 


92  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

COBB. 

This  family  can  easily  be  traced  back  300  years  to  Henry  Cobb';  b.  1586  in 
the  County  of  Kent,  Eng.  He  came  to  America  in  1629  and  was  a  prominent 
man  in  Barnstable,  Mass.,  wliere  lie  lived  and  d.  He  left  sixteen  children. 
His  eldest  son,  John^,  b.  June  7,  1632,  in  Plymouth,  Mass.,  had  eight  children. 
His  fourth  son,  P^benezer^,  b.  Aug.  9,  1671,  had  a  family  of  twelve  children,  b. 
in  Kingston  and  Middleboro,  Mass.  The  eldest  son,  Ebenezer',  was  b.  in 
Kingston  in  a  house  still  standing  (1900).  Lived  107  years  and  8  months,  li\'ing 
in  three  centuries,  having  been  b.  in  1694,  and  dying  in  1801.  He  had  eleven 
children.  His  eldest  son,  also  named  p]benezer'',  was  parent  of  seventeen  chil- 
dren. Of  this  family  two  brot hers,  Francis"  and  Ebenezer",  both  b.  in  Plympton, 
Mass.,  came  to  Cornish  about  1784.  Francis  had  served  as  a  soldier  in  the  War 
of  the  Revolution  to  its  close.  Tlu^y  bought  a  tract  of  land  of  Esq.  Daniel 
Chase,  whereon  they  settled  and  spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives. 

They  divided  the  land  between  themselves  and  the  farms  still  bear  their 
names.  It  was  then  chiefly  a  tract  of  wild  woodland,  but  they  cleared  a  portion, 
and  raised  wheat,  paying  for  the  land  in  one  year.  The  jaeld  is  said  to  have 
been  70  bu.  to  the  acre. 

1.  Franciss  Cobb  {Ebenezer ■^-''-^,  Johm,  Henrys)  h.  Nov.  2,  1753;  m.  July  28, 

1784,  Phoebe  Hobbs,  b.  Oct.  1,  1762,  and  d.  Feb.  16,  1853,  aged  92.    He 
d.  Feb.  5,  1845,  aged  92.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Jerusha,  b.  June  .30,  1785;  m.  Feb.  15,  1809,  David  Huggins;  had 
—  cliildren.    She  d.  July  26,  1822. 

ii,       Silas,  b.  June  25,  1786;  d.  March  14,  1835. 
2.  iii.     Francis,  b.  March  20,  1789. 

iv.  Phoebe,  b.  Jan.  5,  1791;  m.  March  30,  1814,  Ira  .Johnson.  Three 
children:  1.  Orren,  b.  June  17,  1815,  and  d.  Aug.  10,  1897,  in 
Lebanon.  2.  Clarissa,  b.  Oct.  18,  1816;  m.  first,  in  1839,  James 
M.  Beers,  had  five  children;  m.  second,  Aug.  21,  1855,  Amasa 
Davis,  one  child.  She  d.  March  16,  1897.  3.  Ira,  Jr.,  b.  March 
18,  1823.  Was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  War  and  d.  in  the  service. 
Phoebe  d.  Dec.  5,  1873. 

V.       Joel,  b.  Dec.  25,  1794;  m. ,  Betsey  Wright,  five  children.    Jerusha 

Amarilla,  Phoel)e,  and  two  that  d.  in  infancy.     He  d.  Dec.  25, 
1859,  in  Canada. 

vi.  Minerva,  b.  Aug.  8,  1799;  m.  Oct.  31,  1819,  Samuel  Ide  of  Coventry, 
Vt.    She  d.  Aug.  22,  1826. 

vii.  Calvin  Cushman,  b.  Dec.  12,  1804;  m.  June  3,  1838,  Sophia  Mariette 
Hall,  dau.  of  Moody  and  Lois  (Huntington)  Hall,  b.  Sept.  18, 
1806,  and  d.  Jan.  13,  1883.  Res.  mainly  in  Homer,  N.  Y.  Had 
four  children.    He  d.  Jan.  25,  1883. 

2.  Francis'  Cobb  {Francis^  Ehenezen-*-^,  John-,  Henrys)  b.  March  20,  1789; 

m.  first,  Feb.  7,  1814,  Elizabeth  W.  Luey  of  Cornish,  who  d.  Dec.  13, 
1814,  with  her  two  infant  children;  m.  second,  Sept.  26,  1815,  Joanna 
Coburn  of  Cornish,  who  d.  May  19,  1820,  aged  38;  m.  third,  March  7, 


GENEALOGIES.  93 

1821,  Mrs.  Betsey  (Bruce)  Bugbee,  who  d.  March  6,  1832;  m.  fourth. 
Dec.  27,  1832,  Jcdidah  Burna[)  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Dea.  Ehjah  and 
Naomi  Burnap.  She  d.  Feb.  28,  18G2.  lie  d.  April  12,  1850,  aged  60 
years.    Children,  all  b.  in  Corni.sh: 

i.  and  ii.  Twins  by  Elizabeth  W.  Luey;  d.  Dec.  13,  1814, 

Children  bj-  Joanna  Coburn: 

ill.     Chester,  b.  May  6,  181G;  m.  Feb.  23,  1844,  Juliette  Fairbanks.    Res. 

in  Homer,  N.  Y.    l^hree  children.    He  d.  April  4,  1859.    She  d. 

May  2'},  1896. 
iv.     Betsey  Amelia,  b.  Jan.  l.>,  1819;  m.  Oct.  4,  1843,  John  S.  Persons. 

Three  children.    She  d.  Feb.  2,  1886. 

Child  by  Betsej'  (Bruce)  Bugbee: 

V.      Edmund  Hooker,  b.  Nov.  25,  1822. 

Children  by  Jedidah  Burnap : 

vi.     Orson  W.,  b.  Dec.  5,  1833;  d.  March  10,  1835. 

\'ii.     Minerva  P.,  b.  April  22,  1836.    Res.,  West  Lebanon.    Unm. 

Edmund  Hookers  Cobb  {Francis'-f-,  Ehenezer^-*-^,  Johtv-,  Henrys)  b.  Nov. 
25,  1822;  m.  April  10,  1851,  Hannah  Penniman  of  Cornish,  b.  Nov.  26, 
1824,  in  Hartland,  Vt.,  dau.  of  Amos  and  Polly  (Mace)  Penniman.  For 
some  years  they  res.  on  the  old  homestead  in  Cornish  and  then  rem.  to 
East  Plainfield.    He  d.  July  27,  1909.    Children: 

i.        Lucien  Edmund,  b.  Dec.  24,  1851;  m.  Aug.  2,  1874,  Clara  Tolbot. 

ii.       Carlos  Eugene,  b.  Nov.  16,  1853;  d.  March  1,  1855. 

iii.     Elsie  Velona,  b.  July  20,  1855;  m.  Oct.  9,  1875,  Chas.  H.  Stickney, 

in  Spinngfield,  Vt.,  where  they  res.    One  child, 
iv.      Wesley  Luey,  b.  Dec.  16,  1858;  m.  March  27,  1879,  Sarah  Kenniston. 
V.       Etwell  Elmer,  b.  July  16,  1860;  m.  Feb.  28,  1884,  Susan  Morgan. 
vi.      Minnie  Amelia,  b.  April  1,  1862;  m.  May  20,  1889,  John  J.  Poole, 
vii.     Myea  Alice,  b.  April  1,  1862;  m.  Jan.  27,  1883,  George  H.  Clayton. 

She  d.  Aug.  30,  1897. 
viii.   Cl.'Uience  C,  b.  April  3,  1867;  m.  July  3,  1889,  Agnes  Hadley  of 

Plainfield. 
ix.      Luretta  L.,  b.  Oct.  12,  1869;  m.  June  8,  1892,  Exom  Eaton,  East 

Plainfield. 

Ebenezer"  Cobb  {Ebenezer^*-',  John^,  Henrys)  brother  of  Francis,  b.  Sept. 
27,  1760;  m.  Nov.  17,  1790,  Mrs.  Mary  (Harlow)  Porter,  b.  Sept.  7. 1765, 
and  d.  Sept.  28,  1839.    He  d.  in  Cornish  Oct.  15,  1846,  aged  86. 
Cliildren,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Ebenezer,  b.  Aug.  12,  1791;  m.  first,  Ruth  Stevens  of  Plainfield; 
had  a  dau.,  Jcrusha,  b.  in  Cornish  Jan.  14,  1815,  and  four  other 
children  b.  in  Morristown,  Vt.,  where  he  res.  He  m.  second 
Priscilla  Soule.    He  d.  Dec.  31,  1855,  in  Morristown,  Vt. 


94  HISTORY   OF   COKXISH. 

ii.       Mercy,  b.  Oct.  18,  1792;  m.  March  15,  1820,  John  Claflin  of  Water- 
bury,  Vt.,  where  they  res. 
iii.      JosiAH,  b.  April  9,  1794,  and  d.  April  2.5,  179.5. 

2.  iv.     Levi,  b.  March  12,  1795. 

V.      Clakissa  Harlow,  b.  Sept.  18,  1796,  and  d.  April  13,  1835. 

vi.      Abigail,  b.  Sept.  3,  1798;  d.  March  28,  1825. 

Aii.     Eleanor,  b.  May  13,  1800;  d.  Oct.  16,  1822. 

Aiii.    Sarah  Trask,  b.  Dec.  12,  1801;  d.  March  31,  1874. 

ix.      Sylvia,  b.  Feb.  20,  1804;  m.  ,  Henry  Blanchard  of  Plainfield. 

One  child  which  d.  joung. 

2.  Levi'  Cobb  {Ebenezert-^^',  John'-,  Henrys)  b.  Marcli  12,  179.5;  m.  .Ian.  2, 

1823,  Cali.sta  S.  Bugbee  of  Woodstock,  \t.,  h.  March  12,  1801,  and  d.  Jan. 
3,  1861.  He  d.  April  14,  1840,  aged  45.  A  farmer  and  .spent  his  life 
on  the  homestead  of  his  father.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Livona  Calista,  b.  Dec.  10,  1823;  m.  April  20, 1847,  Sylvester  Marsh 
Bugbee  of  Cornish.  She  d.  March  17,  1849.  Left  one  child  that 
d.  young.    (See  Bugbee.) 

3.  ii.       Levi  Henry,  b.  June  30,  1827. 

4.  iii.     Charles  Vinal,  b.  May  18,  1829. 

iv.  Abigail  Bugbee,  b.  June  9,  1831;  m.  Oct.  17,  1854,  Thomas 
Bradford  of  Francistovvn.,  where  she  d.  Nov.  3,  1855. 

3.  Levi  Henry'  Cobb  iLevi\  Ebenezer^-^*-',  John"-,  Henrys)  b.  June  30,  1827. 

Hem.  Jan.  12,  1858,  Harriet  J.  Herrick  at  Malone,  X.  Y.,  b.  in  Milton, 
Vt.,  Jan.  10,  1827.     (See  sketch.)     Children: 

i.        Mary  Abbie,  b.  March  7,  1859;  m.  ,  Rev.  E.  F.  Hunt.    Res., 

Conway,   Mass. 
ii.      Harriet  Elizabeth,  b.  March  16,  1860;  d.  in  Oberlin,  O.,  Oct.  2, 

1881. 
iii.      George  Henry,  b.  Jan.  20,  1863.    Graduated  from  Amherst  College, 

also  from  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons.    Res.,  X.  Y.  City 

(1898). 
iv.     Xellie  Maria,  b.  Jan.  18,  1868;  d.  June  23,  1872,  in  Springfield,  Vt. 

4.  Chas.  Vinals  Cobb  (Levi%  Ehenezer'-^'-^,  John^,  Henrys)  b.  May  18,  1829; 

m.  June  12,  1850,  Betsey  A.  Day  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Samuel  C.  and 
Maliala  (Wood)  Day.  Res.  a  short  time  in  A.sliland,  Mass.,  then  he 
settled  in  Lebanon,  where  he  .spent  the  greater  part  of  his  life.  Here 
was  revealed  the  true  type  of  his  real  manhood.  Was  one  of  the  original 
members  of  the  Baptist  Church  in  Lebanon,  formed  in  Aug.,  1862,  and 
was  its  first  deacon,  always  serving  as  a  member  of  the  Society  com- 
mittee. Was  on  the  Building  conunittee  for  the  con.struction  of  their 
first  chapel,  and  also  for  their  commodious  house  of  worship.  Always 
a  generous  giver  for  the  church  and  for  benevolence.  He  had  the  respect 
of  all  who  knew  him.  Was  an  honest  upright  man  and  a  devoted  Chris- 
tian. In  1883  he  moved  to  Shelburne  Falls,  Mass.,  where  in  his  new 
home,  near  his  dau.,  he  d.  Jan.  9,  1884.    Children: 


GENEALOGIES.  95 

i.  Abby  Floretta,  b.  Sept.  29,  1853,  in  Cornish;  m.  June  12,  1879, 
Prof.  H.  S.  Cowell  of  FrancistowTi,  Prin.  of  Cushman  Academy 
at  Ashburnhain,  Mass.  Five  children,  most  of  whom  have 
received  and  are  receiving  (1903)  a  college  education. 

ii.       Alice  Livona,  b.  Aug.  29,  1860,  in  Ashland,  Mass.;  d.  Jan.  13,  1866. 

iii.      Angie  Viola,  b.  May  11,  1867,  in  Lebanon;  d.  June  11,  1873. 

iv.      Ch.-vs.  Henry,  b.  May  10,  1870,  in  Lebanon;  d.  Aug.  19,  1870. 

V.  Carrie  Lillian,  b.  Jan.  12,  1874,  in  Lebanon.  Graduated  at  Bates 
College  in  class  1897.  Teacher  for  several  years  since  in  high 
school,  in  Conway,  Mass. 

COBURN. 

Three  men  of  this  name  came  from  Dracut,  Mass.,  and  settled  in  the  northeast 
part  of  the  towTi,  in  that  part  of  Grantham  afterwards  annexed  to 
Cornish.  Their  ages,  and  that  of  their  children,  were  nearly  contempo- 
raneous, leading  us  to  believe  they  were  brothers.  Their  names  were 
Dudley,  Asa  and  Merrill.  The  record  of  the  first  is  briefly  as  follows: 
Children  of  Dudley  and  Mehitable  ( — )  Coburn  : 

i.  Benjamin,  b.  March  15,  1785. 

ii.  William,  b.  Jan.  2, 1789. 

iii.  Lydia,  b.  Aug.  8,  1791. 

iv.  John,  b.  June  22,  1793. 

V.  JosiAH,  b.  Aug.  25,  1796. 

vi.  Joseph  Rowell,  b.  Sept.  22,  1800. 

1.  Asa  Coburn,  b. ;  m.  finst, ,  Letta ,  b.  .     She  d.  in 

1789;  m.  second, ,  Mary ,  b. ;  d.  Oct.  1,  1807.    Children 

by  Letta,  b.  in  Grantham  and  Cornish: 

i.  Robert,  b.  April  9,  1783. 

ii.  Daniel,  b.  Feb.  23,  1785;  d.  young. 

2.  iii.  Asa,  Jr.,  b.  March  2,  1787. 

3.  iv.  Daniel,  b.  March  16,  1789. 

Children  by  Mary: 

4.  V.       Thomas,  b.  Sept.  9,  1790. 

vi.      Manly,  b.  Aug.  26,  1792;  m.  March  19,  1818,  Sally  Follet. 
vii.     Letta,  b.  Aug.  26,  1798. 

2.  Asa  CoBrRN,  Jr.,  b.  March  2,  1787;  m.  Jan.  2,  1810,  Sally  Page  of  Cornish, 

dau.    of    Joshua    and    Marjorie    (- )   Page,    b.    April    17,    1785. 

Their  children  w^ere: 

i.       Esther  Page,  b.  Aug.  4,  1810. 
ii.       Charlotte,  b.  Feb.  7,  1812. 
iii.      Almira,  b.  Dec.  15,  1813. 

3.  Daniel=  Cobukn  (Asa^)  was  b.  March  16,  1789;  m.  first,  Oct.  22,  1807, 

Sabra  Follett,  b.  1787  (?),  d.  March  26,  1820,  aged  33;  m.  second,  Oct. 


96  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

10,  1821,  Mrs.  Lois  Woodl)ury,  wid.  of  Isaiah  Woodbury,  who  had  d. 
Nov.  16,  1819,  aged  3.3.    Children,  both  by  first  wife: 

i.        Melancy,  b.  Sept.  17,  1808. 
ii.       Levi  Follett,  b.  Feb.  7,  1811. 

4.  Thomas^  Coburn  (Asa^)  was  b.  Sept.  9,  1790;  m.  Feb.  11,  1817,  Almira 
Stone  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Dea.  .Josiah  and  Hannah  (Weld)  Stone,  b. 
Sept.  2,  1792,  and  d.  Jan.  6,  1869.  They  hvcd  in  Potsdam,  N.  Y. 
Children : 

i.  Horatio  Newton,  b.  Oct.  19,  1817;  d.  May  24,  1820. 

ii.  IIiHAM  BuEWSTEU,  b.  April  3,  1819. 

iii.  Martha  Almiha,  b.  Nov.  7,  1820. 

iv.  Sarah  Joanna,  b.  July  22,  1822. 

1.  Merrill  Coburn  came  from  Dracut,  Mass.,  date  uncertain,  and  settled  in 
that  part  of  Grantham  afterwards  annexed  to  Cornish.    He  was  b.  May 

17,  1753;  m. ,  Abigail ,  b.  July  12,  1751,  and  d.  Jan.  4,  1848. 

It  is  said  he  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution,  probably  from  Mass.     He 
d.  in  Cornish  Nov.  8,  1842.    Children: 

Phinehas,  b.  Sept.  6,  1778. 

Simon,  b.  May  25,  1780. 

Sabra,  b.  Jan.  2,  1782;  m.  Nov.  22,  1809,  Edmund  Hardy.    She  d. 

March  15,  1847. 
Anness,  b.  Nov.  28,  1783. 
Richard,  b.  Oct.  21,  1785. 
Abigail,  b.  March  2,  1788;  m.  March  20,  1809,  Daniel  Campbell. 

She  (1.  Dec.  16,  1820. 
Eunice,  b.  April  23,  1790;  m.  Oct.  4,  1814,  Ira  Stowell  of  Grantham. 
Merrill,  Jr.,   b.  Feb.  29,   1792;    m.    .     Lived    and    d.    in 

Watertown,  N.  Y.    It  is  said  that  he  amassed  a  large  fortune. 

Left  three  children. 
ix.      Eldad,  b.  Nov.  13,  1797;  m.  June  1,  1825,  Diantha  Aldrich  of  Cliitten- 

den,  Vt.,  b.  in  1798,  and  d.  Aug.  21,  1874.    They  had  one  son, 

Solon,  b.  in  1826,  and  d.  Aug.  7,  1831.    Mr.  Coburn  owned  and 

operated  a  carding  machine,  a  fulling  and  cloth  dressing  machine. 

These  were  situattnl  up  th(>  brook  east  of  the  Flat.    He  d.  April 

15,  1876. 

PHINT5HAS2  Coburn  (Merrill^)  b.  Sept.  6,  1778;  m.  April  14,  1803,  Hannah 
French  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Ephraim  and  Comfort  (York)  French,  b. 
June,  1778.  It  appears  that  they  settled  in  E.  Wallingford,  Vt.,  as 
several  of  the  family  were  reared  there.  The  record  of  their  children  is 
deficient  in  order  and  in  dates,  so  the  arrangement  may  not  be  correct. 
The  following  has  been  obtained: 

i.        Phebe   Amanda,  b.  July  28,  1804;    m.  first  ,  Ara  Bailey  and 

had  three  children.    He  d.  .    She  m.  second,  ,  

Pratt  and  had  one  dau.,  Imogene;  m.  third,  April  25,  1848,  Dr. 


'Z. 

1. 

3. 

ii. 

in. 

iv. 

4. 

v. 

VI. 

vii. 

viii, 

GENEALOGIES.  97 

Samuel  Hardy  of  Cornish   (his  third  wife).     One  cliild.     (See 

Hardy.)    She  d.  April  4,  1882. 
ii.       Sylvester,  b.  Oct.  22,  1805;  m.  March  7,  1833,  Lucy  A.  DaAns,  b. 

Oct.  21,  1803.     Rem.  to  Sprinj^fiold,  Vt.,  in  1882.     Lucy  A.  d. 

Aug.  30,  1884.    He  d.  Jan.  4,  1891.    Seven  children. 

iii.     Orlando,  b. ,  lived  in  Meadville,  Pa. 

iv.      Orpheus,  b. ,  hved  in  Reading,  Vt.;  m. ,  Salome  Goddard. 

v.       Prudentia  B.,  b.  Feb.  6,  1813;  m.  Nov.  12,  1838,  Dr.  Samuel  Hardy 

of  Cornish  (his  second  wdfe).     Four  children.     (See  Hardy.) 

She  d.  Dec.  16,  1847. 
vi.      Alvah,  lived  in  Enosburg,  Vt.;  m.  ,  Hannah  Walbridge.     A 

son  of  his  (Horace)  came  to  town,  in  1907,  to  live,  purchasing 

the  Henry  Gould  place  up  east  of  the  Flat. 

3.  SiMOX=  CoBL-RN  (Merrill^)  was  b.  May  25,  1780;  m. ,  Ruth  Eaton,  b. 

in  Haverhill,  Mass.,  May  24,  1781,  and  d.  in  Cornish  April  8,  1857.  He 
was  a  farmer  and  d.  Dec.  19,  1863.  They  hved  many  years  in  Salem 
and  afterwards  in  Pelham  and  settled  in  Cornish  about  1820.  Children, 
all  except  the  last  one  b.  before  coming  to  town: 

i.       Abigail,  b.  in  Salem,  Aug.  22,  1803;  m.  Feb.  14,  1826,  Amos  Kelley. 

Eleven  children.    (See  Kelley.)    She  d.  Feb.  15,  1878. 
ii.       Mary,  b.  July  8,  1805,  in  Salem;  m.  Nov.  28,  1825,  Moses  Austin,  Jr. 
iii.      Sabra,  b.  Juty  20,  1807,  in  Salem. 

iv.      Nancy,  b.  Feb.  22,  1810,  in  Salem;  m.  Jan.  21,  1833,  Alvah  Hall, 
v.       Sarah  E.,  b.  April  22,  1812,  in  Salem;  m.  Jan.  25,  1839,  Rev.  Charles 

H.  Green.    Four  children.    (See  Green.)    She  d.  in  Boston  May 

24,  1888. 
vi.      Louisa,  b.  Jan.  28,  1815,  in  Salem;  m.  Feb.  12,  1839,  Oliver  Hall. 
\'ii.     SiMOX  Bradford,  b.  Jan.  21,   1817,  in  Pelham;  m.  Nov.  8,  1840, 

Lucy  M.  Bean  of ,  dau.  of ,  b. ;   d. .    He 

d. ,  in .     —  cliildren.     Thej'  had  three  children  die 

in  Cornish:    Alivah  0.,  Jime  27,  1846,  aged  4;  Albah  B.,  Jan.  27, 

1854;  Abby  R.,  Oct.  16,  1855. 
^-iii.   Ruth,  b.  Oct.  9,  1819,  in  Pelham;  m.  Feb.  11,  1846,  Francis  Lyman 

Bugbee  of  Cornish.     Five  children.     (See  Bugbee.)     She  d.  in 

No.  Londonderry  March  22,  1881. 
ix.      Hiram,  b.  in  Cornish  May  11,  1824.    Never  m.     He  d.  Dec.  11,  1853, 

by  drowning  in ,  N.  Y. 

4.  Richards  Coburn  (MerrilU)  was  b.  Oct.  21,  1785;  m.  first,  Nov.  4,  1809, 

Sally  French  of  Wallingford,  Vt.,  b.  in  1786,  and  d.  May  11,  1849;  m. 
second,  Nov.  20,  1849,  Lucy  Mathews  of  Cornish,  b.  April  22,  1813. 
After  Mr.  Cobum's  death,  she  m.  June  8,  1870,  Dea.  Anmah  Burnap  of 
Cornish  and  d.  June  4,  1893.  Mr.  Coburn  was  a  farmer  and  lived  east 
of  the  Flat;  a  devoted  Baptist.  He  d.  Sept.  17,  1863.  Children,  all  by 
first  wife : 
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98  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

i.  Nelson,  b.  Dec.  27,  1810;  m.  ;  studied  medicine;  prac- 
ticed some  years  in  Croydon;  afterwards  rem.  to  N.  Y.  state- 
where  he  spent  the  rest  of  his  hfe.    Three  children. 

ii.       NoviLLA,  b.  May  2,  1812;  m.  ,  Stephen  Russell  of  Claremont. 

Settled  in  Bethel,  Vt.    P^ive  children. 

iii.      Harrison,  b.  Jan.  12,  1814;  m. ,  Rosina  Newton  and  settled  in 

Fairlee,    Vt. 

5.  iv.     Stillman,  b.  Feb.  15,  1816. 

V.  Sophronia,  b.  June  11,  1818;  m.  — — ,  Sylvanus  Packard,  a  painter. 
Settled  first  in  Meriden  and  afterwards  in  Enfield.  Eight 
cliildren. 

6.  \-i.     Merrill,  b.  Feb.  12,  1820. 

vii.  Mitchell,  twin  bro.  with  last,  b.  Feb.  12,  1820;  m.  Feb.  11,  1851, 
Esther  York  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Uriah  and  Betsey  (Williams) 
York,  b.  Sept.  13,  1821,  and  d.  Jan.  1,  1895.  One  son,  Willis, 
b.  Feb.  2,  1852,  a  prof,  in  music.  Res.  in  Claremont.  Mr.  Coburn 
d.  in  Cornish  April  3,  1889. 

viii.    Phinehas  R.,  b.  April  8,  1826.    Never  m.    He  d.  June  18,  1847. 

5.  Stillmans  Coburn  {Richard\  Merrilh)  was  b.  Feb.  15,  1816;  m.  May  20, 

1840,  Martha  W.  Mathews,  b.  Nov.  8,  1818,  d.  Aug.  29,  1889.  Always 
res.  on  or  near  the  Flat.  He  was  a  blacksmith.  He  d.  March  17,  1875. 
Children,  all  b.  on  the  Flat: 

i.  Martin  Van  Buren,  b.  June  11,  1841 ;  m.  Dec.  24,  1863,  Julia  Sander- 
son of  Weathersfield,  Vt.    Four  children.    He  d.  July  29,  1900. 

ii.  Estelle  H.,  b.  May  .30,  1843;  m.  Sept.  5,  1865,  Barney  Barker,  then 
of  Hanover.    Res.,  Rutland,  Vt.    Three  children. 

iii.  Luette  L.,  b.  July  28,  1845;  m.  first,  Aug.  30,  1862,  Sylvester  Tasker 
of  Cornish,  a  soldier  of  the  Civil  War  who  d.  in  service  Sept.  19, 
1864.  (See  Military.)  He  m.  second,  June  6,  1866,  Wilbur  F. 
Howard  of  Cornish.  Five  children.  (See  Howard.)  She  res. 
in  Lebanon    (,1"10). 

iv.  Clara  M.,  b.  Feb.  18,  1848;  m.  Oct.  3,  1869,  Rev.  Henry  Davis,  a 
Baptist  j)reacher.     —  childnm. 

V.       John  S.,  b.  Sept.  10,  18.50;  d.  Jan.  3,  18.52. 

vi.  Edith  May  (adoi)ted),  b.  Aug.  14,  1860.  She  m.  Jan.  17,  1884, 
Edwin  Davis.     —  children. 

6.  Merrill^  Cobtjrn  (Richarct-,  Merrill^)  was  b.  Feb.  12,  1820,  a  twin  brother 

of  Mitchell;  m.  Nov.  9,  1847,  Susan  S.  Fellows  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  John 
and  Temperance  (York)  Fellows,  b.  Aug.  14,  1821,  and  d.  March  12, 
1908,  in  Reading,  Vt.    He  d.  July  5,  1882.    Children : 

i.  A  child,  b.  and  d.  same  d;iy,  July  9,  1849. 

ii.  John  M.,  b.  Dec.  9,  1850;  d.  Feb.  10,  1852. 

iii.  Ellen  A.,  b.  Oct.  2,  1853;  d.  July,  1882. 

iv.  Richard  P.,  b.  Oct.  2,  18.55. 

v.  Frank  F.,  b.  Feb.  11,  1860;  d.  March  3,  1860. 

vi.  Hiram  D.,  b.  March  11,  1866;  d.  Sept.  17,  1866. 


GENEALOGIES.  99 

COLE. 

1.  Ephraimi  Cole  was  b.  June  14,  1G88;  m. ,  Sarah .    She  d.  July 

27,  1799,  aged  93.  They  had  several  children,  Ebenezer^  being  one  of 
them.  He  was  b.  in  1732,  and  d.  Nov.  2,  1S08.  He  m.  Elizabeth 
Wheeler,  b.  in  1730  and  d.  Feb.  27,  1814.    Their  children  were: 

2.  i.        Daniel,  b.  Sept.  19,  1758. 

3.  ii.       Stephen,  b. . 

iii.      John,  b.  ;  m.  Jan.  3,  1825,  Lucy  M.  Pike  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 

Ebenezer  and  Salome  (Marley)  Pike.  They  lived  in  Morristown, 
Vt.    One  son,  Jason  Cole. 

iv.      Asa,  b. ;  m. ,  Sally  Gerald  (or  Jirauld)  who  d.  in  1832.    He 

d.  in  1852. 

2.  Daniels  Cole  (Ebenezer-,  Ephmim^)  was  b.  in  Plainfield,   Conn.,  Sept. 

19,  1758;  m.  Feb.  23,  1783,  Edith  Wilbur  of  R.  I.,  b.  June  15,  1760,  and 
d.  July  19,  1850.  He  served  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  was  in  the  battles 
of  Trenton  and  Bemis  Heights.  Removed  to  Plainfield  in  1784  where 
he  d.  June  20,  1842.    Children,  all  b.  in  Plainfield: 

i.        Enos,  b.  Sept.  18,  1784. 

4.  ii.       Stephen,  b.  Oct.  17,  1787. 

iii.      Wheeler,  b.  Oct.  6,  1789;  m.  — — ^,a  Mr.  Dyer. 

5.  iv.      Daniel,  b.  Dec.  16,  1792. 

v.       H.\nnah,  b.  Feb.  28,  1795;  m.  Jan.  3,  1820,  Josiah  Spaulding.    They 

lived  in  Piermont  and  had  eight  children, 
vi.      John,  b.  July  4,  1797. 

3.  Stephens  Cole  {Ebenezer,  Ephraim^)  was  b. ;  m.  — ,  Marj-  Wliit- 

ney,  who  d.  Feb.  27,  1814.  He  d.  Feb.  24,  1814.  The  husband  and  wife, 
and  also  his  mother,  Edith,  all  d.  within  three  days  of  each  other^ 
Their  children  were: 

i.        Jason,  b. ;  m.  March  10,  1815,  Miriam  Plaistridge  of  Cornish*- 

b.  Nov.  15,  1792,  and  d.  Feb.  29,  1888.  She  was  dau.  of 
Caleb  and  Hannah  (Manning)  Plaistridge.  Mr.  Cole  was 
drowned  in  Connecticut  river,  March  12,  1817,  aged  29,  leaving 
one  son  five  daj's  old,  who  took  his  father's  name. 

ii.       Susan,  b. ;  d.  young. 

iii.     Asa,  b. . 

6.  iv.     Ebenezer,  b.  Sept.  14,  1808. 

4.  Stephen^   Cole    {Daniel',   Ebenezef-,    Ephraim^)    was    b.    Oct.   17,    1787; 

studied  medicine  with  Dr.  Roswell  Leavitt  of  Cornish  and  Dr.  Edward 
E.  Phelps  of  Windsor,  ^'t.,  and  from  them  received  a  license  to  practice 
medicine  and  later  recciveil  an  honorary  degree  from  Dartmouth  College. 
He  settled  first  in  Huntsburg,  \'t.,  and  then,  in  1813,  settled  in  Cornish, 
where  he  Hved  and  practiced  medicine  till  1830.  He  then  rem.,  first  to 
Windsor,  Vt.,  afterwards  to  Westford,  N.  Y.,  and  finally  to  Peru,  N.  Y. 


100  TIISTORY   OF   rORNISH. 

in  1838,  where  he  spent  the  rest  of  his  hfe,  dying  Oct.  14,  1S76.  He  was 
considered  a  physician  of  skill  and  eminence.  He  m.  Sept.  8,  1811,  Joa 
Holhrnok  of  Stoiighton,  Mass.,  dau.  of  John  and  Sybil  (Lane)  Hol- 
brook,  b.  Aug.  12,  1778.  Five  children,  the  first  one  b.  in  Huntsburg, 
Vt.,  and  the  rest  in  Cornish: 

i.       Samantha  Maria,  b.  Aug.  3,  1812;  m.  ,  D.  S.  Holcomb.    She 

d.  in  Feb.,  1881. 

ii.  Mautha  J0HN.SON,  b.  Fob.  16,  1815;  m.  Geo.  Howe,  lived  in  Lancas- 
ter, Wis. 

7.  iii.      Frank  Holbrook,  b.  Oct.  14,  1816. 

iv.      George  Warren,  b.  Jan.  22,  1819;  m.  Almira  Holcomb,  lived  in 

Galesburg,  111. 
V.       Sybil  Edith,  b.  Aug.  9,  1820;  m.  Henry  Cochran,  lived  in  Montpelier, 

Vt. 

5.  Daniel*  Cole  (DanieU,  Ebenezer%  Ephraim^)  was  b.  Dec.  16,  1792,  in 

Plainficld.  A  prosperous  farmer;  m.  first,  Jan.  16,  1815,  Martha  Johnson 
of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Abel  and  Sarah  E.  (Chase)  Johnson,  b.  in  1797,  and 
d.  March  2,  1832;  m.  second,  Aug.  27,  1833,  Mrs.  Lueinda  L.  (Bryant) 
Avery,  ffjrnicrly  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Israel  and  Mehitable  (Wj^man) 
Bryant,  b.  in  1805,  and  d.  Oct.  21,  1878.  Mr.  Cole  d.  Oct.  17,  1865. 
Children  by  Martha  Johnson : 

i.  Sarah  C,  b.  Nov.  24,  1815;  m.  Feb.  13,  1839,  Earl  Westgate  of  Plain- 
field.    Six  children.    (See  Westgate.)     She  d.  Jan.  18,  1876. 

ii.  Martha,  b.  Dec.  5,  1816;  m.  Nov.  30,  1836,  Laurens  A.  Grannis  of 
Claremont  (second  wife).  Seven  children.  Lived  several  years 
in  Claremont  on  a  farm,  then  rem.  to  Guildhall,  Vt.,  whore  they 
spent  the  rest  of  their  lives.  She  d.  July  3,  1898.  He  d.  Oct. 
30,  1896. 

iii.     Abel  Johnson,  b.  Nov.  8,  1819;  m. ,  Marcia  Houghton.    They 

lived  in  Waukesha,  Wis. 

8.  iv.      George  L.,  b.  April  16,  1821. 

V.  Harriet,  b.  May  5,  1823;  m.  July  4,  1843,  Nathan  Souther,  who  was 
b.  July  25,  1816,  and  d.  Jan.  18,  1877.  She  d.  March  2,  1902. 
They  lived  in  Lowell,  Vt.    Six  children. 

9.  vi.      Dan  Wheeler,  b.  Jan.  18,  1826. 

Children  by  Mrs.  Lueinda  L.  (Bryant)  Avery: 

10.  vii.    John  Murray,  b.  Aug.  3,  1833. 

viii.   Homer  Francis,  b.  Nov.  27,  1837;  m.  April  15,  1882,  EUzabeth 

Harris.    No  children.       Live  in  Plainfield. 
ix.      Marcia  Maria,  b.  Aug.  19,  1842;  m.  Sept.  4,  1873,  George  Chase, 

then  of  Cornish,   a  brick  mason.     Two  children:     1.  Louise. 

2.  Dana.     She  d.  in  Windsor,  Vt.,  Jan.  22,  1882. 

11.  X.       Wilbur  Wyman,  b.  May  24,  1851. 

6.  Ebenezer*  Cole  {Stephen',  Ebenezer%  Ephraim^)  was  b.  Sept.  14,  1808; 

m.     first,  June  2,  1830,  Mary  Brewster  Kimball  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 


GENEALOGIES.  101 

Eliphalet  and  Selinda  (Ripley)  Kimball,  b.  Dec.  2,  1806,  d.  Nov.  29, 
1854;  m.  second,  Jan.  1,  1856,  Rebecca  Tracy  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Stephen 
and  Betsey  (Boardman)  Tracy,  b.  Aug.  25,  1818,  and  d.  Nov.  16,  1893. 
Mr.  Cole  was  a  prominent  man  in  Cornish;  was  selectman  three  years; 
represented  the  town  in  the  legislatures  of  1848,  1849,  1850  and  1851. 
He  left  town  soon  after  he  lost  his  first  wnfe  and  wont  to  Lebanon,  where 
he  spent  the  rest  of  his  life.  He  d.  April  20,  1892.  Cliildren,  by  first 
wife  and  b.  in  town: 

i.        Emelia  Ann,  b.  June  15,  1831 ;  d.  June  24,  1831. 

ii.      Susan  Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.  10,  1833;  d.  Aug.  5,  1834. 

iii.      Henry  Ebenezer,  b.  Julj'  22,  1835;  m.  -,  Jane  Wells.     Living 

in  Conn, 
iv.     FLORILL.A.  Mills,  b.  Oct.  28,  1837;  m.  Jan.  10,  1859,  Sheldon  A.  Hale. 

She  d.  in  Wis.  about  1903. 
v.       Lov"ELL  Kimball,  b.  Aug.  8,  1839;  m. ,  and  lives  in  Col. 

Child  by  second  wife: 

vi.  Stephen  Tracy,  b.  Oct.  27,  1856;  m.  Nov.  8,  1882,  Carrie  Eudora 
TovvTie,  dau.  of  Dr.  Charles  O.  Towne.  Mr.  Cole  lives  in  Leb- 
anon. His  wife  was  b.  Dec.  11,  1856.  Three  children:  1. 
Bessie  Blanche,  b.  Sept.  8,  1883.  2.  Forest  Burnap,  b.  Sept.  16, 
1885.     3.  Marion  Sabra,  b.  March  31,  1887. 

7.  Frank  Holbrooks  Cole  (Stephen*,  Danieb,  Ebenezer^,  Ephraim^)  was  b. 

Oct.  14,  1816;  was  the  son  of  Dr.  Stephen  and  Joa  (Holbrook)  Cole; 
m.  Jan.  17,  1849,  Julia  C.  Persons,  b.  March  30,  1829.  Children,  now 
living  in  Peru,  N.  Y. : 

i.       Jennie  E.,  b.  Nov.  20,  1849;  m.  Oct.  4,  1880,  Clifton  Dawson. 

ii.       FraxNK  H.,  Jr.,  b.  Dec.  1,  1851;  d.  July  17,  1870. 

iii.      Lucy  Ellen,  b.  Dec.  17,  1853;  m.  May  4,  1880,  Joseph  Lapham. 

8.  George  L.^  Cole  (Danid*-\  Ebenezer^,  Ephraim^)  was  b.  April  16,  1821; 

m.  Sept.  14,  1846,  Samantha  Souther  of  Plainfield,  dau.  of  David  and 
Mary  (Avery)  Souther,  b.  May  11,  1828,  d.  Jan.  31,  1897.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  lived  in  the  north  part  of  the  town.  He  d.  Nov.  1,  1893. 
Children : 

12.  i.       Willis  George,  b.  Nov.  21,  1848. 

ii.       M.ARY  E.,  b.  June  19,  1854;  m.  June  19,  1876,  Harrison  Cook,  and 

lives  in  Brattleboro,  Vt. 
iii.      Effie  M.,  b.  Aug.  9,  1856;  m.  ,  William  White,  formerly  of 

Norwich,  Vt.    Live  in  Claremont. 
iv.     Julia  S.,  b.  Nov.  10,  1857;  m.  Jan.  7,  1873,  Lucian  L.  Spaulding  of 

Cornish.    One  child.    (See  Spaulding.) 
v.       Elmer  S.,  b.  May  28,  1865;  m.  Dec.  25,  1885,  Effie  Hart.     Three 

children.       A  policeman,  res.  in  Claremont. 
^■i.      Burt  S.,  b.  March  7,  1871;  m.  Nov.  22,  1899,  Carrie  E.  Bailey  of 

Claremont.     A  machinist,  res.  in  Claremont. 


102  HISTORY  OF   CORNISH. 

9.  Dan  ^^'nEELER6  Cole  (Danieb-^,  Ehenezen,  Ephra^m^)  was  b.  in  Pluinfield 

Jan.  IS.  1S26:  in.  April  2,  1849,  Philona  A.  Spencer  of  Plainfield,  dau.  of 
Archil)ald  Spencer,  h.  in  182G  and  d.  Jan.  23,  1892.  Tliey  came  to 
Cornish  in  1850  and  settled  on  the  Thomas  Ayers  place  where  they  lived 
many  years  and  then  returned  to  Plainfield  where  they  Ixitli  d.  He  d. 
June  28,  1881.    One  child,  b.  in  Corni.Kh: 

Lydia  Ann,  b.  Jan.  6,  1852;  m.  first,  ^^'a]t('^  Symf)nds  and  by  him  had 

two  cliildren:     1.  Lena  Spencer,  b.  June  5,  1871.     She  m. 

Hawkins.  Shed,  in  Boston  April  19,  1909.  2.  Junius  Wheeler, 
b.  Aug.  13,  1873;  m.  March  30,  1909,  Gertrude  E.  Westgate  of 
Plainfield,  dau.  of  Edward  J.  and  Mary  (Bean)  Westgate,  b. 
July  2,  1884.  He  is  mail  driver  from  Cornish  Plat  to  \Mndsor, 
1909-.  The  marriage  proving  unfortunate,  a  div.  was  obtained 
by  her,  she  retaining  the  custody  of  the  two  children,  and  by 
act  of  the  legislature,  she  resumed  her  maiden  name,  and  the 
names  of  her  children  were  changed  to  Cole.  She  m.  secoiul,  May 
11,  1881,  Melvin  Walker  of  Cornish,  and  by  him  had  one  child, 
Stella  E.,  b.  Feb.  5,  1889.  (See  Walker.)  They  live  near  the 
town  line  of  Claremont. 

10.  John  Murrays  Cole  {Danieh-^,  Ebenezer^,  Ephraim^)  was  b.  Aug.  3,  1836; 

m.  May  5,  1860,  Jane  IM.  Bugbee,  dau.  of  George  and  Eunice  (Lamphire) 
Bugbee,  b.  Dec.  27,  1836.  Have  lived  several  years  in  Corni.sh  and  then 
rem.  to  Plainfield.  A  successful  farmer.  He  d.  in  Lebanon  Nov.  30, 
1907.     Children: 

i.  George,  b.  March  14,  1863;  m.  June  27,  1887,  Hattie  Royce  of 
Woodstock,  Vt.    One  son:  Charles  E.,  b.  June  7,  1888. 

ii.  Dan,  b.  March  11,  1867;  m.  Nov.  6,  1901,  Lizzie  Farrell  of  White 
River  Junction,  Vt.    Four  children  in  1908. 

iii.  Samuel  W.,  b.  March  18,  1869;  m.  Sept.  25,  1894,  Ida  Jenkins  of 
Attleboro,  Mass. 

iv.  Lizzie,  b.  Dec.  23,  1874;  m.  Sept.  2,  1895,  H.  E.  McCrillis  of  Straf- 
ford, Vt. 

11.  Wilbur  Wyman'  Cole  {Daniel*-^,  Ebenezer-,  Ephraiim)  was  b.  May  24, 

1851;  m.  July  1,  1873,  Clara  Ella  Hook  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Peter  and 
Lucia  (Kendrick)  Honk,  b.  Sept.  9,  1850;  a  farmer  and  mechanic. 
One  child,  b.  in  Cornish:  Merton  Kendrick,  b.  June  29,  1878.  He  is  an 
osteopathic  physician  and  res.  in  Needham,  Mass. 

12.  Willis  G.«  Cole  {Geo.  L.^,  Daniel'-^,  Ebenezer-,  Epfirainn)  was  b.  Nov.  21, 

1848;  m.  first,  June  9,  1870,  Julia  Almira  Huggins  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
Geo.  W.  and  Paulina  (Pryor)  Huggins,  b.  Oct.  11,  1846,  and  d.  March 
11,  1880;  m.  second,  June  29,  1880,  Nizaula  Bixby  of  Windsor.  Lives  on 
the  homestead  of  his  father.    Children  by  Julia  A.  Huggins: 

i.  Frank  C,  b.  June  2,  1871;  m.  Dec.  11,  1894,  Jennie  M.  Hicks  of 
Claremont. 


GENEALOGIES.  103 

ii,       Edith  May,  b.  Dec.  14,  1876;  m.  July  28,  1897,  Clayton  L.  Bartlett 
of  Cornish. 

Children  by  Nizaula  Bixby: 

iii.      Elmer  Ellsworth,  b.  Feb.  28,  1882;  m. ,  Annie  Foley.    First 

child  b.  Nov.  30,  1902.  2.  Annie  K.,  b.  March  12,  1905.  3. 
Francis  J.,  b.  May  27, 1908. 

iv.     Flossie  Ethel,  b.  Jan.  15,  1886. 

Erastus  O.  Cole,  b.  Sept.  25,  1829,  came  to  Cornish  from  So.  Woodstock,  Vt., 
in  1859.  Entered  the  employ  of  Mrs.  J.  F.  Sisson,  then  a  wid.,  whom  he 
m.  in  1860.  He  was  of  no  known  relation  to  others  of  his  name  in  town, 
except  a  brother  who  came  later.  He  enlisted  in  the  Civil  War.  (See 
record.)    He  d.  Jan.  28,  1896,  on  the  Flat.    Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.        Mary  E.,  b. ;  m.  Feb.  27,  1886,  OUver  A.  Barton.    One  child: 

Russell,  who  d.  Aug.  17,  1899.     She  m. 

ii.      Elmer  E.,  b. ,  1863;  d.  Oct.  1,  1867. 

iii.      Infant,  b.  and  d.  in  1868. 

Justus  O.  Cole,  a  brother  of  Erastus  came  to  town  soon  after  his  brother  was 
m.  and  settled  on  the  farm,  since  known  as  the  Dea.  Raymond  farm. 
He  with  his  wife  remained  there  a  number  of  years  and  then  returned  to 
Vt.  They  had  two  or  tliree  children.  Had  one  dau.  b.  in  town  Dec.  5, 
1861.    They  lost  an  infant  son  in  town  who  d.  Aug.  5,  1875. 

John  and  Jemima  Cole  (pedigree  imknown)  lived  in  Cornish  near  the  close  of 
the  18th  century.  There  is  no  trace  of  the  family  remaining  on  tomb- 
stone, or  elsewhere,  except  the  following  list  of  children.  The  census  of 
1790  credits  the  family  with  three  boys  and  one  girl  beside  the  parents. 
Children: 

i.  Betsey,  b.  Sept.  18,  1783. 

ii.  John,  b.  Jan.  8,  1785. 

iii.  Ebenezer,  b.  Nov.  23,  1786. 

iv.  Gideon,  b.  Oct.  1,  1788. 

V.  Asa,  b.  Aug.  29,  1790. 

vi.  Judith,  b.  July  21,  1792. 

Benjamin  and  Eunice  (Pierce)  Cole  were  m.  in  Cornish  Aug.  21,  1788. 
Their  pedigree  is  unknown.  They  had  the  following  children,  b.  in 
Cornish : 

i.  Amos,  b.  June  26,  1789. 
ii.  Polly,  b.  June  28,  1791. 
iii.      Daniel,  b.  Feb.  8,  1793. 

The  census  of  1790  records  one  boy  and  one  girl  beside  the  parents. 
The  above  record  fails  to  mention  a  dau.  that  was  older. 


104  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

Capt.  Seth  Cole  was  b.  Fol).  4,  1825,  in  Warren,  R.  I.  He  was  the  son  of 
Elijah  and  Mary  (Esterbrooks)  Cole.  In  1S43  when  but  IS  years  of  age 
he  commenced  seafaring,  which  occupation  he  followed  through  the 
remainder  of  his  life,  with  the  exception  of  five  or  six  years.  His  first 
five  years  on  the  ocean  were  spent  in  the  wlialing  business  and  the 
remainder  in  mercantile  services.  He  first  became  shipmaster  in  1850. 
During  the  Ci\'il  War  his  vessel  was  seized  and  burned  near  New 
Orleans;  goods  all  confiscated  and  himself  taken  pri.soner;  taken  to 
Richmond,  Va.,  and  put  in  T.ibby  Prison,  when^  he  remaincnl  about  a 
year,  or  until  April,  1864,  when  he  was  exchanged  for  Fitz  Hugh  Lee, 
then  a  prisoner  at  Point  Lookout.  His  family  home  had  been  for 
many  years  at  Fall  River,  Mass.,  but  they  rem.  to  Meriden,  in 
1857.  In  1868  he  purchased  a  farm  and  his  family  removed  to  Cornish 
where  he  spent  three  or  four  years,  and  then  again  betook  himself 
to  seafaring,  until  his  death,  Sept.  11,  1877,  wliich  occurred  on 
his  homeward  passage  from  Calcutta.  He  was  buried  at  sea.  He 
had  m.  July  6,  1848,  Maria  L.  Rayn.sford,  b.  March  7,  1825, 
dau.  of  David  and  Maria  (Fitch)  Raynsford.  She  d.  April  14,  1885. 
Children : 

i.        Mary  M.,  b.  in  FaU  River  Sept.  4,  1849;  d.  in  Meriden,  June  20,  1866. 
2.  ii.       Seth  Raynsford,  b.  in  Fall  River,  Feb.  11,  1851. 

iii.      Lizzie  M.,  b.  in  Meriden  Aug.  6,  1857;  m.  Jan.  25,  1881,  Frank  D. 

Wiley.    Had  six  children.     (See  Wiley.)     She  d.  in  Claremont 

May"  30,  1897. 

2.  Seth  Raynsford^  Cole  (Selh)  b.  Feb.  11,  1851;  m.  first,  June  12,  1873, 
Lettie  Eliza  Hook,  a  dau.  of  Moody  and  Eliza  (Carroll)  Hook,  b.  June  26, 
1851;  d.  June  30,  1878;  m.  second,  Dec.  31,  1884,  Georgiana  Weld,  dau. 
of  Maj.  George  and  Maria  (Chase)  Weld,  b.  Dec.  31,  1860,  d.  April  27, 
1896;  m.  third,  April  20,  1898,  ^'allie  L.  Smith  of  Claremont.  After 
leaving  Cornish,  Mr.  Cole  res.  in  Lebanon  several  years,  engaged  chiefly 
as  clerk  in  stores,  and  then  rem.  to  Claremont,  where  he  is  still  engaged 
in  the  grocery  business.    Child  by  Lettie  Eliza : 

i.        Clarence  S.,  b.  Aug.  12,  1876,  in  Cornish.     A  barber.    Worked  at 
his  trade  in  Barre,  Vt.,  Claremont,  and  rem.  to  Redhmds,  Cal., 

in  1910.    He  m. ,  Mary  Wood  and  they  have  three  children 

(1910). 

Child  by  Georgiana : 

ii.       Max  W..  b.  Aug.  28,  1886,  in  Cornish. 

COLLINS. 

Edward  W.  Collin.s  was  b.  in  Paris,  France,  Dec.  25,  1813.  No  record 
obtained  when  he  came  to  America.  He  came  to  Cornish  from  Croydon, 
in  1857  (?).  He  m.  July  29,  1837,  Delilah  Forehand  of  Croydon,  dau.  of 
Christopher  and  Betsey  (Walker)  P'orehand,  b.  June  11,  1819,  and  d.  on 
Cornish  Flat  Sept.  29,  1903.    -\lr.  Collins  was  a  shoemaker  and  res.  on 


GENEALOGIES.  105 

the  Flat.     He  enlisted  in  the  Civil  War  in  the  14th  Regt.  of  N.  H,  Vols. 
He  d.  Oct.  7,  18G9.    Children,  all  b.  in  Croydon: 

i.        Edward  W.,  Jr.,  b.  Nov.  23,  1838;  m.  Nov.  27,  1867,  Allie  S.  Glidden. 

He  d.  Nov.  30,  189.5.    No  children, 
ii.       Helen  F.,  b.  Aug.  17,  1841;  m.  June  17,  1868,  William  G.  Flanders, 

then  a  nurseryman  of  West  Lebanon.    She  d.,  childless,  Aug.  25, 

1877. 
iii.      France.s  Ella,  1st,  b.  May  13,  1844;  d.  March  23,  1846. 
iv.      Frances  Ella,  2d,  b.  June  12,  184.5;  m.  Feb.  20,  1870,  Daniel  E. 

Carroll,  then  of  Cornish.     Two  children.     (See  Carroll.)     She 

d.  Oct.  29, 1877. 

COMINGS. 

The  first  kno^\Ti  record  of  this  name  in  this  country  is  that  of  Isaac 
Comings  spelled  (Cumings).  He  came  from  Eng.  or  Scotland  to  tliis  country 
about  1640.  He  and  his  descendants  for  several  generations  settled  chiefly 
in  the  towns  of  eastern  Mass.  The  direct  line  of  those  of  his  descend- 
ants who  came  to  Cornish  is  as  follows : 

Isaaci,  b.  in  1601;  d.  in  1677.  John^,  b.  16.30;  m.  Sarah  Howlet.  He  d. 
Dec.  1,  1700.  She  d.  Dec.  7,  1700.  John^,  b.  1657;  m.  Sept.  13,  1680,  EHza- 
beth  Kingsley.  She  was  killed  by  the  Indians  July  3,  1706.  (See  Bel- 
knap, I,  173.)  Johns  b.  July  7,  1682;  m.  EHzabeth  Adams  Oct.  3,  1705. 
He  d.  April  27,  1759.    She  d.  April  30,  1759. 

1.  Samuels  Comings,  their  fourth  son  was  b.  in  Westford,  Mass.,  Sept.  16, 
1718;  m.  Dec.  1,  1741,  Sarah  Spaulding.  She  was  b.  June  9,  1723. 
They  res.  in  Westford,  Mass.,  several  years  and  rem.  to  Dunstable, 
Mass.,  in  1757  and  lived  there  till  1773,  when  they  rem.  to  Cornish. 
He  took  a  deed  of  land  and  a  mill  of  Jonathan  Chase,  Esq.,  which  for 
more  than  a  century  has  been  called  "Comings  Mills."  Here  they  spent 
the  remainder  of  their  lives.  He  d.  June  6,  1796,  in  his  78th  j-ear.  She 
d.  Nov.  20,  1801,  aged  78.  Both  were  buried  in  the  cemetery  on  the 
Comings  place,  near  the  center  of  the  town.     Children: 

Samuel,  b.  Nov.  18,  1742,  in  Westford,  Mass. 

Abigail,  b.  June  23,  1744,  in  Westford,  Mass. 

Sarah,  b.  May  18,  1747,  in  Westford,  Mass. 

Benjamin,  b.  Dec.  28,  1749,  in  Westford,  Mass.;  d.  Oct.  2,  1759. 

Betsey,  b.  June  28,  1752,  in  Westford,  Mass.;  m.  ,  William 

Farris.    He  d.  Nov.  22,  1810.     She  d.  June  5,  1776. 
Benjamin,  2d,  b.  March  28,  1755. 
Mary,  b.  Dec.  16,  1757;  m.  Feb.  5,  1781,  Ebenezer  Fletcher.    She  d. 

Feb.  26,  1812.     (See  Fletcher.) 
Andrew,  b.  Feb.  16,  1761,  Dunstable,  Mass.;  d.  Oct.  1,  1775. 
Warren,  b.  Oct.  16,  1768. 


2. 

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ii. 

iii. 

iv. 

v. 

3. 

vi. 

A-ii. 

viii 

4. 

ix. 

106  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

2.  Samuel*  Comings  (Saviueb,  John*-^--,  Isaacs)  eldest  son  of  Samuels  and 

Sarah  (Spaulding)  Cominps,  b.  Nov.  18,  1742,  in  Westford,  Mass.;  m. 
first,  Oct.  28,  176.5,  Sarali  Hutterfield,  b.  July  4,  174.5,  d.  Aug.  31,  1804. 
There  is  nothing  to  show  when  he  came  to  Cornish,  as  he  remained  away 
till  all  their  children  were  born,  the  last  being  in  1789.  He  probably  came 
soon  after  this,  and  lived  with  his  father.  They  carried  on  their  exten- 
sive farm,  beside  running  the  mill  a  large  portion  of  the  time.  They  also 
increased  the  capacity  of  the  latter,  and  added  a  carding  mill,  carpenter 
shop,  and  tenement  rooms.  Thus  the  little  settlement  took  on  the  appear- 
ance of  substantial  thrift  and  prosperity.  The  den.se  forests  that  then 
surrounded,  and  the  waters  that  propelled  the  mill,  rushing  over  a  rocky 
precipice  dov,i\  into  a  denseh^  wooded  glen,  presented  scenery  exceed- 
ingly grand  and  picturesque.  Some  of  these  attractions  still  remain,  but 
the  woodman's  ax  has  despoiled  much  of  the  primitive  beauty  of  the 
surrounding  forests,  and  the  old  time-honored  mills,  so  useful  in  their 
day,  have  been  destroyed  by  fire.  Mr.  Comings  spent  the  remainder  of 
liis  life  in  Cornish  dying  Jan.  17,  1826.  After  the  death  of  his  first 
wife,  he  m.  second,  Mrs.  Lvdia  (Marsh)  Pollard,  and  third,  some  years 
afterward,  Mrs.  Lucy  Willard.  There  is  no  record  of  the  date  of  mar- 
riage or  death  of  these  wives,  except  the  date  of  his  m.  to  Mrs.  Pollard 
Jan.  2.5,  1805,  in  Croydon.     Children,  all  by  Sarah  Butterfield: 

i.        Andrew,  1st,  b.  in  1760;  d.  Oct.  1,  1775,  aged  1.5. 
ii.       Sally  (or  Sarah),  b.  July  7,  1766;  m.  Feb.  19,  1786,  .Jonathan  Morse. 
She  d.  Dec.  17,  1842. 

5.  iii.     Leonard,  b.  Dec.  6,  1769. 

iv.  Betty  (or  Betsey),  b.  Feb.  23,  1772;  m.  Feb.  23,  1794,  Rufus  Day  of 
Cornish.  She  had  eight  children  (see  Day);  d.  Aug.  9,  1825, 
aged  53. 

6.  V.      Antjrew,  b.  Oct.  9,  1776. 

7.  vi.      Eben,  b.  June  24,  1779. 

A-ii.     Charlotte,  b.  Dec.  15,  1782;  m.  Feb.  4,  1807,  Caleb  Burke.    She  d. 

Sept.  16,  1820. 
\-iii.   Rebecca,  b.  June  18,  1786;  m.  Nov.  23,  1809,  Isaac  French;  d.  Aug. 

26,  1834. 
ix.      Sophia,  b.  April  9,  1789;  m.  Feb.  24,  1814.  Amos  Richardson  of 

Cornish.    She  had  eight  cliildren  (see  Richardson);  d.  Sept.  5, 

1853,  aged  64. 

3.  Ben.iamix«  CoMiNcs   (Samueb,  John*-'--,  Isaacs)  a  brother  of  Samuel,  b. 

March  28, 17.55,  in  Westford,  Mass.;  m.  Sept.  5,  1776,  Mary  Cooper,  dau. 
of  Dea.  John  and  Mary  (Sherman)  Cooper,  b.  at  Hardwick,  Mass.,  July 
20, 1753.  Dea.  Cooper  moved  from  Hardwick  to  Cornish  in  1769,  and  the 
next  year  to  Croydon.  Mary  Cooper,  his  wife,  was  own  cousin  to  Roger 
Sherman,  one  of  the  signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence. 
Col.  Benjamin  Comings  bought  land  and  located  in  the  unbroken  forest 
2^  miles  northea.st  of  the  Comings  mills,  built  a  log  hou.se,  and  set  about 
clearing  the  land  for  crops,  somewhere  between  1778  and  1781.    That 


GENEALOGIES.  107 

place,  located  the  south  side  of  Meeting  House  Hill  near  the  center  of 
the  town,  is  still  called  the  "Comings  Place"  and  occupied  by  his  de- 
scendants. A  long  row  of  maple  trees  adorn  the  roadside.  Col.  Comings 
d.  April  14,  1813;  his  wife  d.  Dec.  13,  1843.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Peninnah,  b.  June  20,  1777;  m.  Dec.  14,  ISOO,  Chester  Weld.    Four 

children.    She  d.  May  11,  1810.     (See  Weld.) 
ii.       T.  Samuel,  b.  Nov.  3,  1778;  d.  Oct.  10,  1866,  at  Waldo,  Sheboygan 

Co.,  Wis.     He  was  thrice  married.     Settled  in  Berkshire,  \'t., 

and  in  Waldo,  Wis. 
iii.      Polly,  b.  Feb.  17,  1781;  m.  March  1,  1801,  Luther  Bingham  of 

Cornish  and  res.  in  Morristown,  Vt.    Nine  children.    He  d.  Dec. 

10,  1846.    She  d.  Aug.  30,  1847. 

iv.  Sherman,  b.  Jan.  9,  1783;  m.  Jan.  2.5,  1803,  Betsey  Smart  of  Croydon, 
dau.  of  Caleb  and  Catharine  (Black)  Smart,  b.  in  Croydon  Sept. 
13,  1782.  He  was  a  tanner  and  currier,  and  carried  on  the  busi- 
ness in  Cornish  and  Plainfield,  and  Berlin,  Vt.  Finally  rem.  to 
Galesburg,  Mich.,  where  he  d.  April  22,  1845.  His  wife  d.  Dec. 
16,  1834.  They  had  eleven  children.  Two  of  the.se  were  b.  in 
Cornish:     1.  Orilla,  b.  March  13,  1804,  and  d.  in  Cornish  Dec. 

11,  1806.     2.  Harriet,  b.  Aug.  22,  1805. 

V.  Andrew,  b.  May  6,  1785;  m.  Sept.  10,  1809,  Mrs.  Betsey  (Jewett) 
Parker,  b.  Feb.  28,  1784,  and  d.  April  6,  1864.  He  was  a  farmer 
and  lived  in  Berkshire,  Vt.  Seven  children.  He  d.  iXIarch  4, 
1854.    He  was  a  sergeant  in  the  War  of  1812. 

vi.  Dea.  Fenno,  b.  March  21,  1787;  m.  Nov.  22,  1810,  Rebecca  Smart  of 
Croydon,  a  sister  of  his  brother  Sherman's  wife.  He  was  asso- 
ciated with  his  brother  in  the  tanning  and  currying  business 
many  years  in  Cornish,  Plainfield  and  in  Berlin,  Vt.,  where 
he  d.  Jan.  24,  1830.  Fourteen  children.  The  first  two  were 
b.  in  Cornish  and  d.  in  infancy.  The  fourth,  William  Free- 
man, b.  in  Corni.sh  Jan.  18,  1814;  m.  May  7,  1835,  Adeline 
Tenny  of  Hanover  and  had  five  children.  The  eighth,  Ursula 
Francis,  b.  Nov.  15,  1818;  m.  March  9,  1837,  Oliver  Dewey. 
These  were  the  parents  of  Laura  Frances,  the  wife  of  Charles 
W.  Comings.  The  twelfth,  Erasmus  Darwin,  was  a  noted  sing- 
ing teacher,  who  lived  and  d.  in  Croydon. 
8.     \'ii.     Dea.  Benjamin,  b.  April  15,  1789. 

viii.  Betty,  b.  April  3,  1791;  m.  Feb.  26,  1818,  Moody  Smith.  Res.  in 
Cornish.  No  children.  She  d.  Aug.  17,  1869.  Mr.  Smith  d. 
July  6,  1856. 

ix.  SuKEY,  b.  April  4,  1793;  m.  June  25,  1829,  James  Sperry  of  Clare- 
mont  (his  second  wife).  She  had  three  children.  She  d.  in  Dec, 
1863.    She,  with  two  of  her  children,  were  buried  in  Claremont. 

X.  and  xi.  were  twins  sons,  b.  Oct.  13,  1795,  and  d.  the  same  day. 

xii.  Julia  D.  Robigne,  b.  April  12,  1799;  m.  Dec.  27,  1815,  Jacob 
Newell.  She  had  seven  children.  (See  Newell.)  They  lived  in 
Lyme,  where  she  d.  May  2,  1858.  Mr.  Newell  d.  in  Cornish 
Aug.  16,  1869. 


108  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

4.  ^^  AKUKN  Comings'  (Samiu'b,  John*-'--,  Isaoo)  youngest  son  of  Samuel'  and 
Sarah  (^Spaukling)  Comings,  b.  Oct.  16,  1768,  in  Dunstable,  Mass.  Came 
to  Cornish  with  his  father;  m.  May  28,  1789,  Mary  Taylor  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  Capt.  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Sumner)  Taylor,  b.  Sept.  18,  1767, 
and  d.  Nov.  6,  1S49,  aged  S2.  He  d.  Dec.  12,  18.53,  aged  85.  A 
mechanic  and  fanner.     Chiklrcn  born  in  Cornish: 

i.  Sally,  b.  Julj'  10,  1791;  m.  William  Dailey  of  Bridgewater,  Vt.,  d. 
Nov.  19,  1872.    He  d.  Jan.  1,  1861.    No  issue. 

ii.  William  Sumner,  b.  April  8,  1793;  m.  March  23,  1822  (or  Nov.  19, 
1821),  Susan  Gates,  b.  July  10,  1791.  He  d.  March  2,  187.5. 
No  issue. 

iii.  Betsey,  b.  April  6,  1795;  m.  Nov.  19,  1821,  David  Smith.  She  d. 
May  10,  1863.  Lived  at  Sparta,  Sussex  Co.,  N.  J.  He  d.  March 
20,  1859.     Seven  children. 

iv.      Waruen  Spaulding,  b.  June  15,  1797;  d.  Dec.  1,  1818.    Unm. 

V.      Taylor  Oilman,  b.  May  15,  1799;  d.  Aug.  18,  1803. 

\i.  Joseph  Sidney,  b.  April  22,  1801 ;  m.  Jan.  22,  1834,  Lydia  Delilah 
Comings  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Andrew  and  Lydia  (Jackson) 
Comings,  b.  Jan.  19,  1807,  and  d.  Sept.  19,  1872.  He  d.  Oct.  21, 
1884. 

vii.  Heman  Hunt,  b.  Ai)ril  9,  1803.  Was  a  very  prominent  military  man; 
was  Col.  of  the  15th  Hegt.  of  N.  H.  State  Militia  for  several  years. 
A  man  of  marked  ability.    He  never  married;  d.  June  30,  1870. 

viii.  Oilman  Taylor,  b.  July  30,  1805;  m.  first.  May  26,  1832,  Amy  A. 
Lockwood  who  d.  Sept.  29,  1833;  m.  second,  Sept.  1,  1834,  Rhoda 
AVorthington.  He  d.  Dec.  16,  1876.  He  was  also  a  Col.  and  res. 
in  Metuchen,  N.  J. 

ix.  Maria,  b.  March  8,  1808;  m.  Nov.  30,  1831,  Joshua  W.  Bryant  of 
Cornish,  b.  March  20,  1795.  Had  five  children.  (See  Bryant.) 
Res.,  Bridgewater,  Vt.,  where  he  d.  April  26,  1872.  She  d.  March 
25,  1876. 

X.  Daniel  Morris,  b.  May  Ki,  ISIO;  m.  Nov.  30,  1836,  Emily  Maria 
Hamilton,  b.  June  17,  1814,  d.  Feb.  11,  1895.  This  family  decided 
to  so  change  their  name  as  to  spell  the  surname,  Cununings,  by 
which  name  it  is  now  recognized.  They  had  ten  children.  Res., 
Woodstock,  Vt.,  Lebanon,  Canaan  and  Enfield,  where,  at  the 
latter  place,  he  d.  March  1,  1885.  He  was  possessed  of  an  unusual 
amount  of  mechanical  ingenuity.  He  constructed  several  shops, 
both  for  wood  and  iron.  Secured  several  patents  on  various 
inventions. 

xi.  Albert  Gallatin,  b.  March  19,  1812;  m.  June  10,  18-38,  Cynthia  J. 
Robbins,  b.  July  28,  1820,  and  d.  July  S,  1900.  He  d.  June  8, 
1887.  Had  nine  children.  Res.  in  Mason  and  Lee  and  in  Bos- 
ton and  Freetown,  Mass.  He  was  a  minister  of  the  gospel,  was 
earnest  in  all  nK)veinents  to  free  the  slaves.  His  two  oldest  sons 
entered  the  Northern  armj-  in  the  great  Rebellion,  one  of  them 
dying  there.  He  also  fought  the  evil  of  intemperance,  and  was 
twice  candidate  for  governor  on  the  temperance  ticket. 


GENEALOGIES.  109 

5.  Leonard'  Comings  {Samueb-^,  John*-^-'^,  Isaacs)  b.  Dec.  G,  1760,  eldest  son 

of  Samuel  and  Sarah  Butterfield;  m.  Sept.  20,  1791,  Nelly  Winch,  b. 
Dec.  L'l,  1768,  and  d.  Dec.  30,  1860,  aged  92.  He  continued  in  the  same 
business  as  his  father  and  grandfather,  in  the  mill  and  on  the  farm,  lead- 
ing a  quiet  and  useful  life.  He  d.  Oct.  25,  1832,  aged  63.  Children, 
both  b.  in  Cornish. 

9.  i.        Uriel,  b.  Feb.  28,  1793. 

ii.  Cynthia,  b.  March  18,  1795;  m.  Feb.  10,  1814,  Obed  Powers,  for- 
merly of  Croydon.  Had  five  children.  (See  Powers.)  She  lived 
over  twenty  years  after  the  celebration  of  their  golden  wedding 
in  1864.    She  d.  Sept.  6,  1884. 

6.  Andrew"  Coming-s  {Sainueb-^,  John'-^--,  Isaacs)  h.  Oct.  9,  1776.    Worked  in 

his  father's  mill  from  the  age  of  fourteen  till  he  was  twenty-four,  when  he 
built  a  brick  cottage  house  on  a  farm  a  mile  east  from  his  birthplace, 
•where  he  spent  most  of  his  life.  Beside  farming,  he  worked  at  the  car- 
penter's trade.  Built  the  Catholic  Church  at  West  Claremont  and  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church  in  Cornish  and  other  buildings.  He  m. 
first.  May  29,  1800,  Lydia  Jackson,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Lydia  (Peck) 
Jackson,  b.  May  27,  1773,  in  R.  I.  She  d.  May  13,  1849,  aged  76.  He 
m.  second,  March  8,  1850,  Mrs.  Betsey  (Tyler)  Atwood  in  his  advanced 
age  and  lived  for  a  time  on  Cornish  Flat.  He  d.  July  11,  1853. 
Children,  all  by  Lydia  Jackson : 

i.        Faris,  b.  Feb.  20,  1801 ;  d.  Dec.  14,  1803. 

ii.       Ursula,  b.  May  2,  1802;  d.  Sept.  5,  1803. 
10.  iii.      William  F.,  b.  Nov.  13,  1803. 

iv.  SuLA  Belona,  b.  March  12,  1805;  m.  Nov.  25,  1830,  Joseph  Bryant 
of  Cornish.  Six  children.  (See  Bryant.)  She  d.  April  30,  1867. 
He  d.  March  14,  1877.    Res.,  Bridgewater,  Vt.,  after  1837. 

V.  Lydia  Delilah,  b.  Jan.  19,  1807;  m.  Jan.  22,  1834,  Joseph  S.  Com- 
ings. She  d.  Sept.  19,  1872.    Res.,  Bridgewater,  Vt.    Six  children. 

vi.      Sophia  M.,  b.  Sept.  10,  1808;  d.  July  22,  1818. 

vii.  Nelly  P.,  b.  Aug.  16,  1810;  m.  Oct.  11,  1837,  John  G.  Cross.  She 
d.  Aug.  2,  1838.    One  child. 

viii.  Marcia  Louisa,  b.  Oct.  13,  1812;  m.  Jan.  25,  1841,  Bela  Jenks 
Fletcher  of  Newport.  Res.,  Claremont.  One  son,  Francis 
Edgar,  b.  in  Claremont  Feb.  18,  1847.    She  d.  Aug.  15,  1903. 

ix.  Lucia  Ann,  b.  Jan.  30,  1816;  m.  March  5,  1846,  Chauncy  Perry 
Jenney,  b.  Feb.  27, 1815.  One  son,  Fred  C,  b.  in  Cornish  July 
4,  1848.  (See  Jenney.)  Rem.  in  1888  to  Toledo,  O.,  where  Mr. 
Jenney  d.  Oct.  9,  1903.    She  d.  June  9,  1905. 

7.  Eben'  Comings  (Sn7nueb-',  John*-^-^,  Isaacs)  h.  June  24,  1779;  m.  Nov.  2, 

1806,  Ursula  Child,  dau.  of  Stephen  and  Mercy  (Chase)  Child,  b.  June 
2,  1785,  and  d.  June  29,  1831.  He  lived  at  the  Mills  till  a  short  time  pre- 
vious to  his  marriage,  when  he  purchased  a  farm  a  mile  east,  by  the  side 
of  his  brother  Andrew,  where  he,  being  a  carpenter  as  well  as  farmer, 
erected  the  necessary  farm  buildings  since  occupied  by  Larnard  Powers. 
Here  he  lived  until  about  1830.     He  then  sold  his  farm,  and  rem.  to 


110  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

Hanover,  whore  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  hfe.  He  d.  Oet.  30,  1850. 
His  remains  were  brought  to  Cornish  and  buried  in  the  Comings  ceme- 
tery. He  was  a  Capt.  of  hght  infantry  in  the  War  of  1812.  After  the 
children  were  equipped  for  tlicir  life  work,  they  emigrated  chiefly  to 
Mo.  and  Ivans.,  where  some  engaged  in  echu-atioiial  work,  and  some  in 
manufacturing,  and  were  all  succes.sful  until  the  disturbances  due  to  the 
Civil  War  interrupted  their  prosperity  to  some  extent.  Children,  all  b. 
in  Cornish : 

i.  Sarah,  b.  July  28,  1808.  Never  m.,  but  remained  as  her  father's 
faithful  housekeeper  from  the  death  of  her  motlier  till  his  death. 
She  d.  in  Palmyra,  Mo.,  July  14,  18.%. 

ii.       Mariah,  b.  Dec.  3,  1809;  d.  Dec.  5,  1809. 

iii.  Adaline,  b.  Feb.  6,  1812;  m.  Aug.  5,  1861,  Wilham  Met  calf,  "One  of 
Nature's  noblemen."    She  d.  in  Girard,  Kans.,  Feb.  5,  1883. 

iv.  Alice  Chase,  b.  Sept.  10,  1813;  m.  Sept.  25,  18.50,  Dr.  John  B.  Hayes 
of  Palmyra,  Mo.    Two  children.    She  d.  Oct.  11,  1870. 

v.  DvDLEY  Chase,  b.  March  19,  1815.  Never  m.;  d.  in  Ottawa,  Kans., 
Sept.  6,  1891. 

VI.  George  P.,  b.  Aug.  27,  1820.  Graduated  Kimball  Union  Academy, 
class  of  1838;  Dart  mouth  College,  class  1842;  teacher,  Randolj)!!, 
Vt.,  1842-45;  prof,  of  language  and  math(>matics  in  Jubilee 
College,  111.,  ten  years,  studied  theology,  ord.  by  the  Prot(>stant 
Episcopal  Church  in  1848;  was  rector  in  Albion,  111.,  and  Monroe, 
Mo.,  and  Girard,  Kan.;  prof,  of  mathematics  in  St.  Paul's  Col- 
lege. He  founded  a  ladies'  seminary  at  Monroe,  Mo.,  and  had 
charge  of  it  seventeen  years.  M.  June  23,  1861,  Abigail  Cornelia 
Walker,  b.  in  1837  and  d.  in  June  16,  1901.  They  had  four  chil- 
dren. He  d.  Sept.  6,  1905,  in  San  Diego,  Cal.,  at  the  home  of 
his  dau.,  Mrs.  M.  M.  Brown,  aged  85. 

vii.  Samuel  T*]dward,  b.  Oct.  13,  1823;  m.  .\i)ril  26,  1S52,  Martha  Corey. 
She  (1.  in  1892.  Had  three  children.  He  graduated  at  Dart- 
mouth College  in  1845.  Spent  some  years  teaching,  and  had 
charge  of  the  l-'.piscopal  school  at  Moin-oe,  Mo.  After  1878  he 
res.  in  Ottawa,  Kans.,  where  he  engaged  in  the  settlement  of 
estates  and  other  business  connected  with  the  legal  profes.sion. 
He  d.  April  2,  1894,  in  Ottawa.    Left  two  daus. 

8.  Benjamin'  Comings  {Benjamin*,  Samueb,  John*-^--,  Isaao)  h.  April  15, 1789; 
m.  Nov.  30,  1815,  Althea  Wellman  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  James  and  Althea 
(Ripley)  Wellman,  b.  Nov.  14,  1790,  and  d.  in  New  Britain,  Conn.,  Jan. 
10,  1878,  aged  87,  at  the  home  of  her  eklest  son.  Capt.  Benjamin  d. 
in  Cornish  Nov.  22,  1863,  aged  74.  He  was  a  public-spirited,  upright, 
liberal-hearted  man,  ever  a  friend  to  the  friendless  anil  those  in  trouble. 
Active  in  the  temperance  cause  and  a  strong  anti-slavery  man  in  its 
early  days,  and  so  remained  as  long  as  he  lived.  He  was  possessed  of  a 
strong  personality  and  commanding  presence  that  won  respect  among 
his  fellowmen.  He  belonged  to  the  Congregational  Church  and  for  many 
years  was  one  of  its  Deas.  and  Supt.  of  the  Sunday  school.  Children, 
all  b.  in  Cornish: 


GENEALOGIES. 


Ill 


Benjamin  Newton,  b.  Nov.  2,  1816.  Fitted  for  college  at  Kiinljall 
Union  Academy;  graduated  in  class  of  1837,  at  Dartnumth  Col- 
lege in  the  medical  dept.,  class  of  1842.  He  went  to  New  Britain, 
Conn.,  where  he  became  a  distinguished  physician.  In  the  War 
of  the  Rebellion,  he  was  ajjpointod  surgeon  of  tlie  13th  Regt.  of 
of  Conn.  Xoh.  and  had  a  higlilj'  honorable  record  in  the  service. 
He  m.  first  July  22,  1847,  Betsey  Mariah  Righter  of  N.  J.,  b. 


De.\.  Benjamin  Comings. 


u. 
11.  iii. 


April  27,  1812,  and  d.  Nov.  26,  1872;  m.  second,  Jan.  11,  1877* 
Mrs.  Helen  M.  Lewis,  b.  Aug.  29,  1827,  in  Southington,  Conm 
He  d.  Nov.  17,  1899.    Had  three  cliildren,  all  by  first  wife. 

Mary  Althea,  b.  Sept.  22,  1818;  d.  March  17,  1861;  unm. 

Charles  Wellman,  b.  April  23,  1822. 


Uriels  Comings  {Leonard',  Samneb-^  John*-^-"-,  Isaac)  b.  Feb.  28,  1793, 
only  son  of  Leonard  and  Nellie  (Winch)  Comings;  m.  Feb.  28,  1814, 
Sarah  Robinson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Da\-id  and  Anna  (Whittaker)  Robin- 
son, b.  Feb.  28,  1793.  and  d.  March  17,  1876.  He  d.  March  14,  1878, 
aged  85.    It  was  a  remarkable  and  interesting  series  of  facts,  that  they 


112  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

were  both  b.  the  same  day,  and  on  their  '21st  birth(hiy  they  were  m.  and 
on  their  71st  birthday  they  celebrated  their  golden  wedding.  Twelve 
years  more  of  wedlock  was  given  them  before  death  ended  "love's  bright 
dream."    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Nellie  Maria,  b.  Oct.  2,  1815;  m.  April  9,  1833,  William  B.  Smith. 

Ten  children.     (See  Smith.)    Lived  in  Cornish.    She  d.  Oct.  29, 

1875. 
ii.       Farris,  b.  May  26,  1817;  m.  Jan.  22,  1840,  EHza  Jane  Kimball  of 

Cornish,  dau.  of  William  Ripley  and  Eliza  (Dorr)  Kimball,  b. 

Aug.  2,  1819,  and  d.  Sept.  2,  1905,  in  Cambridge,  Mass.     He 

d.  July  25,  1874. 
iii.      Warren,  b.  April  22,  1819;  m. ,  Abbie  Waterhouse  of  Dexter, 

Me.    She  d. .    He  d.  Jan.  22,  1850,  at  West  Lebanon.    No 

children. 
!v.      Samuel  Leland,  b.  May  10,  1821;  m.  Jan.  18,  1845,  Nancy  Janette 

Hoisington  of  Sherburne,  Vt.    He  enlisted  in  the  5th  N.  Y.  Cav. 

and  d.  in  a  hospital  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  from  a  wound  received  in 

the  battle  of  Aiitictam.    His  wid.  afterwards  m.  a  Mr.  Stearns 

and  res.  in  Quincy,  Mass. 
V.       Angeline,  b.  Nov.  3,  1823;  m.  Oct.  20,  1848,  Oilman  M.  Bartlett  of 

Cornish.    Eight  children.     (See  Bartlett.)    She  d.  Dec.  19,  1894. 
vi.      David  Lawrence  Morrill,  b.  Oct.  14,  1825.    (See  sketch.) 
vii.     Uriel  L.,  b.  Feb.  26,  1829;  m.  May  15,  1855,  Hattie  E.  Perkins  of 

Chelsea,  Vt.,  b.  Sept.  27,  1830,  d.  July  3,  1907,  in  Claremont. 

Lived  in  Cornish  till  May,  1872,  when  they  rem.  to  Windsor, 

Vt.     A  zealous  supporter  of  the  Republican  party,  and  filled 

many  po.sitions  of  trust  and  honor.    Was  route  agent  on  Central 

Vermont  R.  R.  fifteen  years.    Was  postmaster  at  Windsor,  Vt., 

nine  years.    Always  genial  and  pleasant  in  his  associations.    He 

d.  in  Windsor  Jan.  28,  1904.    Three  children: 

1.  Lizzie  M.,  b.   March  28,  1800;  m.  Sept.  22,  1878,  Frank  H. 

Butler.    One  child:     Sadie  E.,  b.  Oct.  26,  1879.      Lizzie  M. 
d.  Dec.  5,  1882. 

2.  Lottie  H.,  b.  Aug.  8,  1862;  m.  Feb.  17,  1886,  Harris  Baker. 

Two  children:     Vera  E.,  b.  Aug.  27,  1887,  and  Esther,  b. 
Jan.  20,  1892. 

3.  Minnie  E.,  b.  March  22,  1869;  m.  April  18,  1894,  O.  Duane 

Quimby  of  Claremont. 
viii.  Alfred,  b.  Dec.  24,  18.30;  m.  first,  March  2,  1853,  Maria  E.  Jordon, 
dau.  of  Rev.  E.  Jordon  of  Newbury,  Vt.  Soon  after  his  marriage 
in  1856,  he  went  to  111.,  settling  in  Cairo,  where  he  has  since  res.; 
he  has  held  many  oflRces.  His  wife  d.  May  2,  1868;  m.  second, 
Aug.  2,  1869,  Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Mason  who  d.  July  21,  1891;  m. 
third,  Oct.  19,  1891,  Mrs.  Adelaide  A.  Cundiff.  He  followed  the 
occupation  of  a  teacher  sixteen  years.  He  enlisted  in  1862  and 
was  Capt.  of  Co.  F,  7th  III.  Inf.  He  was  nmstered  out  on  account 
of  sickness  and  returned  to  Cairo  where  he  still  res.    He  is  justice 


GENEALOGIES. 


113 


of  the  peace,  notary  public,  and  has  been  a  pension  attorney  for 
many  years.     (See  cut,  page  114,  following.)     Five  children. 

10.  WiLU.\M  F.8  Comings  (Andrew^,  Sajnueb-^,  John*-^-'^,  Isaacs)  b.  Nov.  13, 
1803;  m.  first  April  17,  1831,  Abigail  Bryant  of  Cornish,  dan.  of  Israel 
and  Mehitable  Bryant,  b.  in  1808,  d.  Feb.  24,  1844;  m.  second,  March 
13, 1845,  Mercy  C.  Jenne,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Sarah  (Cabot)  Jenne  of 
Hartland,  Vt.,  b.  Sept.  4,  1814,  and  d.  June  2,  1879.    He  d.  May  29, 


Uriel  L.  Comings. 

1859.  He  was  a  master  mechanic  chieflj^  as  a  millwright  and  bridge 
builder.  Several  bridges  across  the  Connecticut  river,  also  several  mills 
and  factories  were  erected  or  equipped  with  his  aid.  He  was  associated 
with  his  brother-in-law,  Bela  J.  Fletcher,  and  WilUam  Brown  of  Clare- 
mont  in  the  building  of  the  old  toll  bridge  at  Windsor,  Vt.  He  held  a 
commission  of  major  in  the  State  Militia.    Children  by  Abigail  Bryant: 


Sophia,  b.  Sept.  4,  1835;  d.  Aug.  25,  1850. 


9-11 


114  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

ii.       Susan,  b.  Jan.  13,  1837;  in.  June  9,  ISTO,  David  E.  Melendy.    No 

children, 
iii.     John  Cko.s.s,  h.  June  5,  1839;  d.  Sept.  25,  1839. 
iv.     Isabel,  b.  Oct.  5,  1842;  d.  Nov.  5,  1869. 

■ 

Cliildren  by  Mercy  C.  Jenne: 

V.       Sarah,  b.  Oct.  28,  1846;  m.  Oct.  12,  1871,  Jo.siah  Gilman  Rowell  of 
Clar(>nu)nt.    Two  children.    (See  Rowell.)    Res.,  Claremont. 


Judge  Alfred  Comings. 

(See  sketch,  page  112.) 

vi.      Emma,  b.  May  9,  1849;  d.  June  16,  1851. 

vii.     Wilbur,  b.  Dec.  29,  1850;  m.  Nov.  16,  1875,  Eliza  M.  Duncan  of 

Claremont.    He  d.  Dec.  6,  1887,  in  Windsor,  Vt.    She  d.  July 

26,  1901,  in  Hanover, 
viii.    Darwin,  b.  May  13,  1857;  m.  June  26,  1901,  Effie  B.  Soule,  dau.  of 

Orrin  Gale  and  Abbie  M.  Soule  of  N.  Y.  City.     Present  res. 

(1906),  Scranton,  Pa.     Children:     1.  Wilbur  Francis,  b.  Dec. 

14,  1902.     2.  Fred  Soule,  b.  June  4,  1904. 


GENEALOGIES. 


115 


11, 


Charles  Wellmans  Comings  (Benjamiiv-f,  Samneb,  John*-^^,  Isaao)h. 
in.  Cornish  April  23,  1822.  He  was  an  industrious  and  thrifty  farmer, 
an  honorable  Christian  p:entleman,  choosing  the  (juiet  but  absorbing 
duties  of  his  large  farm.  He  has  never  sought  political  honor  or  office, 
yet  has  ever  taken  a  deep  interest  in  every  worthy  cause.  Has  con- 
tinued to  res.  on  the  farm  owned  and  occupied  by  his  father  and  grand- 
father.   He  m.  March  25,  1858,  Laura  Frances  Dewey,  dau.  of  Oliver 


Charles  W.  Comings. 


and  Ursula  Frances  (Comings)  Dewey,  and  granddaughter  of  Dea. 
Fenno  Comings,  son  of  Benj.  and  Mary  (Cooper)  Comings.  She  was  b. 
in  Berhn,  Vt.,  Feb.  20,  1840,  and  d.  in  Cornish  July  2,  1899.     Child: 

Fenno  Benj.  b.  in  Cornish  Jan.  16,  1860;  m.  Feb.  7,  1881,  Isoline 
Arelpha  Robinson.  Thej-  res.  for  a  time  in  So.  Lancaster,  and 
Clinton,  Mass.,  but  owing  to  age  and  declining  health  of  his  par- 
ents, he  has  returned  to  care  for  them  in  the  home  of  his  nativity. 
He  has  served  the  town  on  the  board  of  selectmen,  and  also  repre- 


116  HISTORY   OF   CUKM.SII. 

sented  the  town  in  the  legislature  of  1910-11.  They  have  one 
child,  a  dau.,  Lizzie  r>anf'o.s,  1).  in  Cornish  Jan.  22,  1882.  She 
was  m.  Sept.  12,  1900,  to  Herbert  E.  Wood  of  Cornish,  a  profes- 
sor of  music. 

Pelha.m  Branch. 

1.  David'"  Comings  {David'-,  Ephraim*,  Thomas^,  Johir-,  Isaac^)  h.  in  1709,  in 

Nottingham  West,  now  Hudson,  was  the  son  of  Capt.  David  and  Eliza- 
beth (Butterfield)  Comings.  Elizabeth  Butterfield  and  Sarah  Butter- 
field  who  m.  Capt.  Samueh  Comings,  were  sisters.  In  this  way,  at  least, 
the  two  branches  of  Comings  in  Cornish  arc  I'elated.  Also  Thomas'  in 
one  branch  is  brother  to  John^  in  the  other.  This  connection  between 
the  two  branches  of  the  family  in  Cornish  was  ascertained  through  the 
diligent  researches  of  Mr.  A.  O.  Cummins  of  Montpelier,  Vt.,  who  has 
rendered  very  efficient  aid  in  compiling  the  Comings  record.  Mr. 
Comings  m.  Dec.  24,  1793,  Phoebe  Hall  (or  Wyman)  of  Nottingham 
West,  b.  in  1709.  They  removed  to  Pelham  in  1804  and  to  Cornish  in 
1800.  They  settled  on  Cornish  Flat  on  a  farm  just  north  of  the  present 
site  of  the  Baptist  church  and  spent  the  rest  of  their  lives  there.  She  d. 
Feb.  12,  1840.    He  d.  April  27,  1819. 

"Within  this  sacred  bed  of  rest,  a  tender  father  lies, 
But  he  shall  live  among  the  just,  when  Christ  shall  bid  him  rise." 

(Epitaph  on  his  tombstone.) 

It  is  noteworthy  that  the  father,  with  a  loved  daughter,  were  the  first 
two  whose  remains  were  carried  into  the  new  Baptist  church  on  Cornish 
Flat,  after  its  erection  in  the  spring  of  1819,  and  that  27  years  later,  in 
1840,  the  mother  with  a  devoted  son  were  the  first  two  whose  remains 
were  borne  into  the  same  house  after  a  complete  remodeling  of  the  same. 
Children : 

i.        Betsey,  b.  April  19,  1790,  in  Nott  iiighain  West ;  m. ,  Rufus  Bean 

of . 

ii.      LuciNDA,  b.  Aug.  21,  1797,  in  Nottingham  West.     She  d.  unm.  May 

30,  1804. 
iii.      Phoebe,  b.  — — -,  1800,  in  Nottingham  West.    She  d.  in  Cornish  May 

2,  1819. 
iv*.      Delilah,  b.  Jan.  0,  1803,  in  Nottingham  West,  m.  Jan.  21,  1828, 

George  Avery.     Res., .      She  d.  in  Wakefield,  Kans.,  July 

9,  1870. 

2.  V.       David,  Jh.,  b.  Feb.  14,  1804. 

3.  vi.     Joseph  B.,  b.  Nov.  1,  1805. 

4.  vii.     Benjamin,  b.  June  0,  1809. 

5.  viii.   Alvin,  b.  Jan.  21,  1810. 

ix.      Mary  Ann,  b.  — — ■,  in  Cornish;  d.  unm.  Jan.  30,  1841. 

2.  David?  Comings,  Jr.  {David^^,  Ephraim*,  Thomas',  John^,  Isaacs)  b.  Feb. 

14,  1804;  m.  first,  April  14,  1828,  Harriet  Hall.    She  d.  Oct.  5,  1842;  m. 


GENEALOGIES.  117 

second,  May  11,  1843,  Mary  Lothrop,  dau.  of  Charles  and  Mary  (John- 
son) Lothrop,  b.  May  19,  1818.  He  d.  July  29,  1846.  Children,  all  by 
first  wife: 

i.       Belden,  b.  in  1828. 

ii.       Ellen,  b.  Nov.,  1831.    Never  m.;  d. . 

iii.     Isabel  A.,  b.  in  1832;  d.  May  16,  1833. 


Joseph  B.  Comings. 

Joseph  B."  Comings  (David^-^,  Ephraim*,  Thomas^,  John^,  Isaac)  was  b. 
Nov.  1,  1805,  in  Pelham.  After  the  death  of  his  father  in  1819,  he  re- 
mained ^^•ith  his  mother  till  he  became  of  age.  Soon  after  this  he,  with 
his  brother  Benjamin,  came  into  possession  of  the  farm  and  he  built  the 
brick  house  between  tlieir  okl  home  and  the  Baptist  church.  He  then 
m.  Oct.  1,  1835,  S\'bil  P.  Nevens  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  David  and  Betsey 
(Pollard)  Nevens,  b.  Feb.  14,  1808.  Soon  after  he  sold  his  interest  to  his 
brother  and  purchased  the  Bryant  farm,  a  little  nortli  of  the  center  of 


118  HISTORY  OF   CORNISH. 

the  town,  whore  lie  lived  the  remainder  of  his  Hfe.  He  was  a  prosperous 
and  successful  farmer,  for  hke  Solomon,  "he  loved  agriculture."  Unlike 
many  others,  he,  with  the  hearty  cooperation  of  a  prudent,  energetic  and 
devoted  wife,  made  farming  a  complete  financial  success.  He  was  the 
first  to  introduce  into  town  the  Durham  cattle  and  took  great  interest 
in  raising  choice  specimens  of  the  breed.  For  several  years  he  was  one  of 
the  selectmen  and  twice  represented  the  town  in  the  state  legislature. 
Although  not  a  member  of  any  religious  body,  he  was  always  regular  in 
attendance  upon  divine  worship  and  coiitril)uted  lil)era]ly  to  its  support. 
He  possessed  the  full  confidence  and  respect  of  his  townsmen  and  all 
others  who  knew  him.  He  retained  his  faculties,  his  interest  in  his  farm 
and  in  the  topics  of  the  day,  to  an  advanced  age.  He  d.  July  6,  1897. 
His  wife  had  previously  d.  May  11,  1887.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Infant  son,  b.  May  15,  1837 ;  d.  May  28,  1837. 
G.  ii.       Newell  J.,  b.  April  24,  1841. 

iii.      Norman  D.,  b.  July  16,  1842.    Enlisted  in  the  Ci\il  War  in  Co.  A, 

16th  Regt.  N.  H.  Vols,  and  d.  in  the  service  at  Mound  City,  111., 

Aug.  14,  1863.     (See  Military.) 
iv.      Julia  E.,  b.  Dec.  24,  1846;  m.  May  25,  1871,   George  L.  Doming 

of  Cornish.     Three  children.     (Sec  Doming.)     She  d.  Aug.  17, 

1906. 
V.       LuzETTE  Sybil,  b.  Jan.  17,  1849;  m.  May  24,  1871,  Edwin  C.  Kenyon 

of  Cornish.    Two  children.     (See  Kenyon.)     Lived  in  Plainfii'ld 

since  1898. 

4.  Bexjamix'  CoMiNCiS  {Davi(b-'',  Ephrainv,  Tiionias^,  Joint-,  Isaacs)  b.  Juno 

6,  1809,  in  Cornish  where  his  entire  life  was  passed;  m.  Nov.  18,  1835, 
Rebecca  W.  Westgate,  dau.  of  David  and  Lucy  (Williams)  Westgate  of 
Plainfield,  b.  Jan.  14,  1816;  d.  May  26,  1897.  He  d.  Feb.  16,  1846. 
After  the  death  of  Mr.  Comings,  his  wid.  m.  April  22,  1849,  Lemuel 
Martindale  of  Cornish.    Children,  both  b.  in  Cornish: 

7.  i.        Charles  B.,  b.  Oct.  20,  1839. 

ii.       Lucy  C,  b.  March  8,  1843;  m.  Dec.  4,  1867,  Albert  Weld  of  Cornish. 
Three  children.     (See  Weld.) 

5.  Alvin'  Comings  {David^-^,  Ephraim*,  Thomas^,  John'',  Isaao)  h.  Jan.  21, 

1810,  in  Cornish;  m.  first,  Feb.  28,  1832,  Elvira  Williams  of  Cornish,  dau. 
of  Abijah  and  Florinda  (Lewis)  Williams,  b.  in  1810;  d.  April  27,  1847; 
m.  second,  Sept.  17,  1847,  Lucinda  Day  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Rufus  and 
Betsey  (Comings)  Day,  b.  April  7,  1814;  d.  Fob.  24,  1902,  aged  88.  He 
d.  Dec.  20,  1000.  Tie  was  a  tanner  and  currier  the  most  of  his  life,  until 
age  and  failing  health  ciused  him  to  cease  laboring.  A  staunch  Republi- 
can and  ardent  supi)ort(>r  of  the  Baptist  Church,  of  which  he  was  many 
years  a  dea.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish  Flat  (the  first  six  by  first  wife) : 

i.        LtTTHERA,  b.  Dec.  5, 1832;  d.  June  10,  1857;  unm. 

ii.       Helen  Mar,  b.  Fob.  10,  1835;  m.  Nov.  29,  1855,  Joseph  Orlando 

Richardson.     Two  children.   (See  Richardson.)     She  d.  Oct.  3, 

1868. 


GENEALOGIES.  119 

in.     Caltha,  b.  July  15,  1838;  m.  Oct.  7,  1861,  Nat  B.  Dodge.     One 

daughter,  Hattie  A.,  b. . 

iv.      Mary  Ann,  b.  July  25,  1841 ;  in.  first,  Dec.  31,  1867,  N.  D.  Flynn,  who 

d.  Feb.  4,  1880,  leaving  one  son,  Harry  Alvin;  ra.  .second,  Oct. 

15,  1885,  Melville  C.  Rich.    No  issue.    Res.,  Dedham,  Mass. 
V.       Laura  Adelaid,  b.  March  28,  1844;  m.  Oct.  4,  1866,  Lyman  Uriah 

Lee.    One  child,  a  dau.,  Tyra  Huntress.  Mrs.     Lee  d.  July  30, 

1900,  in  Groveland,  Mass. 
vi.      Elbridge  N.,  b.  Aug.  4.  1846;  d.  Aug.  4,  1847. 

Children  by  Lucinda  Day : 

vii.     Emma  Alvira,  b.  April  14,  1850;  unm. 

viii.  Kate,  b.  April  23,  1855;  m.  June  30,  1885,  Fred  Sargent  of  Windsor, 
Vt.,  where  they  res.  Two  children:  1.  Harold  Alvin,  b.  April 
8,  1886.     2.  Agnes  Lucinda,  b.  Sept.  1,  1890. 

6.  Newell  J.s  Comings  (Joseph  B.-,  Davitb-^,  Ephraim^,   Thomas^,  John^, 

Isaacs)  h.  April  24,  1841 ;  ni.  first,  Jan.  1,  1868,  Adeline  E.  Blood  of 

Cornish,  dau.  of  Preston  and  Elizabeth  (Chase)  Blood,  b.  -,  1848; 

d.  June  20,  1875;  m.  second,  May  3,  1877,  Annie  Badger  of  Corni-sh, 
dau.  of  Rufus  and  Clarissa  (Burr)  Badger.  She  was  b.  April  23,  1854. 
He  d.  Nov.  17,  1878,  in  Lyme,  N.  H.    Children,  by  first  wife: 

1.        A  son,  b.  — — ;  d.  young, 
ii.       A  son,  b.  — — ;  d.  young. 

Child  by  second  marriage: 

iii.  Clara  Eva,  b.  — ;  m.  Jan.  14,  1903,  Carl  Wilbur  Grant  of  South 
Acworth,  N.  H.    One  child:     Ethel  May,  b.  May  14,  1903. 

7.  Chas.   B.s   Comings    {Benjamin'',    David^-^,   Ephraim\    Thomas',   John^, 

Isaacs)  h.  Oct.  20,  1839;  m.  first,  May  7,  1861,  Lucretia  B.  Richardson 
of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Dea.  Joseph  and  Sylvia  (Day)  Richardson,  b.  Nov. 
30,  1839;  d.  Nov.  24,  1895,  in  Lebanon.  Lived  several  years  in  Cornish 
then  rem.  to  Lebanon,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  grocery  business;  m. 
second,  — ■ — ■.    Children  by  Lucretia: 

i.        Lena,  b.  Oct.  7,  1866;  m.  June  18,  1890,  Herbert  J.  Kimball.    Res., 

Lebanon, 
ii.       Mabel,  b.  May  8,  1870. 

COOK. 

Capt.  George  Cook  lived  on  the  river  road  not  far  north  of  the  Claremont 
line  while  his  brother,  Godfrey,  kept  the  celebrated  Cook  Hotel,  south 
of  the  line  where  Erastus  Reed  now  resides.  Capt.  George  was  a  thrifty 
farmer.  He  was  b.  in  1773.  He  m.  May  2,  1796,  Tami.son  Wilson  of 
Cornish,  dau.  of  Robert  and  Patience  Wilson,  b.  May  5,  1772,  and  d. 
April  18,  1849.    He  d.  Oct.  29,  1850,  aged  77.    Children: 

i.        Luthera  Wilson,  b.  May  12,  1797;  d.  Jan.  1,  1829;  unm. 


120  HISTORY   OF  CORNISH. 

ii.       Mary  Godfrey,  b.  Auk.  25,  1801;  in.  Xov.  26,  1828,  Charles  M. 

BiiiRham  of  Clarcmont,  who  d.  March  5,  1888. 
iii.      Joel  Wilson,  b.  March  31,  1803. 
iv.     Emily  Gilbert,  b.  March  12,  1805;  m.  Oct.  21,  1834,  Alexander 

Ralston  Chase  of  Cornish.    They  lived  in  Lockport,  X.  Y. 
V.       George  Frederic,  b.  Sept.  18,  1808;  d.  Oct.  22,  1847,  by  falUng  upon 

a  pitchfork  from  a  load  of  haj'. 
vi.      Charle.s  Curtis,  b.  Sept.  5,  1810;  m.  May  1,  1833,  Eliza  Smith,  b. 

in  1810  and  d.  Sept.  18,  1883.    He  d.  Oct.  9,  1885.    They  had  a. 

dau.,  Mary  A.,  b.  in  1835,  who  d.  May  19,  1846. 
vii.     Laura  Augx^sta,  b.  March  16,  1813;  in.  Oct.  5,  1847,  Hiram  Putnam 

and  Hved  in  Claremout. 
viii.   James  Augustus,  b.  March  13,  1815;  enlisted  in  the  Civil  War;  came 

home  and  d.  in  Claremont. 
ix.      William  P.,  b.  Feb.  26,  1817;  Hved  and  d.  in  Canada. 

CORBIN. 

Clement  Corbin  was  b.  in  Eng.,  in  1626.  Was  of  Huguenot  origin  in  France. 
Camo  to  America  in  1637  when  eleven  years  of  age.  The  generations 
following  Clement  1  are:  James^,  James^*,  James',  Dr.  James-,  who  settled 
in  Newport  in  1790,  as  one  of  the  pioneer  physicians  there.  His  oldest 
son,  Austins  Corbin,  was  b.  at  Newport  Nov.  28,  1791.  He  had  a  sister, 
Loiss  Corbin,  b.  Jan.  19,  1794,  who  m.  March  22,  1812,  Hon.  Eleazer 
Jackson  of  Cornish  and  had  six  children.  (See  Jackson.)  Austin* 
Corbin  m.  Oct.  27,  1817,  Mary  Chase,  dau.  of  Daniel  Chase,  a  famous 
hotel  keeper  in  Claremont.  Mr.  Corbin  w^as  a  teacher,  selectman,  pub- 
lisher, representative,  state  senator.  He  was  a  "zealous  promoter  of 
liberal  Christ ianitj',  and  was  noted  for  i)oliteness  and  hospitality."  They 
had  eight  children:  Austin",  their  foinlh  child  was  b.  July  11,  1827, 
in  Newport;  m.  Aug.  16,  1853,  Hannah  M.  ^\'heeler,  a  dau.  of  Simon  and 
Hannah  (Haven)  Wheeler  and  granddau.  of  Rev.  Jacob  Havens  of 
Croydon.  (See  sketch.)  Mrs.  Corbin  d.  Sept.  20,  1908.  He  d.  June  4, 
1896.     Their  children: 

i.        Mary,  b.  Sept.  6,  1855,  in  Davenport,  la.;  m.  Oct.  23,  1878,  Ren6 

Cheromet  Champollian  of  Paris,  where  they  lived.    She  d.  June 

5,  1892.    They  had  one  child :  Andre  C. 
ii.       Arabella  Wallace,  b.  Oct.  30,  1858,  in  Davenport,  la.;  ni.  April 

30,  1879,  George  S.  Edgell  of  St.  Louis.    Three  children, 
iii.      Anna  Wheeler,  b.  Feb.  26,   1863,  in  Davenport,  Li.;  m.  Nov., 

1896,  Hallet  Alsop  Barrowe. 
iv.      Austin  William,  b.  .\ug.  26,  1870,  in  Brooklyn,  X.  Y.;  d.  March  12, 

1873. 
V.       Austin,  Jr.,  b.  Ajjiil  12,  1873,  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.     Succeeds  his 

father  in  banking  and  other  business. 


GENEALOGIES.  121 


COUCH. 


John  Morton  Couch  was  h.  in  Lee,  Mas.s.,  March  6,  1795.  He  was  the  son 
of  Stephen  and  Pollyphemia  (Carrington)  Couch;  m.  first,  in  Lee  to 
*  Mary  Gates  in  1820.  She  d.  in  1826,  leaving  three  sons;  m.  second,  in 
Meriden,  in  June,  1829,  Fanny  Goodale,  dau.  of  Hosea  and  Cynthia 
(Andrews)  Goodale,  b.  July  14,  1803,  and  d.  Oct.  3,  1885.  He  d.  Oct.  2, 
1856.  Mr.  Couch  was  a  harness  maker,  upright  and  straightforward  in 
all  his  business  relations.  He  came  to  Cornish  Flat  in  1745  where  he 
lived  several  years  and  then  rem.,  in  1854,  to  Holyoke,  Mass.  His 
children  by  Mary  Gates,  b.  in  Albany,  N.  Y.: 

i.        Stephen  Carrington,  b.  Sept.  20,  1821. 
ii.       William  Gates,  b.  July  9,  1823. 
iii.      Charles  Nelson,  b.  Sept.  26,  1825. 

Children  by  Fanny  Goodale,  all  b.  in  Plainfield : 

2.  iv.     John  Leverett,  b.  March  23,  1830. 

3.  v.      Orson  Goodale,  b.  Dec.  6,  1831. 

vi.      Hosea  Morton,  b.  Aug.  23,  1833;  m.  Sept.  11,  1861,  in  Cal.    Two- 
children.    He  d.  in  1894. 

vii.     Mary  Emeline,  b.  April  10,  1836.    Never  m.;  d.  April  4,  1897. 

viii.  Louisa  Maria,  b.  Jan.  1,  1839;  m.  Feb.  19,  1866,  Luther  L.  Adams. 
One  child:    Fred  Carlton,  b.  June  23,  1867;  res.,  Amherst. 

ix.  Sarah  Elizabeth,  b.  June  18,  1842;  m.  March  29,  1865,  Wilham  C. 
Wheeler.  Four  children.  Two  sons  graduated  Beloit  College. 
1.  Alvin  S.  Wheeler  received  Ph.  D.  of  Harvard  in  1900;  is 
prof,  of  chem.  at  TTniversitj'  North  Carolina.  2.  Pklgar  Couch 
Wheeler  graduated  at  Yale  Theological  Seminary;  in  1899  was 
pastor  of  Congregational  Church  in  Rockland,  Mass.  A  third 
son,  William,  also  graduated  at  Beloit  College;  in  business  in 
Tacoma. 

X.  Daniel  Bradford,  b.  Aug.  2,  1844;  m.  June  11,  1868,  Maria  Howard 
of  Claremont,  dau.  of  Joseph  B.  and  Lucy  (Sheldon)  Howard. 
Three  children.    Res.,  Cal.     Occupation,  farmer. 

2.  John  Leverett^  Couch  (John  Murloio)  b.  ]\Iarch  23,  1830;  m.  July  11, 
1853,  at  Westmoreland,  Permilla  Dorchester  Burr,  dau.  of  Oliver  and 
Cehnda  (Stowell)  Burr  of  Thetford,  Vt.,  b.  Feb.  9,  1832;  d.  Feb.  15,  1895. 
After  his  father's  family  had  left  Cornish,  he  continued  to  reside  there 
several  years,  carrying  on  the  harness  business.  Then  he  removed  to 
Claremont  for  two  years,  continuing  in  the  same  business  in  company 
with  his  brother,  Daniel,  then  he  rem.  to  St.  Johnsbury,  Vt.,  where  he 
has  since  res.,  honored  and  respected.  He  d.  July  27,  1906.  Child:  Mary 
Lizzie,  b.  Jan.  2,  18.58,  in  Cornish.  She  m.  May  18,  1882,  James  C. 
Moore,  hardware  merchant.  Had  three  children.  Res.  in  St.  Johns- 
bury,  Vt.  1.  Leon  John,  b.  July  11,  1883.  2.  Frank  Carlos,  b.  Nov. 
21,  1884.     3.  Roy  Henry,  b.  Oct.  15,  1888. 


122  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

3.  Orson  CIoodalej  Couch  (John  Morion^)  b.  Dec.  6,  1831,  in  Meriden;  m. 
June  13,  185.5,  Emily  Augusta  Hoywood,  dau.  of  Willard  and  Emily 
(Baldwin)  Hoywood^  b.  Nov.  13,  1835;  d.  Dec  28,  1901.  Has  res. 
chiefly  in  Amherst,  Mass.,  where  ho  has  boon  enfiagod  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness, and  has  received  several  positions  of  honor  and  trust  from  his  fel- 
low townsmen.     Children: 

i.       Emm.\  Fr.\xce.s,  b.  July  10,  185fi,  in  Corni.sh;  m.  Sept.  20,  1875, 

Joseph  L.  Batten.    Res.,  N.  Y.  City. 
ii.      James  Willard,  b.  Aug.  27, 1859,  in  South  Hadley,  Mass. 
iii.     Anna  Mabel,  b.  Aug.  2,  1864;  d.  Sept.  9,  1806. 
iv.      Charles  Billincs,  b.  Jan.  2,  1867,  in  Amherst,  Mass. 
V.       John  Morton,  b.  April  10,  1875,  in  Amherst,  Mass. 

COWLES. 

Phinehas  and  Catharine  (Stone)  Cowles  were  m.  in  Cornish  April  2,  1789. 
But  little  is  known  of  the  familj'  except  the  record  of  their  children  that 
were  b.  in  Cornish : 

i.  K.\TnARixE,  1st,  b.  in  1795;  d.  April  3,  1798. 

ii.  Charles,  b.  in  1797;  d.  March  29,  1798. 

iii.  Sally,  b.  June  26,  1798. 

iv.  Katharine,  2d,  b.  Dec.  25,  1801. 

v.  Susanna,  b.  Jan.  21,  1803. 

CROSS. 

Horace  G.  P.  Cross  was  b.  Jan.  16,  1821,  in  Piermont;  came  to  Cornish  in 
1843  and  settled  on  the  Connecticut  river  road.  Leaving  his  farm,  he, 
with  his  brother,  kept  the  Newport  House  at  Newport  till  Jan.  6,  1860, 
when  it  was  burned  do\\'n.  They  rebuilt  the  same  and  conducted  it 
until  1866,  when  he  sold  out  and  rem.  to  West  Clarcmont,  where  he  has 
had  charge  of  the  hotel  since  1868.  Much  of  this  time  his  family 
have  res.  upon  the  farm  in  Cornish.  He  m.  first,  Dec.  28,  1843,  Orilla 
Si)aulding,  b.  Oct.  27,  1812,  and  d.  June  15,  1845;  no  issue;  m.  second, 
June  12,  1849,  Mariah  Reed,  b.  Oct.  8,  1820,  and  d.  Oct.  21,  1898.  He 
d.  Feb.  26,  1903.    Children: 

i.       Charles  J.,  1st,  b.  Aug.  25,  1850;  d.  Aug.  31,  1855. 

ii.       Horace,  b.  May  13,  1852;  d.  June  3,  1907. 

iii.      Orilla,  b.  March  30,  18.54. 

iv.      Charles  J.,  2d,  b.  Nov.  26,  1855;  m.  Feb.  13,  1887,  Rosa  J.  Jarvis. 

Two  children.    Res.  in  Springfield,  Vt. 
V.       Nellie  M.,  b.  June  21,  1858;  m.  Dec.  25,  1887,  Henry  A.  Whitmore. 
vi.      Ida  E.,  b.  July  7,  1861;  m.  Nov.  28,  1875,  Sumner  U.  Dunsmoor. 

One  child:    Bertha  L.  M.,  b.  Feb.  9,  1886;  d.  Feb.  13,  1904. 
vii.    Ella  S.,  b.  Oct.  11,  1865;  m.  Aug.  29,  1899,  Walter  S.  Walker  of 

Cornish.    She  d.  July  7,  1901,  leaving  one  child:    Eldon  C,  b, 

June  27,  1901. 


GENEALOGIES.  123 

CURRIER. 

David  and  Rebkcca  Curhier  were  early  res.  of  the  town.  But  little  is  now 
known  of  the  familj',  but  tho,v  had  the  following  children,  supposed  to 
have  been  b.  in  town: 

i.  Rebecca,  b.  July  20,  1773. 

ii.  David,  b.  Aug.  8,  177o. 

iii.  Freedox  (a  dau.),  b.  Oct.  25,  1777. 

iv.  Caleb,  twin,  b.  May  24,  1781. 

V.  JosHCA,  twin,  b.  May  24,  1781. 

Moses  Currier  m.  Feb.  15,  1776,  Mary  Hall  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Dea.  Thomas 
and  Judith  (Chase)  Hall,  b.  June  10,  1750,  and  they  had  the  following 
children : 

i.        Judith  Hall,  b.  July  25,  1776. 
ii.       Moses,  b.  May  31,  1778. 
iii.     Hannah,  b.  April  15,  1780. 

The  families  of  Currier  had  left  town  pre^dous  to  1790. 

DAME. 

Alonzo  M.  Dame  was  the  son  of  Nathan  H.  and  Nancy  (Parker)  Dame, 
b.  August  15,  1852.  After  the  death  of  his  father,  he  with  his  mother,  came 
to  Cornish  from  Newj^ort,  Nov.  15, 1882,  and  have  since  res.  here.  Unm.  His 
mother,  Nancy  Parker  Dame,  d.  Oct.  17,  1900,  aged  81-5-21. 

DANA. 

Francis  and  Eleanor  Dana  came  from  Roxbury,  ^Nlass.,  and  lived  in  town 
several  years  prior  to  and  during  the  Revolutionary  War.  After  1780 
the  family  probabh'  left  towTi,  as  the  records  or  cemeteries  show  no  trace 
of  the  name  after  that  date.    Their  children  were: 

i.  Eunice,  b.  at  Roxbury  Mass.,  Aug.  7,  1768. 

ii.  Henry,  b.  at  Boston  Nov.  12,  1769;  m.  June  22,  1790,  Martha  Pike. 

iii.  Foster,  b.  in  Cornish  June  11,  1774. 

iv.  Stephen,  b.  in  Cornish  April  16,  1778. 

V.  N.\than,  b.  in  Cornish  June  7,  1780. 

DAVIDSON. 

Paul  Davidson,  the  first  of  the  name  in  Cornish,  came  from  Waterford,  \t., 
about  1815.  He  entered  the  employ  of  Horace  Weld,  then  a  tanner  at 
Cornish  Flat.  He  m.  July  30,  1817,  Melissa  Chase,  dau.  of  Dea.  Jolm 
and  Louisa  (Joslyn)  Chase,  b.  Feb.  13,  1793,  and  d.  March  2,  1886.  He 
d. .     Children: 

2.  i.        James  Munroe,  b.  July  22,  1817. 

ii.       Alonzo,  b. ,  1818;  d.  Nov.  3,  1843. 

iii.      Paul,  b.  ]March  25,  1820,  studied  and  practiced  medicine.     Rem. 
to  Sharon,  Ga.,  where  he  spent  his  life,  dying  Aug.  22,  1859.    He 


124 


HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 


first  m.  July  18,  1843,  Drusilla  A.  Jackson.  She  d.  leaving  six 
children.  He  in.  second,  Jan.  26,  1856,  Sarah  J.  Dyer,  by  whom 
he  had  three  children. 

2.  James  MuNitoE=  D.widson  {Paiih)  b.  July  22,  1S17;  m.  Nov.  12,  1845, 
Huklah  Dresser  Jackson,  dau.  of  Judge  Eleazer  and  Lois  (Corbin)  Jack- 
son, b.  Aug.  27,  1820,  and  d.  Oct.  23,  1869.  He  was  a  prosperous  farmer, 
a  very  useful  man  as  a  public  official,  ser\dng  the  town  many  years  as 


James  M.  Davidson. 


selectman,  also  represented  the  town  in  1870-71  in  the  state  legislature. 
Had.  Nov.  11,  1881.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Edwin  A.,  b.  Nov.  8,  1847.    Was  clerk  in  store  on  the  Flat  several 

years.    He  d.  March  22,  1876;  unm. 
ii.       James  Mfxroe,  Jr.,  b.  March  20,  1840,  res.  in  Worcester,  Mass. 
iii.      Eleazeu  Jacksox,  b.  Feb.  6,  1852;  d.  Nov.  29,  1868. 
3.  iv.     Paul,  b.  Sept.  10,  1858. 

3.     Pauls  Davidson  {James  Munroe'^,  Pauh)  b.  Sep;.  10,  1858.    He  m.  March 
19,  1884,  Hattie  M.  Hall  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Dr.  Lyman  and  Mary 


GENEALOGIES.  125 

(Dodge)  Hall,  b.  Aug.  27,  1860.  Mr.  Davidson  for  several  years  has 
served  as  town  dork;  he  is  also  one  of  the  department  overseers  of  the 
Corbin  Blue  Mountain  Park  A.ssoeiation,  with  res.  at  the  Flat.  Children, 
all  b.  at  the  Flat: 

i.       Harold  Eleazer,  b.  Feb.  3, 1885. 
ii.       Reginald  P.,  b.  Fob.  IG,  1896. 

DAVIS. 

1.  Jesse  Davis  was  b.  Nov.  22,   1800,  in  Springfield;  m.  June  17,  1824, 

Apphia  DaAns  of  New  London,  b.  Jan.  18,  1804;  d.  Oct.  9,  1894.  They 
came  to  Cornish  in  1834  and  settled  on  a  farm  north  of  the  Flat  near 
Plainfield  line,  where  they  remained  till  1873,  when  they  rem.  to  Meri- 
den  and  spent  the  rest  of  their  lives  with  their  son.  Mr.  Davis  d.  Oct. 
18,  1891.  They  were  conscientious  and  worthy  people  and  members  of 
the  Baptist  churches,  both  in  Cornish  and  Meriden.    Children : 

i.        John,  b.  April  13,  1825,  in  Springfield,  and  d.  Doc.  14,  1833. 

ii.       Samuel  N.,  b.  Sept.  1,  1826,  in  Springfield;  m.  first,  Edna  Pillsbury 
of  Springfield.    She  d.  — ■ — ■.    He  m.  second,  Emma  Whittemore. 
Two  children  by  first  wife.    He  d.  Feb.  18,  1899. 
2.  iii.      JosiAH,  b.  Sept.  5,  1829,  in  Springfield. 

iv.  Hannah  K.,  b.  May  30,  1833,  in  Springfield;  m.  Nov.  4,  1853,  Walter 
Foss.    Four  children.    (See  Foss.)    Res.,  Melrose,  Mass. 

V.       John  Colby,  b.  April  19,  1837,  in  Cornish;  m. •,  Helen  Lewis  of 

Plainfield,  who  d.  in  1862.  They  had  one  child,  Edward  Lewis, 
who  d.  Oct.  23,  1864.  About  this  time,  without  known  cause, 
Mr.  Davis  suddenly  left  town  and  his  whereabouts  have  since 
been  unknown. 

vi.  Francena  a.,  b.  Aug.  17,  1844,  in  Cornish;  m.  Feb.  13,  1862,  David 
R.  Davis  of  Sunapee,  who  d.  Aug.  8,  1876.  Three  children.  She 
d.  March  29,  1880.  Her  death  was  caused  by  accidentally  falling 
upon  a  broken  chair  while  playing  with  her  baby. 

vii.  Ellen  A.,  b.  Jan.  11,  1848,  in  Cornish.  She  d.  Oct.  13,  1864,  of  dijjh- 
theria.  The  contagious  character  of  this  disease  was  at  this 
time  little  understood.  This  resulted  in  the  death  of  three  prom- 
ising little  nephews  of  the  deceased  a  few  days  afterwards. 

2.  JOSIAH2  Davis  (Jesse^)  was  b.  Sept.  5,  1829,  in  Springfield;  m.  Nov.  25, 

1855,  Ellen  S.  Smart  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Polly  (Sanborn) 
Smart  of  Croydon,  b.  in  Croydon  Jan.  17,  1829.  They  lived  in  Cornish 
till  1862  and  then  rem.  to  Meriden  and  stayed  28  years.  In  1890  they 
returned  to  town  and  res.  on  the  P'lat  (1907).  He  served  in  the  War  of 
the  Rebellion.  (See  Military.)  Has  been  a  school  teacher  of  large 
experience,  member  of  the  school  Ixiurd  several  years,  tax  collector,  etc. 
He  represented  the  town  in  the  legislature  of  1900-01.  Mrs.  Davis  d. 
Jan.  22,  1909.  He  m.  second,  July  14,  1909,  Amy  I.  Hilliard  of  Cornish. 
Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 


120  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

i.        Herbert  J.,  b.  Aug.  17,  18.58;  d.  Oct.  25,  1864. 

ii.  Hattie  Smart,  b.  Oct.  8,  18(50.  Graduated  at  Kimball  Fnion  Acad- 
eui\'  in  class  of  1880;  m.  Nov.  24,  1892,  Orra  S.  liugbcc  of  Cornisih- 
Two  children.     (SeeBugbee.)     Res.  (1910)  in  Claremont. 

iii.      An  mfant,  b.  Feb.  14,  1862;  d.  Feb.  25,  1862. 

iv.  Cynthia  Vikxne,  b.  July  16,  ISGO;  m.  June  26,  189."),  Rufus  B.  Bar- 
ton of  Croydon,  a  graduate  of  Dartmouth  College.  He  has  been 
principal  of  the  high  school  at  Hillsboro  Bridge  and  at  present 
(1907),  of  Windsor,  Vt.,  High  School.    Thej'  have  three  daus. 

John'  Davis  was  b.  in  Wales.     Came  to  this  country  and  settled  in  Creenland. 
It  is  not  known  how  many  children  he  had.    His  son,  David =,  was  b.  in 

Greenland  Dec.  25,  1758.     He  m. ,  Rachel  — — — -,  who  was  b.  in 

1756,  and  d.  in  Cornish  Dec.  1,  1831.  They  came  to  Cornish  about  1782 
and  settled  in  the  north  part  of  the  town,  where  they  spent  the  rest  of 
their  lives.    He  d.  Feb.  12,  1847.    Their  children,  all  b.  in  town,  were: 

i.  D.vviD,  b.  June  4,  1784;  d.  j'oung. 

ii.  Henry,  b.  Oct.  29,  1785. 

iii.  David,  2d,  b.  June  2,  1787;  d.  Sept.  6,  1803. 

iv.  Elijah,  b.  July  11,  1788. 

V.  Rachel,  b.  July  22,  1790. 

2.  vi.  John,  b.  June  11,  1792. 

2.     Johns  Davis  {Dnnd-,  Joh)o)  was  b.  June  11,  1792;  m.  .  Hannah  O. 

Brown,  who  was  b.  in  1793,  and  d.  Dec.  28,  1847.  A  farmer  and  lived 
on  the  same  farm  as  his  father  which  is  the  farm  now  (1909)  owned  and 
occupied  by  Edgar  A.  Churchill.  Here  Mr.  Davis  d.  Feb.  20,  1867. 
Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        David,  b.  F(>b.  18,  1819;  d.  Feb.  28,  1819. 

ii.       John  Henry,  b.  March  9,  1820;  m.  first,  ,  Sarah  Edminster  of 

Cornish,  dau.  of  Zebedco  and  Tirzah  (York)  F^dminster,  b. , 

and  d.  in  1856.     She  left  two  children,  a  son  and  a  dau.;  m. 

second,  ,  and  by  her  had  two  clnldren.     She  d.  "many 

years  ago."  It  is  said  that  he  again  ni.  After  living  in  town  a 
few  years  he  rem.  to  Rockford,  111.,  where  he  spent  the  remainder 
of  his  life.    He  d.  suddenly  Dec.  18,  1901 . 

iii.  Mary  Ann,  b.  Sept.  7,  1821;  m.  Nov.  13,  1866,  James  Winn  of 
Windsor,  Vt.    She  d.  Sept.  28,  1891. 

iv.  Henrietta  Hannah,  b.  Jan.  13,  1824;  m.  July  5,  1854,  Henry  W^. 
Davis,  b.  Jan.  1:5,  1826,  a  soldier  of  the  Civil  War,  who  enlisted 
in  the  6()th  Regt.  N.  Y.  Vols.  He  d.  Nov.  25,  1864.  Two  chil- 
dren. One  of  these,  Winfield  Scott  has  since  lived  in  town.  (See 
Bailey.)  Henrietta  lived  in  No.  Lawrence,  N.  Y.,  where  she 
d.  Feb.  6,  1907. 

V.  Georgiana  Susan,  b.  .Jan.  14,  1828.  Never  m.  Always  lived  on  the 
Davis  homestead.    She  d.  April  15,  1898. 


GENEALOGIES.  127 

Reuben  Davis  was  a  son  of  Capt.  Mosos  and  Sarah  (Sawyer)  Davis  of  Revo- 
lutionary fame,  and  was  b.  in  Dracut,  Mass.,  Jan.  8,  1793.  In  early  life, 
with  his  parents,  he  lived  in  Hanover;  m.  first,  Aug.  4,  1829,  Cynthia 
Grant  Emerson  of  Norwich,  \'t .  Came  to  Cornish  from  Boston  in  1836, 
and  sel(l(>d  on  a  large  river  farm,  north  of  Windsor  bridge,  now  known 
as  the  Beanian  estate.  His  wife  d.  Nov.  6,  1841 ;  m.  second,  in  1842,  Julia 
Morley  of  Westfield,  Mass.,  who  d.  in  1870.  He  was  a  thrifty  farmer; 
was  selectman  in  1838;  represented  the  town  in  the  legislatures  of  1839- 
42,  1843,  and  was  twice  elected  state  senator.  He  was  a  delegate  to  the 
national  convention  that  nominated  James  K.  Polk  for  president,  and 
was  an  intimate  friend  of  President  Franklin  Pierce.  A  strictly  temper- 
ate man,  a  life-long  temperance  worker  and  much  respected.  In  1868 
he  sold  his  farm  in  Cornish,  and  rem.  to  Hanover,  where  he  d.  March  5, 
1869.     Children: 

i.        Charles  Emerson,  b.  June  13,  1830;  d.  June  21,  1831. 

ii.       Charles,  b.  Jan.  26,  1832;  m.  in  1858,  Marian  Beers.     Lived  in 

Minn.;  d.  there  in  1899.    Three  children, 
iii.      Caroline  Emerson,  b.  Oct.  4,  1833;  m.  April  28,  1868,  Samuel  W. 

Cobb  of  Hanover.     She  d.  there  May  16,   1889.     One  child: 

Walter  D. 
iv.      Cynthia  Grant,  b.  Sept.  13,  1838;  m.  Feb.  1,    1869,  her  cousin, 

Frank  A.  Davis,  and  res.  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.    Three  children. 

Child,  by  second  wife: 

V.  Julia  A.,  b.  May  23,  1844 ;  m.  May,  1869,  Edward  Sabine  of  Windsor, 
Vt.  She  d.  in  1897  in  Maiden,  Mass.  Had  two  children:  One 
son,  Edward  L.  Sabine,  an  engineer  on  N.  Y.  Central  R.  R. 
Mrs.  Sabine  was  a  writer  of  fiction. 

DAY. 

The  Days  of  Cornish  are  descendants  of  Anthony  Day,  b.  in  1623  and  d.  in 
Gloucester,  Mass.,  Dec.  10,  1717,  aged  94. 

The  generations  following  in  direct  line  to  Cornish  records  are:  Nathaniel=, 
Benjamin3-4,  Peletiah^  and  Rufus«. 

1.  RuFus  Day,  the  son  of  Peletiah  and  Marj^  (Knapp)  Day,  was  b.  in  Taun- 
ton, Mass.,  May  3,  1770.  Came  to  Cornish  in  1793;  m.  first,  Feb.  23, 
1794,  Betsey  Comings  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Capt.  Samuel  and  Sarah 
(Butterfield)  Comings,  b.  Feb.  23,  1772,  and  d.  Aug.  9,  1825;  m.  second, 
Nov.  29,  1825,  Mrs.  Phoebe  (Choate)  White,  dau.  of  William  and 
Deborah  (Yerrington)  Choate,  b.  in  Cornish  June  11,  1771,  and  d.  March 
3,  1838.  He  settled  and  lived  near  the  Moody  Hook  farm  not  far  from 
the  Croydon  line.  He  d.  Nov.  16,  1838.  Children,  all  by  first  wife 
and  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  RoxANA,  b.  Jan.  23,  1795;  m.  Feb.  23,  1815,  Jo.seph  Hilliard  of 
CornLsh.    Eleven  children.   (See  Hilliard.)    She  d.  April  19,  1878. 


128  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

ii.       Rebecca,  b.  Jan.  17,  17U7:  in.  Sept.  10,  1822,  Saul  Wyman  of  Cornish. 

Five  chiklivn.     (Soo  Wynuin.)     Shed.  Juhl,  1881. 
iii.      Sylvia,  b.  July  15,  1799;  m.  Nov.  29,  1820,  Joseph  Richardson  of 

Cornish.     Six  children.     (See  Richardson.)     Shed.  Feb.    14, 

1882. 

2.  iv.     Samuel  Comings,  b.  April  15,  1802. 

V.  Eliza,  b.  June  7,  1805;  m.  March  1.").  ]s:U),  Samuel  Jones.  Five 
children.    Res.,  Montpclier,  Vt.     She  d.  May  23,  1890. 

3.  vi.     Hiram  A.,  b.  Oct.  3,  1807. 

vii.  Emeline,  b.  July  4,  1810;  m.  Sept.  27,  1828,  Ariel  K.  Wood  of  Cor- 
nish.    Six  children.    (See  Wood.)    She  d.  July  16,  1887. 

^'iii.  Lxjcinda,  b.  April  7,  1814;  m.  Sept.  17,  1847,  Alvin  Comings  of 
Cornish.    Two  children.    (See  Comings.)     She  d.  Feb.  23,  1902. 

2.  Samxjel  Comings'  Day  {Rufus^,  Peletiah^,  Benjamin*-^,  Nathanieb,  An- 

ihonyi)  b.  April  15,  1802;  m.  Sept.  20,  1826,  Mahala  Wood  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  Deacon  Reuben  and  Mercy  (Phillips)  Wood,  b.  July  9,  1800,  and 
d.  in  Ashburnham,  Mass.,  April  21,  1893,  aged  92.  He  settled  at  first 
in  Moretown,  \t.,  where  lie  remained  five  years.  Was  lamed  for  life 
in  catching  a  horse,  then  came  back  to  Cornish  wliere  he  res.  till  1865 
and  then  rem.  to  Lebanon  where  he  d.  June  2,  1875.  A  shoemaker  and 
farmer.  Quiet  and  unpretending,  he  lived  a  life  of  consistent  piety,  was 
an  ardent  supporter  of  the  Baptist  Church,  both  in  Cornish  and  Lebanon, 
and  by  all  was  esteemed  a  good  man.    Children : 

i.        Phoebe  C,  b.  Dec.  14,  1829;  m.  Jan.  1,  1851,  J.  H.  Stevens  of  Canaan. 

Res.  in  Canaan,  Enfield  and  Hill.    He  d.  Feb.  7,  1898.    She  d. 

Aug.  30,  1901.    Had  four  children, 
ii.       Betsey  Ann,  b.  July  17,  1831;  m.  June  12,  1850,  Chas.  Vinal  Cobb. 

Five  children.    (See  Cobb.)     He  d.  Jan.  9,  1884. 

4.  iii.      Mervin  G.,  b.  Aug.  29,  1835. 

3.  Hiram  A.'  Day  {Rufuso,  Peletiah^,  Benjamin*-'',  Nathaniel-,  Anthonys)  b. 

Oct.  3,  1807;  m.  June  29,  1837,  Mary  Louise  Wyman  of  Cornish,  dau. 
of  Jesse  and  Mary  (Dorr)  Wyman,  b.  April  11,  1813;  d.  June  12,  1885, 
aged  72.  He  d.  June  10,  1895.  A  farmer  and  capitalist;  enjoyed  the 
confidence  of  his  townsmen  and  from  them  received  several  offices  of 
honor  and  trust.  He  represented  the  town  in  tlic  legislature  of  1883. 
Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Edward  Orville,  b.  June  21,  1838;  m.  Feb.  2,  1886,  L.  Addie  Spauld- 
ing  of  Corni.sh,  b.  March  2,  1843,  dau.  of  Siloam  S.  and  Mahala 
(Silloway)  Spaulding.  No  children.  Served  the  town  nine 
years  as  selectman.  Represented  the  town  in  state  legislature 
of  1893;  town  treasurer  1907- ;  treasurer  of  Cheshire  Lodge  and 
a  useful  citizen. 

ii.  Henry  M.,  b.  Aug.  29,  1842;  m.  April  5,  1882,  Alice  H.  Peck,  dau.  of 
Solon  A.  Peck,  Esq.,  of  Lebanon.  Resides  in  Lebanon,  engaged 
in  banking  and  insurance  business. 


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lU. 


IV. 
V. 


Charles  F.,  b.  Jan.  28,  1844.  Erilistod  Aug.  S,  1802,  in  the  9th 
Regt.  N.  H.  Vols.;  was  vvouiulod  in  battle,  taken  prisoner  Sept. 
30,  1864,  at  Poplar  Grove  Church,  Va.,  taken  to  Libbj-^  Prison, 
afterward  to  Salisbury  Stockade,  where  he  d.  Dec.  25,  1864. 

CAROLINE  L.,  b.  Sept.  12,  1845. 

Martha  Wyman,  b.  Nov.  28,  1851.  Graduated  at  Kimball  Union 
Academy  in  class  of  1872;  teacher  in  Burlington  (Vt.)  Academy, 


Hiram  A.  Day. 

1873-77;  Kimball  Union  Academy  1877-78;  supt.  of  schools  in 
Cornish  1882-83;  m.  June  6,  1898,  Dea.  Philemon  C.  Hardy  of 
Cornish.     No  children. 


4.  MERAaN  G.«  Day  (Samuel  Comings^  Rufus^,  Peletiah,  Benjamin*-*, 
Nathanieb,  AnUwny^)  b.  Aug.  29,  1835;  m.  Nov.  23,  1860,  Emma  L. 
Dame,  dau.  of  George  and  Julia  A.  (DaAds)  Dame,  b.  Sept.  30,  1839.  A 
harness  maker;  learned  liis  trade  with  John  L.  Couch  on  Cornish  Flat, 

10-11 


130  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

whoro  ho  lived  sovoral  yoars  and  f  lion  roin.  to  Ludlow,  Vt.    Children,  b. 
in  Cornish: 

i.        Alice  M.,  b.  July  21,  1SG7;  m.  Oct.  17,  1894,  Arthur  G.  Spaulding. 
ii.       Frank  G.,  b.  March  18,  18G9;  m.  June  14,  1893,  Alice  E.  Shaw. 

DEAN. 

The  Deans  of  Cornish  have  descended  from  James  Dean  of  Conn.,  who  wa.s  a 
soldier  of  the  Revolution,  serving  through  the  whole  war.  Was  with 
Gen.  Washington  at  Valley  Forgo  during  the  momorablo  winter  of  1777— 
78.  Lived  to  the  ago  of  102  years  and  died  in  \'t.  Had  six  children. 
Among  them  was  Elkanah^,  b.  in  Bethel,  Vt.;  m.  Naomi  Goelet  of  Gran- 
tham; res.  for  a  time  in  the  family  of  Ebenezer  Burr  of  Grantham  (after- 
ward Cornish).  They  had  six  children,  three  boys  and  three  girls.  One 
of  the  boys  was  George  C.  Dean',  born  in  Roxbury,  Vt.,  Aug.  4,  1831; 
rem.  when  j'oung  to  Bethel,  where  he  resided  until  1807,  when  he  came 
to  Cornish.  While  living  in  Bethel  he  m.  March,  1855,  Harriet 
A.  Burr  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Mary  (Hall)  Burr,  b.  Aug.  13, 
1831.  They  res.  in  Cornish  till  the  spring  of  1885  when  they  rem.  to 
Dakota  Territory,  going  with  a  colony  known  as  the  Vermont  colony, 
and  engaged  in  grain  growing,  etc.  The  imdertaking  did  not  prove  suc- 
cessful owing  to  several  seasons  of  drought,  grasshoppers,  hail,  etc.  Mr. 
Dean  d.  there  Feb.  19,  1894.  The  rest  of  the  family,  abandoning  the 
idea  of  remaining  there,  returned  East  to  Cornish.  Children,  b.  in 
Bethel,  Vt. 

i.  Fred  A.,  b.  April  7,  1853.  A  traveling  salesman  with  various 
goods,  chiefly  nursery  stock.  Unm.  in  1902.  Res.,  No.  Charles- 
town. 

ii.  Herbert  G.,  b.  July  31,  18G0;  m.  Nov.  9,  1892,  Ahce  C.  Sanderson 
of  Plainfi(>ld,  dau.  of  Levi  H.  and  Jane  (Rawson)  Sanderson, 
b.  Oct.  12,  1871.  Res.  in  No.  Charlcstown,  engaged  in  farming. 
Have  five  children  (1902):  1.  Harold  H.,  b.  in  Cornish  Nov. 
21,  1893.  2.  Bernice  C,  b.  in  Cornish  March  10,  1895.  3. 
Ethel  F.,  b.  in  CornLsh  Sept.  2,  1890.  4.  Dora  J.,  b.  in  Charles- 
town  July  7,  1899.  5.  Marjorie  Burr,  b.  in  Charlestown  Feb. 
3,  1902. 

DEMING. 

1.  JoHNi  Deming  was  the  emigrant  ancestor  of  all  bearing  the  name  who  have 
ever  res.  in  Corni.sh.  He  came  to  Conn,  about  1040.  His  descendants,  in 
direct  lino  to  their  settlement  in  Cornish,  are  as  follows:  John^,  Joseph', 
Ponuol-',  to  Ebenezer^,  who,  in  mature  life,  with  several  of  his  children, 
came  to  town.  His  name,  so  far  as  known,  appears  first  in  town  in 
1780,  but  he  may  have  come  earlier.  He  was  b.  March  8,  1720,  the  son 
of  Ponuol  and  Ann  (Sumner)  Deming.  Ho  was  a  school  teacher  of 
large  experience,  having  taught  forty-six  consecutive  winters.     He  also 


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held  town  offices.  He  had  m.  Jan.  2,  1755,  EHzabeth  Dana,  b.  in  1733, 
and  d.  Nov.  27,  1802,  aged  69,  and  who  is  buried  in  Cornish.  He  d. 
Nov.  21,  1811,  but  there  is  no  monumental  record  of  him  in  town. 
Children,  all  b.  in  Pomfret,  Conn.: 

2.  i.        William,  b.  Oct.  15,  1755. 

ii.  Ann  (or  Nancy),  b.  Aug.  3,  1757;  m.  Phinehas  Child  of  Woodstock, 
Conn.  (bapt.  Sept.  21,  1746),  a  brother  of  Levina  (Child)  Jack- 
son, the  first  wife  of  Lieut.  Eleazer  Jackson. 

3.  iii.      Seth,  b.  June  22,  1759. 

4.  iv.      Alpheus,  b.  June  4,  1761. 

V.       Elizabeth,  b.  Aug.  13,  1763;  m.  Jan.  21,  1789,  Capt.  Caleb  Chase 

of  Cornish,  son  of  Moses  and  Hannah  (BrowTi)  Chase.     She  had 

nine  children.     (See  Chase.)     He  d.  Sept.   1,   1856,  aged  89. 

She  d.  Sept.  20,  1840. 
vi.      Ebenezer,  Jr.,  b.  Dec.  24,  1765;  m.  Jan.  29,  1792,  Mrs.  Eunice 

(Child)  Gates,  dau.  of  Richard  and  Abigail  (Green)  Child,  b. 

July  10,  1764,  and  d.  Dec.  6,  1843.     They  had  eight  children. 

He  was  a  soldier  of  the  War  of  1812,  and  d.  in  Albany,  N.  Y., 

at  the  close  of  the  war. 

5.  vii.     Harvey,  b.  Dec.  6,  1767. 
viii.   Lucy,  b.  Feb.  3,  1770. 

ix.      Sylvester,  b.  June  7,  1772. 

X.  Esther,  b.  Oct.  16, 1776;  m.  June  14,  1800,  Daniel  Ford  of  Claremont. 
Had  seven  children.     (See  Ford.)     She  d.  Dec.  29,  1837. 

2.  William*  Deming  (Ebenezer^,  Penuel*,  Joseph^,  John'^^)  was  b.  Oct.  15, 
1755.  He  m.  Sarah  Hall  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  David  and  Mary  (Barrett) 
Hall,  b.  in  1767,  and  d.  Aug.  18,  1851.  He  d.  Sept.  11,  1833.  Was  a 
member  of  the  cla.ss  of  1779  at  Dartmouth  College;  held  a  commission 
as  Lieut,  in  the  militia,  and  was  a  man  of  acknowledged  ability  and 
influence.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Mary  Barrett,  b.  Feb.  10,  1791 ;  m. Clark.  Lived  in  Pots- 
dam, N.  Y. 

ii.       Sarah,  b.  Sept.  8,  1792;  d.  Jan.  17,  1793. 

iii.  Sarah  Winchester,  b.  March  26,  1794;  m.  March  15,  1849,  David 
Westgate  of  Plainfield  (second  wife).  She  d.,  childless,  March 
25,  1879. 

iv.  David  Ebenezer,  b.  June  14,  1796,  and  d.  Sept.  5,  1879.  He  was  a 
physician,  a  graduate  from  Castleton  Med.  Ins.  in  1820.  Prac- 
ticed in  Hinesburg,  Vt.,  till  1833,  then  went  to  Kalamazoo, 
Mich.;  was  state  senator  in  1840,  in  Mich,  legislature.  He  m. 
Jan.  29,  1829,  Electa  L.,  dau.  of  John  M.  and  Mary  A.  (Peck) 
Elbridge,  b.  July  12,  1808;  d.  April  2,  1884.  They  had  six 
children. 

6.  v.       William  Sumner,  b.  Aug.  7,  1798. 

vi.      Jonathan  Hall,  b.  July  10,  1800;  d.  Aug.  24,  1803. 

vii.     Daniel  Grosvenor,  b.  April  23,  1803;  m.  Martha  Alice  Bryant  of 


132  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

Cornish,  dau.  of  Sears  and  Martha  (Luther)  Bryant,  b.  Aug.  8, 

1813,  and  d.  Nov.  7,  1887,  childless.      He  d.  Sept.  16,  1887.     A 

farmer, 
viii.   Cyrus  Pitt,  b.  March  24,  1806;  d.  March  31,  1891,  in  Kalamazoo, 

Mich.     He  m.  Jan.  1,  1842,  Phebe  A.  Hunter,  b.  in  1815,  and  d. 

Sept.  23,  1854.     Four  children. 
i.x.      Elizabeth,  b.  in  1809;  m.  Dec.  2,  1840,  Israel  Hall  of  Cornish  (third 

mfe).     Had  five  children.     (See  Hall.)     She  d.  Jan.  22,  1875. 

They  lived  near  the  bridge  leading  over  Connecticut  river  to 

\\'iii(lsor,  Vt.,  where  the  creamery  now  stands. 

3.  Seth'  De.min'g  {Ebenezeri,  Penuel*,  Joseph\  John^^)  was  b.  June  22,  1759; 

m.  first,  Huldah  Tucker,  b.  April  2,  1768,  and  d.  in  Sept.,  1795; 
m.  second,  Jul}'  24,  1796,  Mary  Gustine,  b.  Oct.  21,  1767,  d.  June  28, 
1843.  He  served  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution.  He  d.  Sept.  13,  1819. 
Children  by  Huldah  Tucker,  b.  in  Cornish: 

7.  i.        Sylvester,  b.  Sept.  24,  1792. 

ii.       George  W.,  b.  Jan.  19,  1794.     Never  m.;  d.  Aug.  30,  1825. 

Children  by  Mary  Gustine,  b.  in  Cornish: 

iii.     Huldah,  b.  June  26,  1797.     She  d.  in  1798. 

iv.      Polly,  b.  Oct.  28,  1798.     Never  m. ;  d.  April  2,  1873. 

4.  Alpheuss    Deming    {Ebenezer\    Penueh,    Joseph^    John-^)    b.   June   4, 

1762;  m.  Feb.  22,  1795,  Hannah  Taylor  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Capt.  Joseph 
and  Elizabeth  (Sumner)  Taylor,  b.  May  11,  177.5,  and  d.  Feb.  25,  1841. 
He  d.  April  9,  1848.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish : 

i.  Harvey  S.,  b.  Jan.  6, 1796;  d.  May  27, 1798,  was  drowned  in  a  cistern. 
(See  Casualties.) 

ii.  Elizabeth  S.,  b.  Dec.  15,  1797;  m.  Nathaniel  Pierce.  She  d.,  child- 
less, April  5,  1863. 

8.  iii.      Hor.\ce  Lorenzo,  b.  June  1,  1800. 

9.  iv.      Solon  H.a.rvey,  b.  March  16,  1SU2. 

V.      Susan  L.,  b.  June  22,  1804;  d.  imm.  Nov.  9,  1826. 

vi.  Caroline  M.,  b.  March  27,  1807;  m.  May  23,  1845,  James  Tasker  of 
Cornish.  One  son,  Harvey  D.,  who  d.  Jan.  23,  1885,  aged  42. 
Caroline  d.  June  25,  1879.     Mr.  Tasker  d.  May  3,  1876. 

vii.  John  W.,  b.  Aug.  27,  1809;  m.  first,  Celinda  Rawson  of  Paris,  Me., 
dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Betsej'  (Taylor)  Rawson,  b.  April  22, 
1795.  She  d.  childless,  June  29,  1865;  m.  second,  Charlotte 
Taylor  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Edena  (WUliams) 
Taylor.  No  issue.  They  res.  in  Paris,  Me.  She  d.  April 
17,  1894,  in  Detroit,  Mich.,  at  the  Old  Ladies'  Home.  He  d. 
March  7,  1875. 

viii.   Huldah  Tucker,  b.  April  11,  1812.     Never  m.;  d.  July  20,  1880. 

ix.  Ebenezer  Sumner,  b.  Nov.  18,  1815;  m.  in  1846,  Maria  Curtis,  b. 
May  1,  1828.     Had  two  children  who  d.  in  youth.     He  was  a 


10. 

11. 

ii. 

iii. 

iv. 

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physician,  a  graduate  of  Med.  Dept.  of  Dartinoutli  College, 
class  of  1842.  Practiced  in  Vt.  and  Peoria,  111.  He  d.  Sept.  6, 
1857. 

"Earth  his  dust,  Friends  his  memory,  Heaven  his  Spirit." 

(Inscription  on  his  tombstone.) 

Harvey«  Deming  {Ehenezer',  Penueh,  Joseph,  John^-^)  b.  Dec.  6,  1767;  m. 
Nov.  15,  1798,  Eunice  Ford  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Capt.  Daniel  and  Lydia 
(Goodwin)  Ford,  b.  in  Claromont  May  12,  1779,  and  d.  in  Cornish 
Feb.  1  1847.  He  d.  Feb.  20,  1835.  He  was  a  deacon  and  devout  mem- 
ber of  the  Baptist  Church,  also  an  extensive  and  successful  farmer. 
CMldren,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

John  Milton,  b.  Oct.  27,  1799. 

JuDAH  S.,  b.  March  10,  1801. 

Eliza  Emily,  b.  Feb.  19,  1803;  d.  Jan.  25,  1831,  unm. 

Harvey  Ford,  b.  June  17,  1809;  m.  July  3,  1842,  Mary  A.  Lord, 

dau.  of  Rev.  Benj.  and  Mary  Lord.    Had  two  children.     He  was 

a  physician,  a  graduate  from  Castleton,  Vt.,  in   class  of  1836. 

Res.  and  practiced  medicine  at  Mt.  Desert,  Me.,  where  he  d.  Oct. 

18,  1849. 

12.  V.       Stephen  Bial,  b.  Nov.  3,  1812. 

13.  vi.      Daniel  Philander,  b.  May  3,  1816. 

vii.  Eunice  Jane,  b.  July  22,  1818;  m.  Wesson  Newcomb  of  Bernards- 
town,  Vt.     Two  children.     She  d.  April  18,  1879. 

14.  viii.   Norman  Alexander,  b.  July  18,  1824. 

6.  William  Sumner^  Deming  {William^,  Ebenezer^,  Penuel*,  Joseph^,  John^^) 

h.  Aug.  7,  1798;  m.  first,  Jan.  30,  1850,  Anna  F.  Town  of  Cornish,  dau. 
of  Moses  and  Betsey  (Woodbury)  Town,  b.  April  20,  1820,  and  d.  Dec. 
5,  1853;  m.  second,  in  1854,  Eliza  Dow  of  Plainfield,  dau.  of  Jeremiah 
and  Keziah  Dow.  She  d.  childless,  June  1,  1892.  Mr.  Deming  d. 
Sept.  26,  1859.  He  was  a  man  of  commanding  presence,  sound  judg- 
ment and  good  social  standing.  Served  the  town  as  selectman,  repre- 
sentative, etc.  Was  a  capt.  in  the  N.  H.  Militia.  Had  one  child  by 
first  marriage: 

William,  b.  Oct.  23,  1852,  and  d.  June  26, 1853. 

7.  Sylvester-  Deming  (Selh,  Ebenezer',  Penueh,  Joseph^,  John^^)  h.  Sept. 

24,  1792.  He  m.  in  1819  Charlotte  Campbell  of  Acworth,  dau.  of 
Daniel  and  Jane  (Wallace)  Campbell.  She  d.  in  Galesburg,  111.  A  few 
j'ears  after  their  marriage  he  left  home  and  did  not  return  for  nearly  forty 
years,  so  but  little  is  known  of  liis  life.  Late  in  life  he  returiuxl  and  d. 
in  Cornish  Jan.  27,  1875.     Children,  supposed  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Seth  Campbell,  b.  July  6,  1820;  m.  Feb.  7,  1878,  Hannah  Taylor 
Deming  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Horace  L.  and  Caroline  (Hilliard) 
Deming,  b.  April  12,  1843.  Mr.  Deming  d.  Feb.  14,  1899.  His 
wid.  d.  April  17,  1909.     They  had  no  cliildren. 


134  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

ii.  Nancy,  b.  Nov.  1,  182.3;  m.  Nov.  G,  1844,  William  Jialloch  of  Cornish. 
She  had  five  children.     (See  Balloch.) 

8.  Horace  Lorknzo;  Dkminc;  (Alphenn'',  Eheiiczcr-',  Pemieh,  Joseph^,  John^^) 

h.  June  1,  1800;  m.  Juh'  1,  1841,  Caroline  P.  HiUiard  of  Corni.sh,  dau.  of 
Benjamin  and  Roxana  (Hall)  Hilliard,  b.  July  8,  1817,  and  d.  Oct.  13, 
1867.     He  d.  Oct.  11,  1885.     A  farmer.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Hannah  Taylor,  b.  April  12,  1843;  m.  Feb.  7,  1878,  Seth  C.  Deming. 
No  issue.     She  d.  April  17,  1909.     Seth  C.  d.  Feb.  14,  1899. 

15.  ii.       George  Leonard,  b.  Jan.  11,  1845. 

iii.      William  Elbridge,  b.  April  17,  1848.     Never  m.     He  was  a  team- 
ster and  lumberman;  d.  June  14,  1903. 
iv.      Lizzie  Sarah,  b.  July  23,  1853;  d.  March  28,  1889,  uiun. 

9.  Solon  Harvey^  Deming  (Alpheus^,  Ebenezer--,  Penueh,  Joseph^,  John^^) 

h.  March  16,  1802;  m.  in  Oct.,  1841,  Lucia  Laodicia  Silloway  of  Plain- 
field,  dau.  of  William  and  Abigail  (Jenny)  Silloway,  b.  in  1820,  and  d. 
Dec.  28,  1864.  He  d.  Feb.  2,  1863.  A  farmer.  Children,  all  b.  in 
Cornish: 

i.        liUCiA  G.,  b.  Jan.  29,  1846;  m.  Jan.  3,  1866,  Benjamin  Kimball  Chase 

of  Cornish.     She  d.  childless,  Oct.  30,  1871. 
ii.       Mary,  b.  Dec.  5,  1847;  d.  unm.  April  17,  1902. 
iii.      Ellen  M.,  b.  Jan.  22,  1850;  d.  unm.  Feb.  2,  1872. 

16.  iv.      Charles  H.,  b.  Nov.  4,  1852. 

V.       Ebenezer  S.,  b.  Nov.  27,   1859.     Teamster,  liveryman  and  mail 

carrier.      Never  m.;  d.  Nov.  26,  1905. 
vi.      Edward  W.,  b.  Oct.  12,  1861  ;d.  unm.  Auu;.  13,  1901. 

10.  John  Milton'  Deming  {Harvey,  Ebenezer^,  Penueh,  Joseph^,  John^^)  b. 

Oct.  27,  1799;  m.  July  5,  1829,  Charlotte  Huggins  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
John  and  Sarah  (Richardson)  Huggins,  b.  May  20,  1801,  and  d.  May  8, 
1896.  He  d.  July  8,  1874.  He  was  a  thrifty  farmer  and  lived  in  the 
"  Hempyard  "  in  southeast  part  of  the  town.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish : 

i.  Emily  Ann,  b.  March  1,  1830;  in.  July  1,  1857,  Edward  P.  Fellows 
of  Weathersfield,  Vt.,  where  they  res.  She  d.  — — ,  1910.  No 
children. 

ii.  Alvera  Olivia,  b.  Dec.  12,  1831;  m.  Jan.  22,  1859,  (Jilbert  E.  Jen- 
nings. Res.,  No.  Newport.  Two  children.  She  d.  July  21, 
1904. 

iii.      John  Harvey,  b.  Dec.  23,  1834;  d.  March  28,  1838. 

iv.  Harvey  Ford,  b.  June  22,  1839;  m.  July  25,  1869,  Sarah  M.  Libbey 
of  Ne^wport,  where  they  res.  She  was  dau.  of  Rev.  J.  B.  Libbey, 
b.  Jan.  14,  1848.  Had  four  children,  all  b.  in  Newport.  He  d. 
Feb.  26,  1900.     A  shoemaker,  and  dealer  in  shoes. 

V.  John  Milton,  Jr.,  b.  Aug.  31,  1840;  a  farmer,  unm.  and  res.  at  No. 
Newport. 


GENEALOGIES.  135 

11.  Ji'DAH  Solon'  Deming  {Harvey,  Ebenezer^,  Penueh,  Joseph^,  Juhn'-^)  b. 

March  10,  1801 ;  m.  Juno  IS,  1S2S,  Caroline  Matilda  Jaek.-^on  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  \\'altcr  and  Elizabeth  (Weld)  Jackson,  b.  Feb.  5,  1806;  d.  Jan. 
4,  1866.  He  d.  Jan.  19,  1847.  He  was  a  very  devout  man,  a  member  of 
the  Baptist  Church.     A  farmer.     Cliildren,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       Elizabeth  Caroline,  b.  Oct.  12,  1829;  m.  Dec.  24,  1861,  Alfred  C. 

Chadbournc    of    Cornish.     Six    children.     (See    Chadbourne.) 

She  d.  Jan.  2,  1900. 
ii.       Isabel,  b.  Sept.  1,  1834;  m.  Oct.  22,  1862,  Hiram  Day  Hilliard  of 

Cornish.     She  d.  Aug.  3,  1893.     Seven  children.     (See  Hilliard.) 
iii.      Susan  Matilda,  b.  Feb.  11,  1840;  m.  March  10,  1864,  Benjamin  F. 

Thrasher,  formerly  of  Cornish,  but  they  now  res.  in  Claremont 

(1904).      Three  children.    (See  Thrasher.) 
•  iv.      Marvin  Judah,  b.  May  4,  1842;  m.  Feb.  14,  1867,  Arabell  R.  Kelley 

of    Cornish,    dau.    of   Amos   and    Abigail    (Coburn)    Kelley, 

b.  Aug.  16,  1845.     He  is  a  farmer.     They  had  one  child:     Lizzie 

M.,  b.  Jan.  21,  1868,  and  d.  Dec.  16, 1869.     (See  Casualties.) 

12.  Stephen  Bial"  Deming  {Harvey^,  Ebenezer^,   Penueh,  Joseph^,  John^^) 

h.  Nov.  3,  1812;  m.  Feb.  3,  1840,  Nancj'  A.,  dau.  of  George  and  Rebecca 
(Jacobs)  Fisher,  b.  Oct.  2, 1815,  and  d.  Sept.  2, 1884.  He  d.  July  28, 1886, 
in  Cornish.     A  thrifty  farmer.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Francis  DwacHT,  b.  July  2,  1842;  m.  first,  Fanny  Thorndike,  two 

children,  both  d.  young;  m.  second,  a  \\-id.,  Moses  of 

Wakefield,  Mass.     He  d.  May  23,  1881,  in  Wakefield,  Mass. 

ii.  Laura  Ann,  b.  Nov.  7,  1844;  m.  Oct.  9,  1866,  J.  T.  Dunsmore  of 
Charlestown.  Now  (1904)  res.  in  Bradford,  Mass.  They  have 
four  cliildren. 

iii.  Eunice  Ford,  b.  Sept.  16,  1846;  m.  in  1867,  Waldo  L.  Howard,  then 
of  Cornish.  He  d.  Dec.  15,  1889,  in  Bradford,  Mass.  She 
rem.  to  California,  res.  (1910)  in  Eugene,  Ore.  Two  children, 
daus.     (See  Howard.) 

iv.  Henry  W.,  b.  July  26,  1848;  m.  Feb.  22,  1882,  Lucia  A.  Kendrick  of 
Cornish,  dau.  of  George  N.  and  Ljdia  J.  (Spencer)  Kendrick,  b. 
Feb.  13,  1856;  d.  Jan.  22,  1892.  No  issue.  He  sold  his  farm  in 
1900  and  rem.  to  Oakland,  Cal.     He  d.  May  8,  1909. 

V.  Nancy  Eliza,  b.  June  30,  18-50;  m.  Feb.  24,  1875,  Hiram  L.  Burpee 
of  Grantham.  Res.  in  1903  in  Cambridge,  Mass.  Two  chil- 
dren.    She  d. ,  in  California. 

vi.  Charles  Bial,  b.  Nov.  7, 1853;  m.  June  12,  1879,  Nellie  E.  Morgan  of 
Cornish,  dau.  of  Dana  N.  and  JuUa  A.  (Wood)  Morgan,  b.  Jan. 
24,  1850,  and  d.  May  16,  1880.  She  left  one  child,  Nellie.  It  is 
supposed  that  he  is  living  somewhere  in  the  West,  but  his  where- 
abouts are  unknown. 

vii.     Harry  Fred,  b.  in  1855,  and  d.  young. 

A-iii.    Fred  Willis,  b.  Sept.  30,  1857;  d.  Nov.  5,  1857. 


136 


HISTORY  OF   CORNISH. 


13.  Daniel  Philander'  Deming  (Harvey^,  Ebenezer^,  Penueh^[Joseph», 
Juhrr-^)  b.  May  3,  1816;  was  a  Baptist  clor^yinaii.  (Scc^  Baptist  Church 
and  Pastors.)  He  m.  first,  May  1,  1846,  Abby  Ann  Clough,  dau.  of 
Moses  and  I.ucy  (Williams)  Clough  of  Campion,  b.  in  1822;  d.  May  28, 
1850,  leaving  two  little  daus.  He  ra.  second,  July  15,  1851,  Abby  Ann 
Hardy  of  Hollis,  dau.  of  Timothy  and  Ann  (Nichols)  Hardy,  b.  Feb.  7, 
1828.     Mr.  Deming  d.  in  Cornish  June  10,  1885.     Children: 


Rev.  D.  p.  Deming. 


j.        Lucy  Ella,  b.  in  Washington  April  20,  1847;  m.  in  1877,  Moses  B. 

Ford  of  Hudson.     She  d.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  April  1,  1885.     Two 

cliildren. 
ii.      Abby  Ann,  b.  March  24,  1850,  in  Hollis.     She  d.  unm.  in  Billerica, 

Mass.,  June  3,  1881. 

Child  by  second  marriage: 

Carrie  Maria,  b.  in  Cornish  April  7,  1861.  Graduated  at  Kimball 
Union  Academy  in  class  of  1881;  taught  schools  in  Cornish,  and 
liigh  schools  in  Newport,  Westminster  and  Ilolyoke,  Mass.,  and 
in  Stetson  University  at  De  Land,  Fla. ;  m.  Oct.  20, 1891,  James B. 
Whittemore  of  Holyoke,  Mass.,  where  they  res.     Three  children. 


111. 


GENEALOGIES.  137 

14.  Norman  Alex.\nder'  Deming  {Harvey^,  Ebenezer^,  Penuel*,  Joseph', 
Johir-^)  b.  July  IS.  1S24;  m.  first,  June  4,  1848,  Lucy  Ann  Bartlett  of 
Cornish,  dau.  of  Peletiuli  and  Lucy  (Johnson)  Bartlett,  b.  Dec.  10,  1827, 
d.  Nov.  S,  1862;  m.  second,  June  18,  1864,  Calista  Flowers  of  Hartland, 
Vt.,  dau.  of  Ahira  and  Eliza  (Barrcll)  Flowers,  b.  April  4,  1841,  d.  Aug. 
31,  1888.  He  d.  Feb.  3,  1899.  He  was  a  thrifty  farmer  and  res.  a  few 
years  on  Dingleton,  then  settled  on  the  Stephen  Ford  farm  where  he  d. 
Prominent  in  the  affairs  of  the  town;  was  selectman  nine  years  besides 
holding  other  offices  of  trust  and  honor.  Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish. 
Children  by  first  marriage: 

i.        Jenny  Lind,  b.  June  1,  1849;  m.  Jan.  23,  1868,  Dr.  Orman  Terry 
of  Bethel,  Vt.     She  d.  Dec.  14,  1879. 
17.  ii.       Herbert,  b.  Oct.  11,  1851. 

iii.      Harvey  Jesse,  b.  Aug.  8,  1854;  d.  Nov.  10,  1862. 

iv.  Martha  Ada,  b.  Feb.  3,  1857;  d.  Nov.  4, 1862.  These  last  two  chil- 
dren with  their  mother,  became  at  once  the  victims  of  malignant 
diphtheria  at  a  time  when  the  nature  of  the  disease  was  little 
understood. 

v.  Almina  Estelle,  b.  July  27,  1858;  m.  first,  April  11,  1881,  James  W. 
Fitch  of  Cornish.  Two  children.  (See  Fitch.)  He  sutldenly 
without  known  cause  left  his  family  and  town  for  parts  unknown, 
giving  his  wife  occasion  for  a  div.  which  she  obtained  — — .  She 
afterwards  m.  second,  Sept.  20,  1900,  Fred  R.  Streeter.  No 
issue.     She  d.  Jan.  25,  1903. 

Children  by  second  marriage: 

vi.  Victor  Norman,  b.  July  17,  1866,  m.  Sept.  18,  1890,  Mary  A.  Bishop 
of  Nova  Scotia,  b.  in  1865.  She  d.  Oct.  10,  1893,  leaving  one 
child,  Katharine,  b.  Nov.  29,  1892.  Res.,  Bellows  Falls;  rail- 
way postal  clerk. 

vii.  Harvey  Clayton,  b.  March  3,  1869;  m.  Sept.  26,  1896,  Nettie  F. 
Merrill,  b.  Jan.  23,  1872.  Res.,  Redlands,  Cal.  A  dealer  in 
musical  instruments. 

viii.  Hugh,  b.  Nov.  20,  1875;  m.  Jan.  28,  1897,  Mazie  B.  Harris,  b.  ]\Iay 
6,  1868.  Res.  at  Fort  Ann,  N.  Y.  A  farmer.  Returned  to 
Cornish  to  live  in  1907  on  the  homestead  where  he  was  b. 

15.  George  Leonard^  Deming  (Horace,  Alpheus^,  Ehenezer^,  Penueh,  Joseph^ 
John'-^)  b.  Jan.  11,  or  19,  1845;  m.  May  25,  1871,  Juha  E.  Comings  of 
Cornish,  dau.  of  Joseph  B.  and  Sybil  (Nevens)  Comings,  b.  Dec.  24, 1846, 
and  d,  Aug.  17,  1906.  A  teacher  of  large  experience  and  success.  Has 
been  member  of  the  school  board  for  several  years,  also  of  the  board  of 
selectmen.  Has  always  manifested  a  lively  interest  in  all  things  con- 
nected with  his  native  towm.  He  m.  .second,  Sept.  3,  1908,  Elizabeth 
Kate  Herdman  of  Boston,  dau.  of  Rev.  Andrew  and  Elizabeth  (Close) 
Herdman  of  Nova  Scotia,  b.  Feb.  5,  1857.     Children,  all  b.  in  town: 


138  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

i.  Sybil  Lucia,  b.  May  6,  1874.  She  spent  some  years  in  teaching; 
m.  Dec.  6,  1898,  Alfred  B.  Chadbourne  of  Cornish.  Now  (1910) 
they  res.  in  Windsor,  Vt.     Two  children.     (See  Chadbourne.) 

ii.       Caroline  Leora,  b.  April  15, 1876;  d.  Aug.  21, 1886. 

iii.      Seth  Comings,  b.  May  24,  1891 ;  d.  May  30,  1900. 

16.  Charles  H.'  Deming  (Solon-',  Alphens'^,  Ebenezen,  Pe7iuel>,  Joseph,  John^^) 

b.  Nov.  4,  1852;  m.  Dec.  16,  1881,  Dora  B.  Chase  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
Henry  S.  and  Hattie  C.  (Batchelder)  Chase,  b.  July  9,  1859.  He  was  a 
farmer.  Was  selectman  three  years,  also  town  treasurer.  He  d.  Nov. 
12.  1895.     Child,  b.  in  Cornish:     Robert  C,  b.  Oct.  22,  1883. 

17.  Herberts  Deming   {Norman-,  A.  Harvey^,  Ebenezer',   Penueb,   Josephs 

John^i)  h.  Oct.  11,  1851 ;  m.  May  20,  1884,  Nellie  Ida  Hilliard  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Bryant)  Hilliard,  b.  March  14,  1860.  Edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  of  Cornish  and  Kimball  Union  Academy  he 
became  a  teacher.  Served  several  years  on  the  school  board  of  the  town. 
Previous  to  this  he  spent  some  years  in  California.  Returning  he  settled 
on  the  farm  formerly  owned  and  occupied  by  Capt.  Constant  W.  Smith, 
where,  as  a  successful  farmer,  he  enjoys  the  confidence  of  his  townsmen. 
Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Claude  IIilli.uid,  twin,  b.  Aug.  19,  1885.  Graduated  Kimball 
Union  Academy  1906;  attended  Albany  Business  College. 

u.  Clyde  Leroy,  twin,  b.  Aug.  19,  1885.  Graduated  Kimball  Union 
Academy  1906;  Bowdoin  College,  class  1910;  assistant  principal 
in  Portland  High  School,  Conn.,  1911. 

iii.  Hubert  Ira,  b.  Sept.  13,  1888.  Graduated  Kimball  Union  Acad- 
emy, 1909;  since  then  engaged  in  teaching. 

iv.     Jesse,  b.  Nov.  20,  1892. 


DODGE. 

Capt.  Andrew  Dodge  was  b.  in  Wobum,  Mass.,  Sept.  22,  1771.     He 

received  his  commission  in  the  War  of  1812.     He  m. ,  Sally  Bowers, 

who  was  b.  in  ToxsTishend,  Mass.,  July  3,  1774,  and  by  her  had  three 
children.  They  came  to  Hartland,  Vt.,  where  they  lived  until  by 
reason  of  diversity  of  tastes  or  character,  they  separated.  She,  with  her 
children,  continuing  to  live  in  Hartland  till  she  d.  Oct.  5,  1860;  while  he 
came  to  Cornish  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  a  ravine  northwest  of  the  Flat, 
since  known  as  "Dodge  Hollow."  Here  he  spent  the  rest  of  his  Ufa 
dying  June  16,  1858.     Their  children  were: 

i.       Sally,  b.  Sept.  9,  1799;  m. ,  Augustus  Stevens.     Nine  children. 

Res.,  Hartland,  Vt.     She  d.  in  1876. 
ii.       Andrew,  Jr.,  b.  May  28,  1803. 
iii.      Hannah,  b.  July  11.  1811;  m.  ,  Asa  Messer  of  Hartland,  Vt., 


GENEALOGIES.  139 

where  they  hved.     Three  children,  all  boys.     She  d.  in  May, 
1854. 

Andrew^  Dodgk  (Atidreic^)  was  b.  in  Hartland,  Vt.,  May  28,  1803;  m. 
first,  Aug.  20,  1829,  Sarah  M.  Hildreth  of  Dracut,  Mass.,  b.  Sept.  17, 
1807.  She  d.  in  Cornish  July  27,  1848.  He  was  a  machinist  and  lived 
in  Boston.  While  there  in  1847,  he  sent  his  wife  and  children  to 
Cornish  to  live  near  his  aged  father.  On  July  27,  1848,  a  fearful  thunder 
storm  arose.  The  mother,  with  five  of  her  youngest  children,  becoming 
fearful,  left  their  own  hou.se  and  fled  for  shelter  and  companionship  to 
the  house  of  her  father-in-law,  Captain  Dodge.  A  strong  gale  swept 
down  the  ravine  from  the  northwest  and  destroyed  the  house  in  which 
they  were.  A  drenching  rain  immediately  followed.  The  old  gentle- 
men and  his  housekeeper  were  unhurt.  The  mother  with  three  of  her 
children  were  found  dead.  A  boy  was  found  alive,  but  fearfully  scalped 
and  pinioned  in  the  debris,  but  the  most  wonderful  circumstance  con- 
nected with  it  was  the  little  baby  in  its  mother's  arms,  sheltered  by  her 
crushed  form,  was  alive  and  unharmed.  The  sad  intelligence  was  con- 
veyed as  soon  as  possible  to  the  bereaved  husband  and  father,  who,  with 
characteristic  faith  and  Christian  composure  said,  "The  Lord  gave  and 
the  Lord  hath  taken  awaj',  and  blessed  be  the  name  of  the  Lord."  The 
funeral  rites  were  impressi^■e  and  solemn.  A  pulpit  was  erected  outside 
the  church,  midway  between  the  two  audience  rooms,  so  the  speaker 
could  be  heard  by  those  crowding  both  rooms,  as  well  as  bj-  crowds 
assembled  outside.  Dr.  Xahum  P.  Foster,  pastor  of  the  Baptist  Church, 
preached  the  sermon.  The  occasion  and  event  created  a  deep  im- 
pression. 

A  j^ear  or  two  elapsed  and  the  remnant  of  the  family  removed  to  Rich- 
mond where  Deacon  Dodge  m.  second.  May  7,  1850,  Mrs.  Almira  Bing- 
ham of  Richmond,  b.  Sept.  26,  1794.  The  last  five  years  of  his  life  were 
spent  in  Claremont  with  his  nephew,  A.  P.  Messer,  where  he  d.  March 
30,  1893.     Children,  all  by  first  wife,  Sarah  M. : 

i.        Harriet  E.,  b.  in  Dracut,  Mass.,  Aug.  18,  1830;  m.  in  1855  (?)  Dr. 

Riley  Carpenter.     No  children;  d.  Feb.  7, 1875,  in  Grand  Rapids, 

Mich, 
ii.       Lemuel  P.,  b.  Sept.  28,  1832.     Went  south  and  imbibed  the  southern 

spirit,  entered  the  Confederate  armj^,   held  a  commission  as 

major  in  one  of  the  regts.  under  Ben  McCullough's  command. 

After  the  war  he  came  north  and  m.  Jan.  1,  1866,  Blanche  M. 

Carpenter  of  Brattleboro,   Vt.     One  son,   Hubert   Andrew,  b. 

Aug.  6,  1867.     Mr.  Dodge  again  went  south,  engaging  in  various 

enterprises,  but  since  1900  all  trace  of  him  is  lost, 
iii.      AsAHEL  C,  b.  in  Nashua,  Jan.  21,  1835.     Was  severely  injured  in  the 

wreck  of  the  house  when  the  others  were  crushed.     Recovered 

and  went  to  sea,  but  lost  his  life  by  being  thrown  overboard  from 

the  masthead,  April  2,  1S60. 
iv.      Sarah  M.,  b.  in  Lowell,  Ma.ss.,  Feb.  26,  1837;  d.  July  27, 1848. 
v.       Andrew  F.,  b.  in  Boston  Sept.  23,  1840;  d.  July  27,  1848. 


140  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

vi.     Francis  M.,  b.  in  Boston  Dec.  28, 1842;  d.  July  27, 1848. 

vii.  Emma  R.,  b.  in  Boston  Aug.  20,  184G.  She  was  the  Httle  infant  so 
miraculously  spared  at  the  time  so  many  of  the  other  members 
of  the  family  were  killed.  She  ni.  Sept.  IG,  1866,  Geo.  W.  Hay- 
wood of  Brattleboro,  \{.     Res.  in  Meriden,  Conn. 

DOLE. 

The  Dole  family  arc  of  Irish  descent.  Richard',  b.  in  1624,  came  to  America 
in  1639.  The  generations  following  in  dired  line  are  as  follow:  Richard--', 
Edmund',  Richard^,  David",  b.  in  1776,  who  came  to  Washington  in  1803;  m. 
Annis  Rideout  and  had  eight  children,  a'l  b.  in  Wa.shington.  Lemuel',  iheir 
ourth  cliild,  was  b.  Oct.  20,  1814;  m .  May  23,  1837,  Relief  White,  dau.  of  John 
and  Esther  (Wheeler)  White,  b.  Sept .  21  1814,  and  d.  Aug.  8, 1906,  in  Claremont. 
They  came  to  Claremont  in  1842.  Had  nine  children,  all  b.  in  Claremont 
except  the  first.     Their  fourth  child : 

Levi  R.^  Dole,  b.  March  24,  1847;  m.  Aug.  24,  1867,  Elsie  Shepardson  of 
Claremont.  They  went  to  Mo.,  where  they  lived  four  years  and  then 
returned  to  Claremont.  They  came  to  Cornish  in  1880  and  .settled  on 
the  John  Weld  farm.  A  farmer  and  butcher.  Has  been  one  of  the 
selectmen  three  years.     Chi'dren: 

i.  Lemuel  Reuben,  b.  in  Claremont  July  12,  1868;  m.  May  19,  1906, 
Mrs.  Laura  E.  Ea^tnlan  of  South  Weare. 

ii.  Ina  Relief,  b.  in  Mo.  April  1,  1872;  m.  Oct.  1,  1901,  Luther  E.  Chad- 
bourne  of  Cornish.     Res.  in  Cornish. 

iii.  Hermon  Evart.s,  b.  in  Claremont  Feb.  24,  1S74;  m.  Oct.  4,  1898, 
Emma  E.  Chadbourne  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  William  E.  and  Rosella 
(Stone)  Chadbourne,  b.  Dec.  1,  1869.  Children:  1.  Avis,  b. 
July  16,  1903.     2.  Robert  C,  b.  Nov.  7,  1906. 

iv.  Maurice  Guy,  b.  in  Cliucmont  Feb.  14,  1879;  m.  Feb.  1,  1904,  Rena 
Louise  Ramsay  at  Bellows  Falls,  Vt.  Res.,  Windsor,  Vt.,  a 
traveling  salesman.  .\  cliild  (3d),  Charlotte  S.,  was  b.  in  Cor- 
nish Dec.  13,  1907;  also  a  dau.,  p:ieanor  M.,  b.  Aug.  2.5,  1909. 

V.  Elsie  Levitha,  b.  ui  Corni.sh  Jan.  15,  1881;  m.  Jan.  4,  1904,  Berton 
E.  Lewis  from  Randolph,  Vt.    Res.,  Windsor,  Vt. 

DORR. 

1.  He.xjamin  Dorr  was  b.  July  15,  1760;  m.  June  1,  1783,  Elizabeth  Cotton, 
b.  Oct.  30,  1760,  and  d.  June  8,  1845.  Her  mother's  name  was  Mary 
Ford  (or  Force)  who  d.  Jan.  16,  1820,  aged  94.  No  records  obtained 
showing  when  he  came  to  town,  or  where  from,  but  he  took  up  and  paid 
for  a  part  of  lot  No.  5,  Range  4,  which  would  indicati'  that  it  was  not 
long  after  the  Revolution.  He  d.  at  Meriden  Ai)ril  11,  1839.  Children, 
probably  all  b.  in  Cornish : 

2.  i.        Gridley,  b.  April  5,  1784. 

ii.       Mary,  b.  July  9,  1786;  m.  Oct.  30,  1810,  Jesse  Wyman  of  Cornish. 

Had  nine  children.      (See  Wyman.) 


GENEALOGIES.  141 

iii.      Abigail,  b.  March  10,  17S9;  d.  March  13,  1789. 

iv.      Martha  Cotton,  b.  June  18,  1791;  m.  Nov.  25,  1821,  Patrick  Morey. 

She  d.  June  15,  1822. 
V.       Edward,  b.  and  d.  May  25,  1793. 
vi.      SvLVANUS,  b.  an<i  d.  April  7,  1794. 
vii.     Joseph,  b.  and  d.  April  4,  1795. 
viii.    Betsey,  b.  Nov.  17,  1796,  died  young. 
ix.      Elizabeth  Dresser,  b.  Feb.  18,  1798;  m.  Sept.  1,  1818,  William  R. 

Kimball   of   Cornish.     Had   twelve   children.     (Sse    Kimball.) 

She  d.  July  16,  1854. 
3.  X.       Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  June  9,  1800. 
xi.      Abigail,  b.  March  1,  1803. 

2,  Gridley2  Dorr  {Benjamin^)  b.  April  5,  1784;  m.  Oct.  30,  1809,  Roxy  Kim- 

ball of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Eliphalet  and  Salinda  (Ripley)  Kimball,  b.  Dec. 
27,  1790,  and  d.  April,  1857.     He  d.  Oct.  20,  1837.     Children: 

i.  Wm.  Gridley,  b.  Dec.  5,  1810;  m.  Sept.  30,  1833,  to  Lucy  Birdsall. 

ii.  Benj.  Kimball,  b.  March  16,  1812,  and  d.  Oct.  2,  1820. 

iii.  Elizabeth  Cotton,  b.  Oct.  30, 1813;  m.  Oct.  3, 1836,  Lewis  E.  Marsh. 

iv.  Henry  Brewster,  b.  Jan.  30,  1816. 

V.  Mary  Abigail,  b.  Aug.  10,  1819;  d.  May  15,  1821. 

vi.  Daniel  F.  Kimball,  b.  July  11,  1822. 

vii.  Augustus  B.,  b.  July  29, 1823;  d.  same  day. 

viii.  Charles  Lafayette,  b.  March  3,  1825,  and  d.  July  11,  1829. 

ix.  Benj  Franklin,  b.  Aug.  7,  1833. 

3.  Benjamin  Franklin^  Dorr  {Benjamin^)  h.  June  9,  1800;  m.  first,  Nov.  30, 

1829,  Louisa  Adams.  She  d.  May  3,  1833;  m.  second,  April  26,  1837, 
Sarah  Calista  Huggins,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Sarah  (Stone)  Huggins, 
b.  Feb.  24,  1807,  and  d.  May  14,  1892.  Res.,  Windsor,  Vt.  He  d.  Jan. 
26,  1840.     Child  by  Louisa : 

i.        Charles  Henry  Adams,  b.  and  d.  Dec.  31,  1832. 

Children  by  Calista: 

ii.  Louisa  Calista,  b.  Nov.  25,  1838;  m.  Samuel  N.  Stone  Nov.  1,  1864. 
Res.,  Windsor,  Vt. 

iii.  Sarah  E.,  b.  April  14,  1840;  m.  March  20,  1860,  Richard  M.  Hall. 
Res.,  Windsor,  Vt. 

DOTEN. 

Dr.  Isaac  Doten  was  b.  Aug.  18,  1790,  in  Moultonborough;  the  son  of  Eph- 
raim  and  Susanna  (Morse)  Doten;  m.  first,  in  1815,  Mary,  dau.  of 
Daniel  and  Mary  (Pickering)  Smith.  She  d.  in  1820,  leaving  one  child. 
M.  second,  May,  1825,  Elizabeth  McCrillis  of  Sandwich.  She  d.  in 
Oct.,  1882,  in  Lowell,  Mass.  He  d.  Aug.  18,  1865.  (For  sketch,  see 
Medical  Department.)  Children: 
i.  Susan  (by  first  wife),  b.  in  May,  1816,  in  New  Hampton  and  d.  Oct., 
1837,  in  Saxtons  River,  Vt. 


142  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

ii.  William  Henry,  b.  in  Now  Hampton.  Marrh  .5,  1826.  At  Kimball 
Fnion  Aradomy,  1840-41.  In  trade  at  Alexandria  and  West 
Rumney;  in.  Abby  Silver  of  Coneord.  He  d.  in  Lowell,  Mass., 
April  7,  1848. 

iii.  Sarah  Jane,  b.  in  New  Hampton  Oct.  26, 1828;  m.  first,  in  July,  1850. 
He  d.  in  Cal.  in  1855;  m.  second,  in  1S64,  William  (loldsmith. 
Lived  in  Lowell,  Mass.  (1900 j. 

iv.      Elizabeth  Pease,  b.  in  Cornish  in  1842;  m. ,  J.  H.   Adams. 

She  d.  in  Philadelphia  in  1879. 

DOW. 

Lucius  Harmon  Dow,  the  son  of  Jeremiah  and  Keziah  ( )  Dow,  was  b. 

Aug.  5,  1821,  in  Plainficld.     lie  came  to  Cornish  about  1850  and  Uved 
in  the  north  part  of  the  town  till  1859,  when  he  located  on  the  William 

5.  Deming  farm,  which  he  at  first  rented  and  afterwards  owned.     A 

practical  farmer.     He   m.  first,  ,  Lucelia   A.  Smith   of   Plainfield, 

dau.  of  Cyrus  and  Hannah  (Abbott)  Smith,  b. ,  1832  (?)  and  d.  Sept. 

6,  1863;  m.  second,  ,   1866   (?),  Isabel   M.   Nutting    (christened 

Tracy),  b. ,  1840  (?)  and  d.  March  2,  1894.     Mr.  Dow  d.  Jan.  10, 

1892.     Children,  all  b.  in  town,  and  by  first  wife: 

i.       Abbie  Frances,  b.  Oct.  10,  1853;  m.  June  28,  1876,  William  Harvey 
Harlow  of  Cornish.     One  son.   (See  Harlow.) 
2.  ii.       William  Deming,  b.  Sept.  10,  1857. 

iii.      Fred  Henkv,  b.  Sept.  25,  1859;  m. ,  Mattie  Gamble  of  Chicago, 

111.,  where  they  Uve.     He  is  a  commission  merchant. 

iv.  Mary  Ella,  b.  Aug.  9,  1861 ;  m.  June — ,  1886,  Dr.  William  Cain. 
Live  in  Cambridge,  Mass.     No  children. 

V.       Martha  Lucelia,  b.  Aug.  .30,  1863;  in.  ,  Lewis  J.  Quimby  of 

Unity.     He  has  res.  in  Claremont  as  a  groceryman,  but  now 
(1906),  a  traveling  salesman.     Two  children. 

2.  William  Deming^  Dow  (L.  Harmon^)  was  b.  Sept.  10,  1857.  Succeeded 
his  father  on  the  samt^  farm.  He  m.  first,  July  8,  1SS3,  Hattie  A.  Weld 
of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Hiram  A.  and  Alice  (Hambletj  Weld,  b.  June  11, 
1863,  and  d.  childless  Sei)t.  12,  1889,  in  Cal.,  where  they  went  for  a  trial 
settlement.  After  his  wife's  death,  he  returned  East;  m.  second,  Nov. 
30,  1892,  Nora  E.  Crosby  of  Croydon,  dau.  of  Oilman  and  Eleanor  R. 
(Lear)  Crosby,  b. .    Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

Hattie  E.,  b.  Aug.  17,  1896. 
i.       Maurice  Harmon,  b.  Nov.  27,  1900. 
ii.      Lucelia  Eleanor,  b.  March  31,  1904. 
v.      A  son,  b.  March  29,  1907. 

DOWNS. 

Nathan  Park  Downs  was  b.  Feb.  19,  1819,  in  Cavendish,  Vt.,  a  son  of  Calvin 
and  Susan  (Peabody)  Downs.  In  his  younger  days  he  came  to  town 
in  the  service  of  William  Atwood  and  Henry  Gould.     After  an  absence 


GENEALOGIES.  143 

from  town  several  years,  he  returned  and  spent  several  years  on  a 
farm  in  School  Div.  8.  While  away  he  m.  May  4, 1845,  Rhoda  Chamber- 
lain of  Newport,  dau.  of  John  and  Martha  (Richardson)  Chamberlain, 
b.  Aug.  1,  1824,  and  d.  in  Claremont  July  2,  1904.  Mr.  Downs  d.  in 
Northfield,  Mass.,  Aug.  8,  1876.     Cliildren: 

i.        Edwin  Wallace,  b.  Feb.  14,  1846,  in  Springfield;  d.  Aug.  26,  1863, 

in  Covington,  Ky. 
ii.       George  Henry,  b.  Dec.  28,   1847,  in  Springfield;  m.  first,  Effie 

Fletcher;  m.  second,  Sarah  Rollins.     Res.  in  Claremont. 
iii.      Oscar  Franklin,  b.  March  14,  1850;  m.  first,  Lizzie  Brown;  m. 

second,  Emma  Evans.     Res.,  Dummerston,  Vt. 
iv.      RosETTA,  b.  Feb.  4,  1852,  in  Croydon;  d.  Feb.  8,  1852. 
V.       Martha  E.,  b.  April  16,  1857,  in  Cornish;  m.  Wm.  W.  Smith.     Res. 

at  Claremont. 
vi.      A  child,  b.  Dec.  2,  1861. 
vii.     Alice  F.,  b.  Dec.  2,  1867,  in  Cornish;  m.  H.  M.  Fletcher.     Res.  at 

Claremont. 

DUNBAR. 

Ansel  Dunbar,  son  of  Apollos  and  Abigail  Dunbar  was  b.  in  Grantham  April 
26,  1819;  m.  in  Croydon  April  13,  1843,  Lydia  A.  Nelson,  dau.  of  John 
and  Hannah  Nelson,  b.  in  Croydon  June  6,  1816,  and  d.  Jan.  3,  1897. 
Soon  after  their  marriage  in  1843,  they  rem.  to  Cornish.  Here  they 
lived  fourteen  years  or  till  1857,  and  then  rem.  to  Goshen,  where  they 
spent  chiefly  the  remainder  of  their  lives.  The  first  five  of  their  children 
were  b.  in  Cornish  and  the  rest  in  Goshen.  Mr.  Dunbar  was  a  painter. 
He  d.  Dec.  30,  1904,  in  Grantham.     Children: 

i.        Frank  J.,  b.  June  9,  1844;  m.  Nov.  18,  1875,  Mrs.  Ellen  Stanton  at 

Buriington,  Vt.     Lives  (1908)  in  Barre,  Vt. 
ii.       George  Orlando,  b.  Nov.  11,  1845;  d.  at  Charlestown  Nov.  5,  1892. 
iii.      Hannah  A.,  b.  Jan.  10,  1849 ;  d.  at  Goshen  June  28,  1867. 
iv.      Ida  L.,  b.  May  18,  1851 ;  m.  Nov.  20,  1877,  W.  L.  Perkins  of  Newport, 

She  d.  at  Hillsboro  June  22,  1878. 
V.       Alice  A.,  b.  April  2,  1854;  m.  May  8,  1875,  W.  P.  Tenney.     They 

live  in  Newport. 
vi.      Charles  H.,  b.  Oct.  9,  1857;  m.  Feb.  15,  1863,  Ella  G.  Sargent. 

They  have  two  children:     1.  Ethlyn  Ida,  b.  Nov.  7,  1887,  and 

2.  Ray  C,  b.  Nov.  16, 1889.    The  family  live  at  Newport  (1908). 
vii.     LtTELLA  E.,  b.  March  4,  1860.     Lives  in  Gardner,  Mass. 

DUNSMOOR. 

Fred  W.  Dunsmoor  was  b.  in  Charlestown  Oct.  13,  1817;  m.  Jan.  1,  1841, 
Sarah  S.  Rounsevel  of  Unity,  b.  Jan.  11,  1820,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Betsey 
(Laughton)  Rounsevel.  They  lived  a  few  years  in  Unit}'  and  Dalton 
and  then  came  to  Claremont  and  lived  on  the  Cupalo  farm.  From  there 
they  came  to  Cornish  in  1874  and  settled  on  the  river  farm  formerly 


144  HISTORY   OF   CORMSH. 

owned  by  Edwin  R.  Sliedd.  Tlicy  rciiiainod  in  towni  noarly  twenty 
3'ears,  and  in  1893  sold  out  and  returned  to  Claremonl,  where  he  d. 
Dec.  30,  1898.     Children: 

i.        George  H.,  b.  Nov.  1,  1841;  m.  Marj-  Straw  of  Clareniont,   Nov., 

1870.     She  d.  Jan.  5,  1900. 
ii.  •    Os.MEU  W.,  b.  June  2,  1844;  m.  April  l.j,  18G9,  Luuru  M.  Cady,  dau. 

of  Allen  Curtis  and  Mary  J.  (Tisdale)  Cady,  b.  March  2,  1846. 

They  had  one  child:     Jennie  S.,  b.  in  Mo.,  Oct.  26,  1871,  who  m. 

Oct.  9,   1896,  Lyman  Bartlett,   then  of  Cornish,  but  later  of 

Windsor,  Vt.     Mr.  and  INIrs.  Dunsnioor  have  for  many  years 

been  collectors  of  toll  at  Windsor  Bridge, 
iii.     Joseph  A.,  b.    March,   1848;  m.    Feb.,   1874,  to  Ella  Maria  Ken- 

ney  of  Dalton.      They  had  a  dau.,  Cora  Mabel,  b.  in  Cornish 

Dec.  19,  1S75. 
iv.     Sumner  U.,  b.  Oct.  5, 1850;  m.  Nov.  28, 1875,  Ida  E.  Cross  of  Cornish, 

dau.  of  Horace  G.  P.  and  Maria  (Reed)  Cross,  b.  July  7,  1861. 

One  child:     Rertha  L.  M.,  b.  Feb.  9,  1886;  d.  Feb.  13,  1904. 

They  live  in  Claremont. 
V.      Sylvester  L.,  b.  June  14,   1853;  m.  Nov.,   1905,   Mrs.  Christina 

Paddock  of  Claremont.     Live  in  Claremont. 

DUSTIN. 

Nathaniel  Dustix,  m.  Jan.  16,  1776,  Sarah  W'ellman  of  Corni.sli,  eldest  dau. 
of  Rev.  James  and  Sarah  (Barnard)  Wellman,  b.  June  20,  1752,  and  d. 
in  Cornish  June  21,  1803.  There  is  no  record  of  his  death  in  town. 
Their  cliildren  were: 

i.  Barnard,  b.  Jan.  13,  1778;  d.  Aug.  13,  1780. 

ii.  Sarepta,  b.  Dec.  17,  1779;  d.  young. 

iii.  Barnard,  2d,  b.  March  16,  1781. 

iv.  John,  b.  July  9,  1783. 

v.  Lyman,  b.  Feb.  19,  1785. 

vi.  Sarepta,  2d,  b.  Nov.  25,  1787. 

vii.  Isaac,  b.  Sept.  19,  1790. 

viii.  Nathaniel,  Jr.,  b.  Jan.  12,  1793. 

Gardner  Dustin  was  b.  in  1786;  m.  in  Cornish  Dec.  14,  1809,  Mrs.  Sarah 
(Lucy)  Bidflle,  whose  husband  had  be(>n  kilknl  in  1806  while  working 
on  a  builduig.  He  left  one  son,  Baruch.*  (See  below.)  Mr.  Dustin 
was  a  carpenter  and  builder  in  Cornish  till  1817  and  then  rem.  to  Roch- 
ester, Vt.,  where  he  lived  till  Nov.  20,  1830.  He,  too,  was  instantly 
killed  at  the  age  of  44  while  working  on  a  building.  His  wid.  d.  April  2, 
1835,  aged  44.  Seven  children,  the  first  four  b.  in  Cornish,  the  rest  in 
Rochester,   Vt. : 

*  Baruch  Biidle  was  b.  in  Cornish  Jan.  27,  1807.  His  father  was  killed 
before  he  was  b.  Baruch  was  a  man  of  fine  appcarince  anl  g  )od  ability  and 
spent  his  life  chiefl}^  ia  Cone  )r(l,  being  connected  with  th;' railroad  affairs  of 
the  city.  He  m.  Sarah  Phill)rick,  b.  in  K.  Concord  April  3,  1814,  and  d. 
in^Concord  Aug.  7,  1896.     Three  children.     He  d.  in  Conco:'d  June  10,  1889. 


GENEALOGIES.  145 

i.       Jane  Sophia,  b.  — ,   1811;  m.  Sept. — ,  1855,  David  Wilson.     No 

children.     She  d.  about  May  1,  1871. 
ii.       William  Lvey,  b.  Jan.  30,  1813;  m. ,  Gratia  Pollard,  b.  Sept.  16, 

1812;  d.  Sept.  2,   1900.     Two  children.     He  d.  in  LawTence, 

Mass.,  June  5,  1886. 
iii.      Philander  Xewton,  b.  Nov.  20,  1815;  m.  March  11,  1839,  CjTithia 

Knapp,  b.  in  BerHn,  Vt.,  March  30,  1821,  and  d.  Oct.  28,  1893. 

Three  children.     He  d.  Sept.  30,  1886. 
iv.      Elizabeth,  b.  Dec.  7,  1816;  m.  Sept.  17,  18-55,  James  Currier.     One 

cMld.     Mr.  Cun-ier  was  b.  April  9,  1781,  and  d.  May  16,  1869. 

His  wid.  d.  April  14,  1878. 
V.      Heney  Sylvester,  b.  July  9,   1818;  m.  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  Sept., 

1844,  Eliza  K.  Emerson,  b.  May  8,  1840;  d.  March  12,  1901. 

]Mr.  Dustin  d.  Aug.  16,  1847. 
■vi.      ]\Iary  Ann,  b,  June  9,  1820;  m.  Jan.,   1840,   James  M.  Covell,  b. 

April  20,  1816,  and  d.  May  3,  1893.     Three  children.    She  d. 

May  8,  1894. 
vii.     Gardner  Newell,  b.  May  2,  1825,  and  d.  ^March  28,  1848. 

EDMINSTER. 

1.  Zebedee  Edminster  was  b.  about  1747  in ;  m. ,  ^Nlarj- , 

who  was  b.  about  1749  in ■ — ■.     They  came  to  Cornish ,  from 

.     Thej'  spent  the  rest  of  their  lives  in  to^Ti.     He  d.  June  17, 

1837.     She  d.  Oct.  15,  1818.     Both  buried  in  Cornish.     Children,  as 
near  as  has  been  ascertained  (probably  they  are  not  in  order  of  birth) : 

i.        S.uiAH,  b.  about  1772;  d.  Feb.  21,  1804,  aged  32. 

ii.       BeENJAiiiN,  b.  1788.     Never  m.     Was  a  soldier  of  the  War  of  1812 

from  Cornish;  d.  Jan.  8, 1862,  in  Unity, 
iii.     Persis,  b.  1790  (?)     Never  m.;  d.  Sept.  6,  1858. 

2.  iv.      Zebedee,  Jr.,  b.  July  15,  1792. 

(There  may  have  been  other  children.) 

2.  Zebedee2  Edminster  (Zebedee^)  was  b.  July  15,  1792,  in  — — ;  m.  April 

10,  1814,  Tirzah  York  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  William  and  Lucj'  (HiUiard) 
York,  b.  1796,  and  d.  Dec.  28,  1876,  in  Windsor,  \t.  They  hved  on  the 
farm  in  So.  Cornish,  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Charles  S.  Lear.  He 
was  a  farmer,  a  man  of  unquestionable  integrit}'^  and  honor.  He  was 
rather  an  eccentric  indi\-idual  and  of  limited  education.  Yet  he  deUghted 
in  a  gentlemanly  address  and  deportment  and  he  often  used  words  un- 
suited  to  the  case,  that  caused  much  fun  for  the  fun-loAing.  Many  of 
his  expressions  have  outlived  him  and  are  still  remembered.  He  was  a 
good  singer  and  for  years  led  the  choir  in  the  Baptist  Church  on  the  Flat. 
His  majestic  bearing  in  the  choir  is  well  remembered  b\'  the  \%Titer. 
He  left  Cornish  about  1850  (?)  and  lived  in  Claremont  (?)  till  his  death, 
April  16,  1858.  His  death  was  caused  by  faUing  off  a  load  of  hay, 
breaking  his  neck.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish  (order  uncertain) : 

3.  i.        James  Arvine,  b.  Sept.  7,  1814. 

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146  HISTORY   OF  CORNISH. 

ii.       John  M.,  b.  Nov.  IS,  1817;  d.  Nov.  .3,  1844;  m.  .     Had  a  son, 

Hamilton  Heniy,  b.  in  Cornish  June  7,  1843. 
iii.      Philip  Henry,  b.  July  31,  1819.     He  .studied  medicine.     Graduated 

from  Ca.stleton,  Vt.,  Med.  School  in  class  of  1842,  and  settled. 

in    X(>\vfano,   Vt.,   in    1844;    in.    I'ch.   2(),    1845,   Mary    Lovell 

Shaft  or  of  Town.shond,  \t.*    Three  ciuldron.f     He  d.  July  28, 

1856,  in  Newfane. 
iv.      No.\H  Baktholomew,  b.  Dec.  7,  1821;  m.  Sept.  13,  1849,  Lydia  J. 

Bucklin  of  (Jrafton,  who  d.  May  4,  1882.     They  had  one  child, 

Carlo.s  H..  b.  Nov.  12,  1850,  who  m.  Dec.  25,  1871,  Martha  J. 

Holman  and  d.   May  3,  1873.     Mr.  Edminster  d.  March  18, 

1855,  of  smallpox  at  West  Lebanon. 
V.       Sar.\h,  b.  ;  m. ,  John  Henry  Davis,  then  of  Cornish,  who 

was  b.  March  9,    1820.     Lived  in   Rockford,   ill.     —  children. 

Shed,  in  1856  (?). 

vi.     Elizabeth,  b. ,  1831 ;  d.  April  28, 1832. 

4.  xi\.     Thoma.s  B.,  b. . 

viii.    A  child,  b. ,  1836;  d.  May  1,  1838. 

ix.      Mauia,  b. ;  m.  — — ,  a  Whipple.     No  children. 

The  dates  and  order  of  these  four  last  are  uncertain. 

A  Belinda  Edminster  m. ,  Georj^e  Stearns  and  soon  after  rem. 

to  Rockford,  111.     She  may  have  been  another  member  of  this  family. 

3.     James  Akvine'  Edminster  (ZcfccrZees-i)  b.  Sept.  7,  1814;  m.  ,  Sarah 

Chadbourne,  dau.  of  William,  brother  of  Benj.,  who  was  father  of  Wm. 
Ellas.     Res.  chiefly  in  So.  Cornish  and  later  rem.  to  Windsor,  where 

they  both  d.     She  d. .     He  d.  April  1,  1872  (buried  April  4).     He 

was  a  carpenter  and  house  builder.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  James  Nathan,  b.  Nov.  27,  1839.  Graduated  Kimball  Union 
Academy,  1862;  Albany  Univ.  Law  Dept.,  1864;  practit-ed  law  in 
Windsor  thirteen  years;  states  atty.  three  years;  enlisted  in  the 
Civil  War.  (See  Military.)  M.  Nov.  5,  1867,  Helen  G.  Porter 
of  Bo.ston.  He  d.  in  Windsor  Dec.  1,  1878.  Left  one  child, 
Porter,  who  d.  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  May  10,  1893,  aged  20. 

ii.  Franklin  S.,  b.  Feb.  14,  1842;  m.  first,  June  29,  1864,  Mary  E.  Gay; 
m.  second,  Feb.  19,  1877,  Minnie  Constant  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
b.  Dec.  8,  1860.     Seven  children:     1.   Frank  Custer,  b.  June  13, 

1879.     2.   DoUie  ,   b.   April   13,   1881,   and  d.   within  a 

month.  3.  Arthur  Constant,  b.  June  13,  1882.  4.  Jesse 
Warner,  b.  Feb.  5,  1886.  5.  Lillie  May,  b.  April  10,  1889. 
6.  Mabel  Alma,  b.  June  19,  1895.  7.  Florence  Belle,  b.  Ai)ril 
24,  1898.  Mr.  E.  was  engaged  many  years  in  the  advertising 
busine.ss.    Was  a  succes-sful  business  man.     He  d.  Sept.  22,  1901. 

iii.  Frances  Maria,  b.  Oct.  14,  1848;  m.  Sept.  8,  1879,  Jefferson  Wilder 
of  Windsor,  Vt.     No  children. 

*  She  was  aunt  of  General  Shaft  er  of  Spanish  War  fame, 
t  Two  sons  and  one  dau.     They  live  in  Petaluma,  Cal. 


GENEALOGIES.  147 

4.     Thomas  B.^  Edminster  (Zebedee--^)  was  b. ;  m.  first,  in  1860,  Irena 

M.  Howard  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Marshall  and  Hopy  (Winter)  Howard, 
b.  Sept.  25,  lS-43.  He  enhsted  in  the  Civil  War  (See  Military)  and  d. 
in  the  ser\ice  Oct.  27,  1864.  She  m.  second,  Dec.  22,  1866,  Charles 
H.  Thompson.  No  issue.  She  d.  April  29,  1874.  Children,  both  b.  in 
town: 

i.  Elizabeth  A.,  b.  Sept.  18,  1861 ;  m.  Nov.  25,  1879,  Henry  W.  Stocker, 
then  a  merchant  of  Windsor,  Vt.  Two  children:  1.  Henry 
Samuel,  b.  Sept.  2,  1882.  2.  Howard  Edminster,  b.  May  6, 
1891.  Live  in  Hartford,  Conn.  (1906),  where  Mr.  S.  is  em- 
ploj-ed  with  the  Billings  and  Spencer  Co. 

ii.  Henry  T.,  b.  April  1,  1863:  m.  Aug.  29,  1899,  Mrs.  Etta  R.  Stearns 
of  Lebanon.  He  lived  there  several  years  or  till  April,  1904, 
when  he  rem.  to  Claremont,     A  painter.     No  children. 

ELLIS. 

Seneca  Ellis  was  b.  at  sea  July  26,  1809.  He  spent  the  last  thirty  years  of 
his  life  in  Cornish.  He  ra.  Dec.  30,  1830,  Aurilla  Bagley  of  Brookfield, 
Vt.,  who  was  b.  July  25,  1811.  By  her  he  had  eleven  children.  A 
farmer.  He  enlisted  in  1862  in  the  Civil  War,  and  d.  in  the  service  on 
Aug.  26  of  the  following  year.  (See  Military.)  His  wid.  afterwards,  on 
Dec.  14,  1868,  m.  Samuel  Roscoe  Chase  of  Cornish.  No  issue.  She 
d.  Aug.  22,  1905.     Children: 

i.        William  H..  b.  in  Brandon,  Vt.,   Jan.  — ,    1832;   m.   Harriet  Ellis. 

Two  children.     A  farmer  and  res.  in  Rockingham,  Vt. 
ii.       Julia  A.,  b.  in  Canton,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  29,  1834;  m.  Charles  Sweat. 

Two  children, 
iii.      Axnie  M.,  b.  in  Canada  April  9,  1836.     A  teacher, 
iv.      Joel  C,  b.  in  Canton,  N.  Y.,  July  29,  1837.    Enlisted  in  a  Mass. 

Regt.  and  was  killed  in  the  battle  of  Antietam. 
2.  v.       Newell  J.,  b.  Sept.  5,  1840. 

vi.      Jasox,  b.  in  Brandon,  Vt.,  Sept.  17,  1842.     Enlisted  in  a  Vt.  Regt. 

and  was  drowned  at  sea  Dec.  22,  1864,  when  coming  home  from 

New  Orleans  on  a  furlough, 
vii.     George,  b.  Maj'  18,  1846,  in  Brandon,  Xx.     W^as  a  soldier,  and  after 

the  war  a  farmer  in  Adams,  Mass.     He  d.  Dec.  26,  1878. 
viii.    Aurilla  N.,  b.  Oct.  27,  1848,  in  Enfield;  m.  first,  Chester  Lang- 
worthy,  one  child;  m.  second,  Feb.  28,  1888,  William  D.  Spauld- 

ing  of  Cornish. 
ix.      Louisa  J.,  b.  in  Enfield  March  24,  1850;  m.  first,  Henrj^  Marcy;  m. 

second,  Henry  S.  Newhall.     No  children. 
X.       Fraxk  p.,  b.  in  Enfield  March  22,  1854;  m.  Sept.  26,  1903,  Addie  M. 

York. 
xi.      Emeline,  b.  in  Cornish  Jan.  29,  1857;  m.  first,  Frank  Pope,  three 

children;  m.  second,  Samuel  Fairbanks,  one  child:  m.  third, 

Sept.  29,  1895,  Thomas  Emery. 


148  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

2.  Xewkll  J.'-  Ellis  (Seyiccn^)  b.  in  Brandon,  Vt.,  Sept.  5,  1840;  m.  first, 
Feb.  18,  1864,  Sarah  Modora  Boardiuan  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Dr.  EUjah 
and  Martha  Ann  (Huggins)  Boardman,  b.  June  21,  18M;  d.  Jan.  10, 
1892;  in.  second,  June  20,  1893,  AdaHne  Hunt,  dau.  of  Dr.  Hunt  of 
Bolton.  Mr.  EHi.s  enhsted  in  the  7th  Vt.  Regt.  and  served  one  year  in 
the  Civil  War.  (See  Military.)  Has  since  res.  in  Cornish.  A  farmer, 
lie  (1.  Aug.  10,  1905.     Children,  all  by  first  marriage  and  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Martha  E.,  b.  A])ril  — ,  1868;  m.  ,  Daniel  Johnston  of  Mans- 
field, Mass.,  where  they  res.     He  is  a  manufacturer  of  hats. 

ii.  Charlks  B.,  b.  March  9,  1872.  Res.  in  Mansfield,  Mass.  A  press- 
man in  the  hat  business. 

iii.  Mabel  M.,  b.  Aug.  26,  1883;  m.  Aug.  23,  1902,  Archie  H.  Deane,  b. 
in  la.     Res.  in  Mansfield,  Mass. 

FAIRBANKS. 

The  Fairbanks  are  of  English  origin.  The  genealogist  of  the  family  has 
traced  most  of  this  numerous  family  to  one  parent  stock,  Jonathan  Fairbanks, 
who  was  b.  in  the  latter  part  of  the  16th  century  and  came  to  Boston  in  1633. 
After  three  years  he  settled  in  Dedham,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his 
life.  The  house  he  then  built  is  still  standing,  having  been  in  the  family  ever 
since.  The  Mass.  D.  A.  R.  have  recently  kind!}'  assumed  its  preservation, 
with  all  the  ancient  furniture  and  relics  identified  with  its  history. 

1.  Arel  Fairbanks  of  the  sixth  generation  from  Jonathan,  b.  in  Plainfield, 
Conn.,  May  12,  1754;  after  living  a  few  years  in  Brimfield,  Mass.,  and 
Sharon,  Vt.,  came  to  Cornish  in  1788  or  1789  and  spent  about  forty 
years  of  his  life,  and  d.  in  Fairfield,  Vt.,  March  27,  1842,  aged  87.  He 
was  a  farmer  and  carpenter,  of  steady  and  industrious  habits  and  mem- 
ber of  the  Congregational  C'hurch.  He  had  been  a  soldier  in  the  Revo- 
lutionary War.  He  m.  Sept.  25,  1777,  Hannah  Hobbs,  dau.  of  Benjamin 
and  EHzabeth  (Flint)  Hobbs.     She d.  April  9,  1840.     Children: 

i.       Chester,  b.  March  11,  1778;  d.  Nov.  15,  1803. 

ii.       Joseph,  b.  April  19,  1779,  in  Brimfield,  Mass.     Came  to  Cornish 

with  his  father,  living  for  a  tiin(>  thcTe;  rem.  to  Sheldon,  Vt., 

where  he  m.  June  11,  1804,  Abigail  Smitli.     Had  seven  children, 
iii.      Benjamin,  b.  March  9,  1781,  in  Ikimfield,  and  d.  in  Fairfield,  Vt., 

Feb.  28,  1856;  m.  Laura  Fuller;  had  eight  cliii.hcn. 
iv.      Abel,  b.  Nov.  22,  1782;  m.  Betsey  Rice;  no  children.     \\'as  a  cooper 

by  trade;  d.  in  Fairfield,  Vt.,  March  16,  1866. 

2.  V.       RuFus,  b.  June  18,  1785. 

3.  \'i.     Harvey,  b.  Oct.  1,  1787. 

\'ii.  Zabad,  b.  June  5,  1790,  in  Cornish.  \\'as  a  graduate  of  Dartmouth 
College  in  class  of  1810.  Practiced  medicine  in  Claremont 
many  years;  a  railroad  contractor,  building  the  railroad  from 
Schenectady  to  Ballston  Spa.  He  was  a  man  of  commanding 
presence,  of  remarkable  nuiscular  development  and  also  a  man 


GENEALOGIES.  149 

of  superior  mental  qualities.     He  m.   Mary  Whitmore,  b.  in 

Claremont,  Jan.  29,  1794,  and  d.  Feb.  13,  1868.     He  d.  Feb.  16, 

1872.     They  had  four  chiklren. 
\'iii.    Betsey,  b.  in  Cornish  May  19,  1792;  m.  March  6,  1827,  Samuel  Ide. 

She  d.  in  Coventry,  Conn.,  May  14,  18G4.     He  d.  March  16, 

1870.     They  had  one  child, 
ix.      Polly,  b.  in  Cornish  Oct.  24,  1793;  m.  Feb.  — ,  1824,  Lewis  Gilbert. 

She  d.  in  Fairfield,  Vt.,  Feb.  24,  1878.     Had  six  children. 
X.       Sally,  b.  in  Cornish  Aug.  17,  1795;  m.  Dec.  27,  1825,  Francello  Hull. 

She  d.  m  Bakersfield,  Vt .,  April  18,  1879.    They  had  five  children. 

2.  RtFus^  Fairbanks  (Abeh)  h.  June  18,  1785,   in  Sharon,   Vt.     Came  to 

Cornish  with  his  father  when  three  years  of  age  and  spent  his  life  here. 
Was  a  farmer  of  steady,  industrious  habits;  a  member  of  the  Congre- 
gational Church.  He  m.  Dec.  2,  1819,  Sarah  Wakefield  of  Newport. 
She  was  b.  March  26,  1785,  and  d.  March  15,  1871.  He  d.  Feb.  16, 
1863.     Children: 

i.        Sarah  Jane,  b.  Dec.  4,  1820;  m.  Oct.  14,  1851,  Samuel  Hill.     Lived 

in  Greensboro,  Vt.     Six  children, 
ii.       Chester  ]\1asox,  b.  Sept.  30,  1822.     Formerly  worked  as  wheel- 

wTight  and  machinist,  then  a  farmer  in  Hanover;  m.  Feb.  11, 

1855,  Mary  E.  Gardner  Le  Seur  of  Stow,  Mass.     Five  children. 

He  d.  in  Claremont  Feb.  26,  1907. 
4.  iii.      Abel  Wakefield,  b.  in  Corni.'^h  Oct.  31,  1825. 
iv.      Harriet  Newell,  b.  Jan.  2,  1828;  d.  Aug.  8,  1852. 

3.  Haraey"  Fairbanks   (Abeb)   b.   in  Sharon,   Vt.,    Oct.    1,    1787.     After 

living  in  Cornish  28  years,  in  1816  he  rem.  to  Homer,  N.  Y.,  where 
he  spent  the  rest  of  his  life,  dying  Sept.  16,  1877,  honored  and  res- 
pected by  all  who  knew  him.  He  was  a  farmer;  a  great  reader;  lib- 
eral in  his  views  and  tolerant  of  the  opinions  of  others.  Was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Congregational  Church  for  nearh'  60  years.  He  m.  Jan.  23, 
1816,  Lois  Hall  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Moody  and  Lois  (Harrington)  Hall, 
b.  in  Cornish  May  2,  1792.  and  d.  Jan.  9,  1872.  They  had  nine  children. 
His  second  daughter,  Juliette,  b.  Jan.  4,  1819;  m.  Chester  Cobb  of  Cor- 
nish, Feb.  23,  1844.     Three  children.     (See  Cobb.) 

4.  Abel  Wakefields  F.urbanks   (Ritfiis-,   Abeh)  h.   in   Cornish  Oct.   31, 

1825.  A  farmer;  res.  on  the  old  homestead;  m.  Jan.  1,  1852,  Mary 
Hill,  dau.  of  Aaron  and  Susan  (Ellis)  Hill,  b.  May  14,  1825,  and  d. 
Jan.  3,  1899.     He  d.  Aug.  6,  1904.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Henry  Hill,  b.  Oct.  10,  1852.  A  farmer  and  teamster.  He  m. 
Dec.  24,  1873,  Maria  R.  Walker  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Moses  and 
Betsey  (Bugbee)  ^^'alk(>r,  b.  Sept.  17,  1850.  Rem.  to  Claremont 
April  15,  1891,  w^hcre  they  res.     No  children. 

ii.  George  Ellis,  b.  Dec.  18,  1854.  Receiving  a  common  school  educa- 
tion, he  worked  on  the  farm  until  of  age,  then  he  opened  a  store. 


150 


HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 


Sept.  1,  1874,  at  Soutli  Curnish,  iii  which  business  he  has  con- 
tinued ever  since.  Is  possessed  of  a  degree  of  perseverance  that 
knows  no  defeat.  He  has  been  honored  by  filUng  many  positions 
of  honor  and  trust.  Through  his  efforts  the  jjostoffice  at  South 
Cornish  was  estabhshed  April  1.5,  1878,  of  which  he  was  post- 
master till  1906.  He  is  also  extensively  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  cider,  pickles  and  vinegar,  doing  a  wholesale  business. 


Geokok  E.  Fairh.xnks. 


ui. 


IV. 


He  m.  Aug.  21,  1905,  Mrs.  Clara  M.  Fosburg  of  Lowell,  Vt.;  a 
child,  George  E.,  was  b.  to  them  June  15,  1907. 

M.\RY  Susan,  b.  June  :^0,  1S57;  m.  Sept.  30,  1870,  William  Jeffer-son 
Huggins,  a  farmer  and  mechanic  of  Cornish;  two  children.  (See 
Huggins.) 

Edwin  Abner,  b.  Feb.  27,  1859.  Worked  on  the  farm  until  22  years 
of  age,  since  which  time  he  has  been  engaged  in  cotton  manufac- 
ture ill  Denver,  Col.,  Danville,  Va.,  Manchester,  and  Norwich 


GENEALOGIES.  151 

Conn.,  where  he  now  res.     He  m.  Nov.  1,  1882,  Dora  A.  Brock 

of  Topsham,  Vt.,  dau.  of  Edward  and  Sarah  (Carpenter)  Brock, 

b.  Sept.  17,  1860.     One  child. 
V.       Manning  Andrew,  b.  Nov.  22,  1860;  d.  Feb.  27,  1862. 
vi.      Alice  Olive,  b.  Oct.  1.5,  1862;  m.  Jan.  7,  18S5,  William  E.  Young; 

res.  South  Cornish.     Seven  children.     (See  Young.) 
vii.     Chester  Abel,  b.  Sept.  16,  1867.   A  mechanic;  in  the  sewing  machine 

business;  res.  Manchester;  m.  May  15,   1892,  Jennie  Badger. 

Three  children. 

AsAHEL  Powers  Fairbanks,  b.  Sept.  3,  1806,  in  Springfield,  Vt.;  spent  most 
of  his  life  there,  while  in  mature  life  he  invested  some  capital  in  the 
Barnard  farm  (so  called)  in  Cornish.  This  not  proving  a  very  profitable 
investment,  he  determined  so  to  manage  it  as  to  lose  as  little  as  possible; 
so  he  came  to  Cornish,  living  and  working  and  selling  the  property, 
thus  spending  some  years  in  Cornish.  He  was  a  very  energetic  and 
able  man;  a  prosperous  farmer.  During  his  last  years  he  engaged  in 
building  operations.  He  built  a  fine  res.  for  himself,  also  a  business 
block,  called  the  Fairbanks  block  in  Springfield,  Vt.  He  d.  March  12, 
1894. 

FARNSWORTH. 

Daniel  Farnsworth,  Jr.,  was  b.  Jan.  23,  1813,  in  Washington;  in.  first,  Oct. 
25,  1835,  Mary  Mead,  who  d.  May  6,  1849;  m.  second,  Aug.  9,  1849, 
MaryAyer,b.  April  26,  1814;  d.  Feb.  2,  1894.     He  was  a  farmer.     Came 

to  town  in ,  exchanging  farms  wdth  Walter  Foss  and  res.  north  of 

the  Flat  several  years.  He  then,  in  1890,  sold  out  and  rem.  first  to  Put- 
ney, Vt.,  and  afterwards  to  Claremont,  where  he  d.  Aug.  5,  1907.  He 
lived  a  very  regular  and  temperate  life. 

Children  by  first  wife : 

i.        William  P.,  b.  Jan.  9,  1838;  d.  Feb.  20,  1861. 

ii.       Mary  M.,  b.  Aug.  20,  1840;  d.  April  3,  1855. 

iii.      Ann  Melinda,  b.  April  22,  1842;  m.  I.  N.  Davidson.     She  d.  April 

10,  1907. 
iv.      Ruth  R.,  b.  June  25,  1845;  m.  Henry  J.  Burnham. 

Children  by  second  wife : 

v.       Lucy  M.,  b.  April  14,  1851;  d.  March  3,  1854. 

vi.      Addie,  b.  March  11,  1853;  m.  ,  Albro  Q.  Evans.     One  child: 

Charles  A. 

vii.  Verona,  b.  May  4,  1854;  m.  Oct.  10,  1877,  Charles  Andrews  of  Plain- 
field.  No  children.  After  living  in  town  a  few  years  they  rem. 
to  Claremont  where  she  d.  Oct.  30,  1901. 

Stephen  Farnsworth  was  b.  May  17,  1801,  in  South  Woodstock,  Vt.;  m.  Feb. 
17,  1831,  Adahne  Myrick.  who  was  b.  May  16,  1X07,  and  d.  April  10, 
1891.     They  came  to  Cornish  March  30,  1858,  and  lived  on  a  river  farm 


152  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

tliwe  iIk'  jviiuiiiuler  of  their  lives,  lie  d.  .lime  19,  18(39.  Children,  all 
daus.  and  b.  before  coming  to  town.: 

i.  Maiiietia  M.,  b.  April  30,  1833;  in.  March  20,  1853,  Davis  Hoising- 
ton.     Two  children.     Live  in  Chelmsford,  Mass. 

ii.       Josephine  M.,  b.  May  2,  1837;  d.  Au->;.  10,  ISOO. 

iii.  M.  Louise,  b.  Nov.  4,  1838;  m.  March  29,  18.39,  Henry  G.  Wood  of 
Lebanon.     Two  children. 

iv.     Frances  B.,  b.  July  26,  1844;  m.  Dec.  8,  1869,  Curtis  G.  Hazen. 

FARRINGTON. 

Samvel  Farringtox,  Jr.,  came  from  Dedham,  IMass.,  to  ^^'ashinf;ton  soon 
after  the  settlement  of  that  town.  He  m.  in  177ij,  Ivlizabeth  Mann. 
Had  a  number  of  children  but  the  record  of  bvit  two  has  been  found: 
1.  William,  who  removed  to  N.  Y.  state,  and 

2.  IcHABOD  Farrington,  who  was  b. ;  m. ,  Phebe  Fisher  of  Clare- 

mont,  b.  in  1760,  and  d.  April  6,  1841.  They  settled  and  lived  in  Clare- 
mont.  It  is  said  that  he  accompanied  Captain  Cook  on  one  of  his 
voyages.  Children,  supposed  to  have  been  b.  in  Claremont  (the  order 
as  here  given  may  not  be  correct) : 

3.  i.        Benjamin,  b. . 

ii.      Jacob,  b.  1789;  d.  Mar.  13,  1831 ;  m.  Mary  Judd.    She  d.  Oct.  2,  1822. 

iii.      S.\RAH,  b. ;  m. ,  Thomas  Goodhue. 

iv.  Rebecca,  b.  ISIay  23,  1784;  m.  Nov.  26,  1801,  Jo.seph  Leslie.  Had 
twelve  children.  (See  Leslie.)  She  d.  in  Cornish  April  14, 
1851. 

V.      Prudence,  b. ;  m. ,  James  Osgood.     She  d.  Feb.  23,  1812. 

vi.     Kate,  b. ;  m. ,  Conner. 

vii.     IcHABOD,  Jr.,  b.  about  1794;  m.  first,  Dec.  20,  1818,  Betsey  Patrick 

of  Claremont,  b.  in  1796,  and  d.  Oct.  27,  1841;  m.  second, , 

Betsey  Smith,  b.  in  1799,  and  d.  Nov.  27,  1883.  He,  with  his 
waves,  always  lived  in  Claremont.  Th(>y  had  several  childn>n. 
lied.  Dec.  16,  1878. 

Aiii.   Esther,  b. ;  m. ,  Conner. 

i.v      Hannah,  b. ;  ni. ,  Thomas  Goodhue. 

3.  P.KNJAMIN3  Farrington  {Ichabod'^)  was  b.  in  Claremont.     When  young 

he  came  to  Cornish  and  m.  Aug.  13,  1807,  Theda  Bartlett  of  Cornish 
(pedigree  unknown).  She  d.  IVLay  29,  1863.  The  record  of  his  death 
has  not  been  obtained.  He  was  a  carpenter  and  general  jobber.  Made 
a  specialty  of  boring  pump-logs  and  laying  the  same  for  conveyance  of 
water.  Children,  supposed  to  have  all  been  b.  in  town  (order  of 
birth  uncertain); 

i.        Matilda,  b. ;  m.  first,  Justus  Squires;  m.  .second,  John  Mason. 

ii.       Phebe,  b.  ;  m. ,  James  W.  Squires.     Four  children.     (See 

Squires.) 


GENEALOGIES.  153 

iii.      Sarah,  b. ;  m.  about  1828,  B.  Franklin  Tasker.     Eight  children. 

(See  Tasker.)     She  d.  Aug.  29,  1847. 

iv.  Prudence,  b.  March  6,  1814;  m.  in  1839,  Aaron  S.  White  of  Cornish, 
who  d.  Sept.  29,  1859.  Five  children.  (See  White.)  She 
m.  second,  in  1802,  B.  Franklin  Tasker,  her  sister  Sarah's  wid- 
ower. She  d.  April  6,  1881,  in  Croydon.  He  d.  there  April  14, 
the  same  year. 

V.       Betsey,  b. ■;  m.  first,  April  15,  1838,  Hiram  Hubbard  of  Unit}-; 

m.  second,  Leonard  Fisk.     — ■  children.     She  d. . 

vi.      A  child,  b. ;  d.  in  June,  1829. 

vii.     Oilman,  b. ;  m.  twice.     Hed. . 

viii.  Nancy  M.,  b.  Feb.  28,  1823;  m.  March  20,  1840,  Stillman  B.  White 
of  Cornish.  Eight  children.  (See  White.)  She  d.  June  2, 
1897,  in  Norwich,  Vt. 

ix.  William  B.,  b.  May  1,  1825;  m.  Feb.  19,  1860,  Harriet  Ann  Bach- 
elder,  b.  in  1836;  d.  Sept.  22,  1909.  Three  sons.  He  was  a 
gunsmith,  telegraph  line  contractor  and  a  genitis  at  any  manu- 
facturing or  rei)airing  work.  Lived  in  East  Andover.  He  d. 
Feb.  22,  1903. 

X.       Hannah,  b. ;  m.  first.  Oilman  Stockwell  of  Croydon;  m.  second, 

Samuel  Sherman  of  Crojxlon;  m.  third,  a  Mr.  Clogston. 

FELLOWS. 

John  Fellows,  son  of  Daniel  Fellows,  was  b.  in  1798,  in  Salisbury.  At  18, 
he  apprenticed  himself  to  the  Oilmore  Brothers  in  West  Claremont  at 
the  blacksmith  trade.  He  remained  with  this  firm  till  his  marriage, 
Feb.  4,  1821,  when  he  came  to  Cornish.  He  m.  fii-st.  Temperance  York 
of  Claremont  (?)  b.  in  1805,  and  d.  Sept.  27,  1832.  He  m.  second,  Jan. 
8,  1833,  Lucy  Robinson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  David  and  Anna  (Whittaker) 
Robinson,  b.  .Lin.  18,  1797,  and  d.  Dec.  21,  1891.  She  had  no  children. 
Mr.  Fellows  settled  in  Slab  Citj'  (so  called)  and  worked  at  his  trade  till 
age  and  failing  health  caused  him  to  retire.  With  his  second  wife  he 
celebrated  his  golden  wedding  Jan.  8,  1883.  He  d.  Oct.  10,  1884.  Chil- 
dren, by  first  wife : 

i.  Susan  Stevens,  b.  Aug.  14,  1821;  m.  Nov.  9,  1847,  Merrill  Coburn 
of  Cornish.  Six  children.  (See  Coburn.)  After  her  husband's 
death  on  July  5,  1882,  she  rem.  to  Reading,  Vt.  She  d.  March 
12,  1908. 

ii.  Nancy  Marie,  b.  May  28,  1823;  m.  first,  Amos  Morgan;  one  child, 
Aura  M.,  who  m.  W.  C.  Johnson  of  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  and  d. 
Dec.  30,  1904;  m.  second, ,  James  H.  Farnsworth,  a  black- 
smith of  Windsor,  who  was  killed  on  the  railroad .     Nancy 

d.  April,  1904. 

iii.  Sarah  Ann,  b.  Feb.  29,  1825;  m.  Feb.  8,  1843,  Hiram  D.  Bartlett  of 
Cornish.     Four  children.     (See  Bartlett.)     She  d.  May  9,  1896. 

iv.  John  H.,  b.  Dec.  15,  1837,  in  West  Windsor,  Vt.  He  was  adopted 
by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fellows  Sept.  20,  1838,  being  the  son  of  Jerry 


154  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

and  llulilah  (Davis)  Haiiiiiiond.  Alter  lir  boraino  of  age,  spent 
many  years  as  a  watchman  in  the  Vt.  State  Prison,  at  Windsor. 
He  has  never  in. 

FIFIELD. 

Fr.\nk  Addison  Fifield,  son  of  Edward  and  Rosarah  (Spaulding)  Fifield  of 
Plainfield,  was  b.  there  Nov.  24,  18.52;  m.  first,  Jan.  ;50,  1S77,  Kate  S. 
Waterman  of  Lebanon,  adopted  dau.  of  Silas  and  Sally  (\\'ood)  Water- 
man. Sh(>  (1.  about  1880,  without  issue;  m.  second.  Fob.  6,  1882, 
Thankful  Pardy,  dau.  of  John  and  Phebe  (Havens)  Pardy,  b.  Sept.  27, 
1856.  They  came  to  Cornish  about  188r)  and  settled  on  the  Alfred 
Nevens  place,  at  that  time  owned  and  occupied  by  Moses  Hutchinson 
and  wife,  caring  for  them  through  the  remainder  of  their  lives.  Child, 
b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Ernest  Leon,  b.  Sept.  17,  1888;  m.  May  4,  1910,  Ethel  M.  Williams 
of   Claremont. 

Fred  Loren  Fifield,  a  brother  of  Frank  A.,  was  b.  in  Plainfield  Nov.  14, 
ISGl ;  m.  May  1,  180."),  Ella,  dau.  of  Henry  and  Mary  (Sullivan)  Thayer, 
b.  July  4,  1S()8.  They  came  to  Cornish  May  7,  1888,  and  settled  on 
the  Benj.  F.  Plastridge  place.     Children,  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Mary  Rosarah,  b.  Feb.  3,  1896. 

ii.       Helen  Inez,  b.  March  16,  1897. 

iii.      Evelyn  Arabelle,  b.  Nov.  18,  1903. 

FITCH. 

1.  Jamesi  Fitch,  said  to  be  the  first  of  the  name  in  Cornish  was  b.  in  1712. 

He  came  from  Conn,  and  spent  the  last  years  of  his  life  in  Cornish.     He 

had  m.  Sarah ,  who  was  b.  in  1717,  and  d.  in  town  Jan.  3,  1811, 

aged  94.  He  d.  in  town  Oct.  25,  1805,  ageil  93.  Children,  all  b.  before 
coming  to  Cornish: 

2.  i.        Hezekiah,  b.  — — ,  1746. 

ii.       Lydia,  b. ;  m.  Nov.  14,  1772,  Ezra  Spaulding.     Seven  children. 

(See  Spaulding.)     She  d.  in  Cornish  in  1836,  aged  about  85. 
iii.      James,  b.  .     Went  to  either  Thetford  or  Bradford,  Vt.,  and 

lived  and  died  there. 

3.  iv.      Samuel,  b.  Oct.  15,  1757. 

2.  Hezekiah^  Fitch  (JamesO  was  b.  in  174(i;  ni.  ,  Prudence  Read,  who 

was  b.  in  1757,  and  d.  in  Cornish  April  28,  1833,  aged  76.  Mr.  Fitch 
built  the  house,  long  since  owned  by  the  Fitch  family.  He  d.  Sept.  30, 
1830,  aged  84.  Children,  supposed  to  have  been  b.  in  town  (order 
uncertain) : 

4.  i.        Andrew,  b.  in  1788. 
ii.       Asa,  b. . 

iii.      Judith,  b. ;  m.  Nov.  12,  1812,  Elisha  Read,  Jr. 

5.  iv.     John,  b.  in  1793  (?). 


GENEALOGIES.  155 

3.  Samuel=  Fitch  (Jatnes^)  was  b.  Oct.  15,  1757;  m.  ,  Thankful  Royce 

of  Claremont,  b.  in  1760,  and  d.  May  30,  1844,  aged  80.  He  d.  April 
18,  1841,  aged  84.     A  farmer.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Lydia,  b.  Sept.  5,  1785;  m.  Jan.  1,  1816,  Calvin  Leach  of  Claremont. 
She  d.  Feb.  7,  1828,  in  Cornish. 

6.  ii.       James,  b.  Feb.  27,  1787. 

iii.      Thankful,  b.  March  27,  1789;  d.  July  4,  1805. 

7.  iv.      Daniel,  b.  Feb.  9,  1791. 

V.       Sally,  b.  Feb.  27,  1794;  d.  Aug.  15,  1803. 

vi.      Harriet,   b.  April  21,  1796;  m.  June   12,  1820,  Thomas  Stearns. 

She  d.  Oct.  29,  1843. 
vii.     Lois,  b.  Feb.  23,  1798;  m.  April  20,  1830,  Samuel  Avers  of  Cornish. 

Three  children.     (See  Ayers.)     She  d.  Dec.  9,  1843. 
viii.    ZuRviAH,  b.  March  4.  1800;  m.  Jan.  26,  1824,  Nathaniel  W.  Griswold. 
ix.      Samuel  Rice,  b.  April  12,  1803. 
X.       Sarah  Gratia,  b.  March  16,  1806;  m.  May  2,  1844,  Samuel  Ayers, 

her  deceased  sister's  husband.     Two   children.     (See  Ayers.) 

She  d.  April  27,  1885. 
xi.      Chapin  Deming,  b.  Aug.  28,  1809. 

4.  Andrew'3  Fitch  (Hezekiah^-,  James^)  was  b.  in  1788;  m. ,  Polly  Stone 

of  Plainfield,  dau.  of  David  and  Ruth  (Kenyon)  Stone,  b.  Jan.  30,  1796, 
and  d.  Jan.  22,  1843.     He  d.  May  14,  1865,  aged  77.     Children: 

i.  George,  b.  and  d.  in  infancy, 

ii.  Hiram,  b.  and  d.  in  infancy, 

iii.  Harriet,  b.  July  15,  1820. 

iv.  Clarissa,  b.  June  30,  1825. 

V.  Almira,  b. ,  1827;  m. ,  Nutting.     She  d.  March  7,  1895. 

vi.  Aurilla,  b.  June  21,  1829;  m. ,  Stevens.    She  d.  Feb.  22,  1893. 

vii.  Sophia,  b.  April  27,  1831. 

8.  viii.  Henry  Hubbard,  b.  March  15,  1833. 

ix.      Ruth  F.,  b.  Jan.  30,  1835;  m. ,  Bartlett.    She  d.  Sept.  14,  1895. 

x.       Harrison  W.,  b.  July  4,  1837;  d.  April  3,  1901. 

5.  Johns  Fitch  {Hezekiafr-,  James^)  was  b.  in  1793  (?);  m.  Nov.  29,  1821, 

Eleanor  Johnson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Eleanor  (Whitten) 

Johnson,  b.  ,  May,  1800,  and  d.  June  17,  1870.     He  d.  July  12, 

1855,  aged  62.     Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

9.  i.        Lyman,  b.  Feb.  27,  1824. 

ii.       Hubbard,  b. ;  lived  in  Rutland,  \t. 

iii.      Emeline,  b. ;  m.  Jan.  4,  1853,  John  Q.  York  of  Cornish.     She 

d.  July  25,  1853. 

6.  James'  Fitch  {Samueb,  James^)  was  b.  Feb.  27,  1787;  m.  March  24,  1817, 

Bethena  Bartlett  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Anna  (Fitch)  Bart- 
lett, b.  Nov.  16,  1784,  and  d.  Aug.  28,  1870,  aged  86.  He  d.  Oct.  11, 
1869,  aged  83.      Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish  on  the  Fitch  homestead: 


156  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

10.  i.  Chester  Bartlett,  b.  April  23,  1S18. 

ii.  Marcia  Lavinia,  b.  Nov.  16,  1820;  d.  July  21.  1S22. 

lii.  James  Franklin,  b.  Nov.  1,  1825;  d.  Aug.  11,  1827. 

iv.  Edwin  Norman,  b.  July  21,  1827;  d.  July  ir>,  1820. 

7.  Daniels  Fitch  {Samuet-,  James^)  wa.s  b.  Feb.  0.  1791;  m.  June  4,  1817, 

Olive  Ivimball  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Eliphalet  and  Selinda  (Ripley)  Kim- 
ball, b.  April  7,  1798,  and  d.  in  18o8.  There  is  no  known  record  of  his 
death.  It  ai)pears  that  he  left  town  for  some  reason  and  his  name  dis- 
appears from  the  records.  The  names  of  the  following  children  are  on 
record: 

i.  Charles  Henry,  b.  March  23,  1818. ' 

ii.  George  Brewster,  b.  Dec.  26,  1820. 

iii.  Charlotte  Zurviah,  b.  March  13,  1822. 

iv.  Aden  Lovel,  b.  May  10,  1824. 

8.  Henry  Hubbard^  Fitch  (Amhew^,  Hezekiah-,  James'')  was  b.  March  15, 

1833;  m. ,  EHza  Anne  Francis  of .     Lived  in  Ro.xburj-,  Mass. 

He  d.  May  26,  1888.     Children : 

i.        George  Delos,  b. . 


ii.       Henry  Chadwick,  b. . 

iii.      Albert  Parker,  b.  ,  1877.     A  clergyman,  res.  in  Boston;  m. 

,  Flora  May  Draper. 

iv.       LUELLA,  b.  . 


Lv.man'  Fitch  {Juhn^,  Hezekiah'^,  James')  b.  Feb.  27,  1825;  m.  Dec.  21, 
1852,  Leora  Ellen  Hart  of  Claremont,  dau.  of  Jeremiah  P.  and  Serena 
(Champlin)  Hart,  b.  in  Pomfret,  Vt.,  Jan.  12,  1835.  They  lived  in 
Cornish  till  1884,  when  they  rem.  to  a  farm  in  Claremont,  where  they 
have  since  Uved.  Tliej-  celebrated  their  golden  wedding  Dec.  21,  1902. 
She  d.  April  21,  1905.     Children,  all  b.  in  town  (?) : 

i.        Frederick  Hubbard,  b.  Oct.  9,  1856;  d.  Nov.  8,  1862. 

ii.       Lena  Le\'ERNa,  b.  July  19,  1858;  d.  Nov.  1,  1862. 

iii.      Edith  Maria,  b.  July  21,  1861 ;  m. ,  Albro  Proctor  of  Claremont. 

Had  one  cliild,  Bessie,  b.  Aug.  10,  1884.    Edith  d.  July  18,  1888. 

iv.  Orlan  Parker,  b.  Sept.  19,  1868;  m.  Sept.  19,  1892,  Anna  Stowell 
of  Claremont,  dau.  of  Geo.  H.,  2d,  and  Elizabeth  (Holbrook) 
Stowell,  b.  Sept.  19,  1870.  Mr.  Fitch  is  engaged  in  the  automo- 
bile business  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

V.  Arthur  Lyman,  b.  Nov.  14, 1870;  m.  March  17,  1892,  Nettie  M.  Frye. 
Three  children:  1.  Edith  Maria,  b.  June  3,  1893.  2.  Harold 
Wakefield,  b.  June  5,  1897.  3.  Raymond  Ward,  b.  March  7, 
1903.     Mr.  Fitch  is  a  farmer  in  Claremont. 

vi.  William  Henry,  b.  Feb.  2,  1872;  m.  in  1895,  Josephine  Fraser. 
One  child:  Frederic  Lyman,  b.  Ai)ril  30,  1896.  Mr.  Fitch  works 
with  his  brother,  O.  P.  Fitch,  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

vii.     Parmer  J.  Chaffix  (adopted  .son),  b.  in  1850  (?)  and  d.  Nov.  7, 1862. 


GENEALOGIES.  157 

10.  Chester  Bartlett*  Fitch  {James^,  Samuel"-,  Jamcs^)  was  b.  April  23, 

1818;  m.  Juno  2,  ISoS,  Amy  B.  Westgale  of  riaiiificld,  clau.  of  John  and 
Almira  (Palmer)  Westgate,  b.  April  13,  1834.  They  lived  in  the  old 
Fitch  homestead.  He  was  a  farmer.  Was  also  a  musician  and  choir 
master.     He  d.  Feb.  14,  1879,  aged  60.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

11.  i.        James  Westgate,  b.  April  18,  1859. 

12.  ii.       Alfred,  b.  May  12,  18(il. 

iii.      ^^'ILLIS  Clark,  b.  Sept.  26,  1864;  m.  first,  Nov.  14,  1892,  Mary  A. 

Peters;  m.  second,  ,  Susan  Bryant.     He  is  a  shoe-cutter 

and  lives  in  North  Adams,  Mass. 
iv.      Elmer  Chester,  b.  Nov.  16,  1868;  m.  March  3,  1900,  Carrie  C.  Leet 

of  Claremont,  where  they  live.     He  is  a  farmer  and  milkman, 
v.       Jennie  ]\Iary,  b.  Aug.  27,  1871,  and  d.  July  31,  1873. 
vi.      Fr.\nk  Palmer,  b.  Oct.  8,  1872,  and  d.  Jan.  15,  1881. 

11.  James  Westgate^  Fitch  {Chester  B.*,  James^,  Samuel^,  James^)  was  b. 

April  18,  1859;  m.  April  13,  1881,  Almina  E.  Deming  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
Norman  A.  and  Lucy  Ann  (Bartlett)  Deming,  b.  July  27,  1858,  and  d. 
Jan.  25,  1903.  Soon  after  his  majority  and  marriage  he  was  chosen 
and  served  several  years  as  selectman  and  member  of  the  school  board, 
and  was  very  prominent  in  Grange  work,  giving  promi.se  of  continued 
usefulness,  but  suddenly  in  1894,  without  notice  or  known  cause,  he 
left  the  towTi  and  his  family  for  parts  unknowTi.  A  div.  ha\'ing  been 
previously  decreed,  ISIrs.  Fitch,  on  Sept.  20,  1900,  m.  Fred  R.  Streeter, 
then  of  Cornish.  She  d.  Jan.  25,  1903.  Children  of  James  W.  and 
Almina  E.  Fitch,  both  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Chester  Deming,  b.  Aug.  10,  1884. 

ii.       Maurice  Alfred,  b.  May  20,  1886;  m.  May  20,  1909,  Mary  E. 
Osgood.     Live  in  Claremont. 

12.  Alfred  Fitch^  {Chester  B.>,  James^,  Samuel^,  James^)  was  b.  May  12, 

1861 ;  m.  March  27,  1884,  Ida  M.  Williams  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Orville  B. 

and  Miriam  (Sargent)  Williams,  b.  Jan.  11,  1863.     Mr.  Fitch  was  a 

successful  farmer  and  lived  on  the  old  Fitch  homestead.     He  d.  Jan.  8, 

1903.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 
i.        James  Brewster,  b.  Dec.  29,  1884. 
ii.       Bernice  Amy,  b.  Feb.  19,  1887. 
iii.      Harold  Alfred,  b.  July  6,  1892. 
iv.      Frank  Williams,  b.  March  20,  1894. 
V.       Lewis  Elmer,  b.  Feb.  23,  1899. 

Cornish  records  mention  the  names  of  Zebediah  and  Olive  Fitch.  Their 
connection  wdth  the  other  Fitches  of  the  towTi  is  not  known.  They  had 
the  following  children,  b.  in  town: 

i.        Henry,  b.  June  24,  1798. 

ii.       Geo.  Washington,  b.  Dec.  30,  1799. 

iii.      Rhoda  F.,  b.  Nov.  21,  1801. 


158  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

The  records  also  contain  the  following:     Zebadiah  and  Betsey  Fitch 
had  the  following  children : 

i.        BiLLE,  b.  at  Norwich,  Conn.,  Sept.  20,  1772. 
ii        Zebediah,  Jr.,  b.  at  Cornish  Dec.  1,  1774. 
iii.      Hkzioki.'VH,  b.  April  20,  1770,  in  Cornish. 

FLETCHER. 

RoBERTi  Fletcheu,  of  English  stock,  settled  in  Concord,  Mass.,  in  1630.  He 
is  the  recognized  ancestor  of  all  of  the  name  who  have  ever  res.  in  Cor- 
nish and  vicinity.  He  was  then  38  years  of  age,  and  had  four  sons,  of 
whom  three  left  descendants.  The  generations  following  Robert >  were 
Francis^,  Samueb,  Timothys,  Johns  and  I']ben(>zerfi,  b.  in  1701,  who  Feb. 
5,  1781,  m.  Mary  Comings,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Spaulding) 
Comings,  b.  Dec.  16,  1757,  and  d.  Feb.  26,  1812.  He  d.  May  8,  1831,  in 
New  Ipswich.  His  son,  Ebenezer^  b.  Oct.  9,  1782,  m.  May  20,  1808, 
Sybil  Spaulding,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Sybil  (Wallace)  Spaulding,  b. 
Sept.  15,  1782.  Came  to  Cornish  (time  not  known)  lived  and  d.  there 
on  the  place  afterwards  owned  and  occupied  by  (^uartus  Fletcher.  He 
d.  Nov.  15,  1834.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

2.  i.        Benjamin  Spaulding,  b.  Nov.  30,  1809. 

ii.  HiKAM  Comings,  b.  June  24,  1811;  m.  first,  Marion  Patrick,  who  d. 
May  14,  1841;  m.  second,  Mary  Smith.  Four  children,  one  of 
them  being  Lawson  C.  who  m.  a  dau.  of  Benjamin  S.  Hiram 
C.  lived  in  Eden,  Vt.,  where  he  d.  Dec.  17,  1808. 

iii.  OuiiEL,  b.  June  4,  1813;  m.  Dec.  18,  1832,  John  Johnson  of  Cornish. 
Two  children.  (See  Johnson.)  He  d.  Feb.  28,  1892.  She  d. 
Dec.  9,  1908. 

iv.  Marv  W.,  b.  Aug.  8,  1815;  m.  Henry  Little.  She  d.  Dec.  27,  1846, 
in  Manchester. 

v.  David  Dexter,  b.  Oct.  24,  1817;  m.  Lucy  Horton  and  d.  Jan.  25, 
1857,  in  Exeter. 

vi.      John,  b. ;  d.  young. 

vii.  Silas  S.,  b.  April  0,  1820.  Was  a  Fnivensalist  preacher  ord.  in  1842. 
Had  pastorates  in  Buck? port.  Me.;  New  Bedford,  Mass.;  Bridge- 
port, Conn.;  Portsmouth  and  P^xeter  and  other  places.  He 
had  a  strong  intellect,  was  a  keen  reasoner  and  did  much  to 
promote  Universalism,  temperance  and  education.  He  d.  in 
Exeter  March  30,  1884.  His  wife  was  Caroline  Partridge. 
They  had  four  children. 

viii.    Stephen  N.,  b.  March  8,  1822,  and  d. ,  1824. 

ix.      John  Q.  A.,  b.  Oct.  10,  1824,  and  d.  Sept.  14,  1846. 

X.       Sybil  Lavinia,  b.  Oct.  2,  1826;  m. ,  Peleg  Sarsons  of  Brattleboro, 

Vt.     Two  children.     Res.  in  Martha's  Vineyard,  Mass. 

xi.  Guilford  D.,  b.  Sey)t.  21,  1829.  Res.  chiefly  at  South  Acton,  Mass.; 
m.  first,  Sept.  21,  1856,  Emeline  Lewis  at  Lowell,  Mass.,  who  d. 
at  South  Acton  Aug.  26,  1873;  m.  second,  Nov.  17,  1875,    at 


GENEALOGIES.  159 

Springfield,  Mass.,  Mrs.  Eliza  A.  (Smith)  Cutter.  One  child. 
Mr.  Fletcher  d.  at  Templeton,  Mass.,  March  26,  1883.  He  was 
a  carpenter  and  builder. 

2.  Benjamin  Spaulding'  Fletcher  (Ebenezer'-',  John^,  Timothy*,  Samueb, 
Francis^-,  Robert')  b.  Nov.  30,  1809;  m.  Dec.  18,  1832  (Claremont  record 
says  April  10,  1833),  Sarah  Atwood  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Joshua  and 
Sarah  (McAdams)  Atwood,  b.  Feb.  18,  1811;  d.  Sept.  14,  1893.  He  was 
a  carpenter  and  possessed  great  skill  in  his  trade.  Alwaj's  lived  in 
Cornish;  d.  Sept.  30,  1890.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Edw^in  N.,  b.  Sept.  5,  1833;  m.  first,  April  7,  1856,  Ehzabeth  A. 
Fletcher  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Quartus  and  Ann  (Kelley)  Fletcher, 
b.  Aug.  7,  1832.  Three  children:  1.  Carrie  Lizzie,  b.  Aug.  14, 
1857;  d.  Oct.  20,  18.59.  2.  Carl  Benicia,  b.  May  9,  1859;  m. 
twice  and  d.  Jan.  23,  1911.  3.  Nellie  Maria,  b.  July  22,  1861; 
d.  Oct.  2,  1862.  Dissimilaritj'  of  dispositions  and  aims  induced 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fletcher  to  have  the  bond  of  matrimony  between 
them  dissolved.     He  removed  from  town  and  again  m. 

ii.  Hannah  Atwood,  b.  March  2,  1835;  m.  June  6,  1860,  William  D. 
Lear  of  Cornish.  Three  children.  (See  Lear.)  She  d.  Aug. 
11,  1881. 

iii.  David  Story,  b.  Aug.  5,  1838.  Educated  at  Kimball  Union  Academy 
class  of  1860.  Began  studies  in  Med.  Dept.  of  University  Ver- 
mont Medical  when,  his  health  failing,  he  left  his  studies  and  d. 
July  6,  1862. 

iv.      Isabel  M.,  b.  Aug.  2,  1841 ;  d.  July  28,  1870.     Never  m. 

V.  Carolyn  Lavinia,  b.  Oct.  20,  1846.  She  m.  March  8,  1878,  Lawson 
C.  Fletcher,  her  cousin,  and  son  of  Hiram  C.  Fletcher  of  Eden,  Vt. 
She  d.  March  5,  1883.     One  child,  b.  in  1879,  which  d.  young. 

Quartcs'  Fletcher  {Ephraim^-^*  Timothy*,  Samueb,  Francis^,  Robert')  h. 
April  22,  1799,  in  Newiiort;  m.  first,  Feb.  16,  1827,  Ann  Kelley,  dau.  of 
Israel  and  Lydia  (Farrington)  Kelley,  b.  Aug.  5,  1805,  in  Newport. 
She  d.  Jan.  7,  1842,  leaving  eight  small  children.  He  m.  second,  Jan. 
16,  1844,  Charlotte  Hilliard  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Roxana 
(Day)  HilUard,  b.  March  2,  1821.     She  d.  Sept.  23,  1908. 

Mr.  Fletcher  came  to  Cornish  in  1826,  and  settled  in  the  southeast 
part  of  the  to\\Ti,  in  a  district  called  the  "Hempyard."  Here  he  spent 
the  remainder  of  his  life,  dying  April  27,  1874.  He  was  a  prosperous 
farmer  and  a  respected  citizen.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish : 

i.  William  Kelley,  b.  Feb.  12,  1828,  graduated  at  Kimball  Union 
Academy,  Dartmouth  College  and  Harvard  University  Med. 
Dept.  He  was  principal  of  high  schools  for  several  years  in 
Abington  and  Weymouth,  Mass.;  was  an  assistant  surgeon  in 
U.  S.  Army,  1862-65,  and  for  many  years  a  successful  physician 

*Eph^aim^  a  brother  of  Johns  and  grandfather  of  Quartus',  came  from 
Sturbridge,  Mass. 


ICO 


HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 


u. 


in  Cambridge  and  Somer\dlle,  Mass.  Retired  and  res.  in  Somer- 
ville.  He  m.  Dec.  30,  1875,  Annie  Louisa  Tufts  of  Somerville, 
dau.  of  Oliver  and  Dorothy  (Danforth)  Tufts,  b.  Oct.  31, 1839. 
No  issue. 
RuEL  Hasseltine  was  b.  May  16,  1828,  and  educated  in  the  schools 
of  Cornish,  Newport  High  School,  Kimball  f  iiioii  Academy  and 


RuEL  Hasseltine  Fletcher. 

Sixty  Years  a  Schoolmaster,  1849-1910. 

New  Hampton  Institute,  supplemented  by  courses  in  Harvard 
University.  After  teachin<i  ^\^nter  schools  for  several  years,  he 
began  his  first  annual  school  in  Abington,  Mass.,  in  1854.  This 
he  taught  two  years.  The  two  following  years  he  taught  in 
Quincy,  Mass.  In  Dec,  1857,  he  became  master  of  the  Otis 
(now  Thorndike)  Grammar  School  in  Cambridge,  Mass.  He 
retired  Jan.  1,  1910.  Upon  the  acceptance  of  his  resignation, 
he  was  unanimously  elected  master  emeritus  of  the  school,  as 


GENEALOGIES.  161 

a  fitting  testimonial  of  appreciation  for  fifty-two  years  of  faith- 
ful .service  in  the  same  .school.  While  in  active  ser\dce,  the 
city  paid  liim  a  signal  honor  by  naming  one  of  its  large  schools 
the  Fletcher  School.  Under  his  supervision  thousands  of  boys 
and  girls  of  two  generations  were  fitted  for  useful  lives.  Mr. 
Fletcher  m.  Feb.  26,  1863,  Rebecca  Carohne  Wyman  of  Cam- 
bridge, Mass.,  b.  May  21,  1837,  dau.  of  William  and  Ruth 
Emerson  (Bradstreet)  Wyman.  She  d.  July  10,  1906.  They 
had  eight  children,  all  b.  in  Cambridge. 

1.  Elizabeth  Wyman,  b.  Jan.  13,  1864,  and  d.  Oct.  10,  1864. 

2.  Charles  Ruel,  b.  May  4,  1865.     A  graduate  of  Harvard  and 

now  manager  of  the  Ashland  Emery  &  Corundum  Co.,  Perth 
Amboy,  N.J.  He  m.  May  24,  1888,  Bertha  Agnes  Holway  of 
Chelsea,  Mass.  Two  children:  Ruth  Bradstreet,  b.  April  7, 
1889,  and  Wesley  Holway,  b.  Sept.  23,  1893. 

3.  Caroline  Rebecca,  b.  Sept.  23,  1867.     A  graduate  of  Welles- 

ley,  with  the  degree  of  B.A.  She  also  received  the  degree  of 
M.A.  from  Radcliffe.  She  is  an  associate  professor  of  Latin 
in  her  alma  mater. 

4.  William  Bradstreet,  b.  Jan.  3,  1870,  and  d.  Aug.  4,  1870. 

5.  Austin  Bradstreet,  b.  Jan.  19,  1872.     He  was  educated  in 

the  Cambridge  schools  and  received  the  degree  of  B.S.  from 
Harvard  in  1893.  He  was  secretary  and  executive  officer  of 
the  Mass.  Highway  Commission  for  seventeen  years,  resigning 
Jan.  1,  1910,  to  become  chief  engineer  of  the  San  Diego  County 
Highway  Commission,  at  San  Diego,  Cal.  He  m.  March  1, 
1894,  Ethel  Hovey  of  Cambridge,  Mass.,  b.  Aug.,  1871.  Two 
children:  Dorothy,  b.  May  12,  1895,  and  Norman,  b.  Sept. 
27,  1899,  who  d.  July  7,  1906. 

6.  Edward  Wyman,  b.  Oct.  28,  1874;  m.  Oct.  28,  1896,  Estelle 

Phipps  of  Cincinnati,  O.  One  dau.,  Margaretta  Phipps,  b. 
July  17,  1898.  He  is  supt.  of  a  starch  plant  in  Harbor  Beach, 
Mich. 

7.  Frank  Kelley,  b.  July  27,  1876;  m.  June  22,  1898,  Dorothy 

Charlotte  Hamann  of  Somerville,  Mass.  He  res.  in  Somer- 
ville.     No  children. 

8.  Frederick  William,  b.  Jan.  19,  1878,  and  d.  June  22, 1909.     He 

was  a  soldier  in  the  Spanish-^Vmerican  War,  and  later  an  engi- 
neer on  the  fam.ous  East  Boston  tunnel  and  the  Washington 
Street  subway. 

iii.      James  Winchell,  b.  Oct.  24,  1830.     He  m.  Lucy  C.  Fletcher  of 
Preemption,    111.,   dau.   of   Samuel   Metcalf  and   Lucy  (Hagar) 
Fletcher.  He  was  a  popular  teacher,  a  successful  farmer,  and  a 
highly  respected  citizen.     He  d.  June  9,  1889,  in  Plainview,  Ore. 
They  had  five  children : 
1.  Francis  Ruel,  b.  Nov.  30,  1856,  in  Preemption  and  d.  Aug.  31, 
1857. 
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162  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

2.  TjRStiLA  E.,  b.  Aug.  18,  1858,  in  Preemption.     She  m.  1878, 

H.  H.  Brand  of  Plainview,  and  d.  July,  1879. 

3.  RuEL  Metcalf,  b.  June  24,   ISGO,  in  Preemption;  m.  1882, 

Alice  Wilcox.  A  farmer  in  Plainview.  Seven  children: 
Arthur  Burton,  b.  Nov.  19,  1883;  Emery  Virgil,  b.  June  19, 
1885;  William  Chester,  b.  July  1,  1888;  Minnie  Etta,  b.  June 
9,  1890;  Frances  Willard,  b.  May  7,  1897;  Sheldon  Wilcox,  b. 
Dec.  8, 1903;    Lyle  Emerson,  b.  Sept.  16, 1906. 

4.  Adelle  E.,  b.  May  9,  1863,  in  Preemption,  111.;  m.  1884,  Isaac 

Whealdon  of  Plainview,  Ore.  One  child:  Wayne  Fletcher, 
b.  Sept.  28,  1886.     Res.,  Shcdd,  Ore. 

5.  Edwin  James,  b.  Dec.  7,  1866,  in  Salem,  Ore.;  m.  July  11,  1895, 

Minnie  Ebeling  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal.     A  grocer.     Res.  Los 
Angeles.     Two  children:     Edwin  Earl,  b.  June  23,  1898,  and 
Lilhan  Adelle,  b.  March  13,  1903. 
iv.     Elizabeth  Ann,  b.  Aug.  15,  1832;  m.  first,  April  7,  1856,  Edwin  N. 
Fletcher  of  Cornish;  m.  second,  Nov.  3,  1876,  Benj.  H.  Brooks 
of  Plainfield,  Me.,  who  d.  Jan.  3,  1892.     She  res.  in  Newport. 
Three  children,  all  by  first  husband.     (See  family  of  Benj.  S. 
Fletcher.) 
V.       Charles  Franklin,  b.  Feb.  24,  1834;  m.  Jan.  7,  1859,  Martha  J. 
Wilniarth  of  Newport,  dau.  of  David  and  Mahala  (Fletcher) 
Wilmarth,  b.  Jan.  27,  1836,  and  d.  Jan.  3,  1906.     He  was  a 
prosperous  farmer  in  Newport.     He  d.  Dec.  27,  1910.     They 
had  four  children. 

1.  Etta,  b.  April  26,  1860,  in  Cornish,  and  educated  in  Newport 

schools  and  in  Colby  Academy;  m.  May  1,  1889,  George  A. 
Gove  of  Newport.     Res.    Newport.     No  children. 

2.  Lillian,  b.  Dec.  10,  1861.     A  graduate  of  Colby  University, 

Waterville,  Me.;  m.  June  7,  1889,  George  H.  Smiley  of  Minne- 
waska,  N.  Y.  Two  children:  Alfred  Fletcher,  b.  June  1, 
1890,  and  Charles  Edward,  b.  Aug.  20,  1892,  who  d.  Jan.  19, 
1909. 

3.  Henky,  b.  May  1,  1864,  in  Newport.     A  graduate  of  Colby 

University;  m.  Dec.  15,  1892,  Bertha  Rehder.  One  child: 
Martha  Wilmarth,  b.  April  23,  1906. 

4.  William,  b.  Nov.  20,  1SG6,  in  Newjxjrt.     A  graduate  of  Colby 

University  and  Newlon Theological  Seminary,  Mass.;  m.  Sept. 
5,  1894,  Winifred  E.  Roundy  of  Waterville,  Me.     A  Baptist 
clergyman.     Res.,  Waterville.     Three  children:     Grace  Con- 
stance, b.  April  19,  1896;  Herbert  Henry,  b.  Doc.  5,  1897,  and 
Harriet  Martha,  b.  Dec.  22,  1905. 
vi.     Ursula  Kelley,  b.  Nov.  22,  1836.     She  was  educated  in  the  schools 
of  Cornish  and  in  Kimball  Union  Academy,  and  was  a  success- 
ful teacher  for  several  years.     She  m.  April  24,  1862,  George  W. 
Hilliard  of  Cornish,  youngest  son  of  Joseph  and  Roxana  (Day) 
Hilliard.     Five   children.     (See   HilHard.)     Present   res.,  Red- 
lands,  Cal. 


GENEALOGIES.  163 

vii.  Oliver  Mores,  b.  Aug.  7, 1838.  A  soldier  in  the  Chnl  War.  Hem. 
Oct.  16,  1866,  Olive  Josephine  ]\lerrill  of  Elmira,  N.  Y.,  b.  June 
26,  1843.  She  d.  Aug.  4,  1874.  He  d.  March  14,  1907.  They 
had  two  children. 

1.  Frederick  Merrill,  b.  May  11,  1868;  m.  March  29,  1893, 

Sarah   Smith   Steinberger   of   Elmira.     One    child,    Wilham 
Merrill,  b.  March  13,  1903,  and  d.  March  17,  1903. 

2.  Laura  May,  b.  Nov.  13,  1869.     She  m.  Jan.  4,  1892,  Aaron  B. 

Mills  of  Bath,  X.  Y.     Three  children:     Leslie  E.,  b.  Jan.  15, 
1893;  Fred  F.,  b.  Nov.  2,  1895,  and  Charles  E.,  b.  Sept.  19, 
1899. 
viii.    Orpha  Metcalf,  b.  March  8,  1840.     She  was  educated  in  the  schools 

of  Cornish  and  Newport,  and  in  KimbaU  Union  Academy,  and 

was  a  teacher  for  eight  years.     She  m.  April  14,  1869,  Benj.  F. 

Atwood  of  Cambridge,  Mass.,  who  d.  Aug.  6,  1892.     She  res. 

in  Cambridge.     One  child,  Anjanette  Gifford,   a  graduate  of 

Boston  University. 

Children  of  Charlotte  Hilliard: 

ix.  Hexry  Lyaian,  b.  April  18,  1845;  m.  first,  Feb.  20,  1869,  AngeUne 
N.  Freeman  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Forest  and  Nancy  (Penniman) 
Freeman,  b.  April  16,  1843,  and  d.  July  8,  189S;  m.  second,  Dec. 
30,  1899,  Mrs.  Mary  L.  (Andrews)  Poole,  dau.  of  Harvey 
Andrews  of  Claremont .  No  children  b}' either  wife.  A  farmer, 
and  res.  until  recently  on  the  Forest  Freeman  farm,  formerly 
owned  by  Moodj^  Chase.     He  now  res.  in  Claremont. 

X.  LxTELLA  Etta,  b.  Feb.  7,  1849;  m.  April  15,  1873,' Charles  Martin 
Emerson  of  Newport,  b.  Nov.  25,  1846.  He  was  a  successful 
merchant,  manufacturer  and  banker.  He  d.  Feb.  1,  1909. 
One  child:  Helen  Jo.sephine,  b.  Jan.  19,  1887.  A  graduate  of 
the  Newport  High  School  and  Boston  Universitj^;  m.  Jan.  19, 
1909,  Harry  Wild  Kendall  of  Windsor,  Vt.  One  child:  Ray- 
mond Emerson,  b.  March  22,  1910,  at  Ne^^jort. 

xi.  Emma  Jane,  b.  March  15,  1852;  m.  Jan.  3,  1871,  Orlando  Powers 
Burr  of  Cornish.     Four  children.     (See  Burr.) 

xii.  Jael  Mores,  b.  ]\Iay  1,  1855;  m.  Sept.  15,  1877,  Orison  W.  Page  of 
Newport.  A  farmer  and  res.  of  Newport.  Three  children: 
1.  Bertha  Bell  (adopted),  b.  May  6,  1881.  2.  Lawson  A.,  b. 
July  27,  1883,  and  m.  Jan.  31,  1911,  Florence  G.  Cady  of  Hart- 
ford, Conn.  A  farmer;  res.,  Newport.  3.  Lou  Emma,  b.  May 
4,  1886. 

Bela  Jenks'  Fletcher  {E phraim^-^,  Timothy*,  Samucb,  Francis-,  Robert^)  a 
brother  of  Quartus',  b.  Jan.  16,  1811;  m.  Jan.  26,  1841,  Marcia  Louise 
Comings  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Andrew  and  Lydia  (Jackson)  Comings,  b. 
Oct.  13,  1812;  d.  Aug.  15,  1903.  They  lived  in  Claremont.  He  d.  July 
26,  1877.  He  was  a  bridge  builder  and  general  carpenter.  Left  one 
son:  Francis  E.,  b.  Feb.  18,  1847,  who  d.  Sept.  6,  1908,  in  North  Attle- 
boro,  Mass.     Lived  in  Claremont. 


164  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

CYRrs  Kingsbury"  Fletcher  {Timothy;  Ephraim'^,  Timolhy,  Samueb, 
Fraitcis-,  Robert^)  h.  Oct.  8,  1812,  in  Xewixjrt;  in.  first,  Mrs.  Albert 
Sprague.     He  lived  several  years  in  the  southeast  part  of  Cornish  and 

afterwards  rem.  to  Croydon,  where  he  res.  till  his  death .     A  brother 

of  Cyrus  K.,  Timothj^  Stillman,  b.  Aug.  (i,  1817,  also  made  that  part 
of  Cornish  his  home  for  several  years  and  then  rem.  to  Croj'don,  where 

he  d.  Feb.  27,  1904,  aged  86.     He  m. ,  Pameha  Bradford  and  had 

eight  children.  She  was  dau.  of  Peter  and  Miriam  (Wyman)  Bradford, 
b.  Sept.  13,  1821,  and  d.  in  Newport  June  1,  1858. 

FLING. 

Lemuel  Fling,  with  Ruth,  his  wife,  came  from  Norwich,  Conn.,  and  settled  in 
Cornish  about  1791,  where  the  family  remained  a  number  of  years. 
The}'  had  three  children  b.  in  Conn,  and  three  in  Cornish: 

i.  Parnell,  b.  Sept.  15,  1781. 

ii.  Erastus,  b.  July  10,  1783. 

iii.  Cyril,  b.  Sept.  21,  1785;  ni.  in  Cornisli  July  19,  1804,  to  Jennie 

Potter, 

iv.  Calvin,  b.  Jan.  8,  1792. 

V.  Augusta,  b.  Jan.  11,  1794. 

vi.  Fanny  Watrous,  b.  Nov.  27,  1798;  m. ,  Samuel  Hilliard,  Jr. 

Theophilus  Fling,  b.  in  17G8  and  Erejita  Cari)ent(!r,  b.  in  1770,  both  of  Pom- 
fret,  Conn.,  were  m.  there  March  22,  1792.     They  soon  after  came  to 
town  and  spent  the  rest  of  their  lives  here.     The  wife  d.  Jan.  7,  1846. 
•       He.  d.  Dec.  12,  1846.     Both  buried  in  Cornish.     Children: 

1.        George,  b.  Jul}'  1,  1796. 
ii.       Sanford  C,  b.  Sept.  12,  1798. 
iii.      Leavis,  b.  Nov.  20,  1801. 

iv.      Lucia  E.,  b.  Sept.  7,  1804;  m.  April  16,  1828,  Jo-siah  R.  Dorr  of 
Detroit,  Mich. 

Nathan  and  Judith  Fling  had  a  son  b.  in  Cornish  Jan.  19,  ISOO. 
Unfortunately,  the  connection,  if  any,  between  these  families  is 
unknown. 

FORD. 

Capt.  Daniel  Ford,  a  son  of  Samuel  Ford,  was  b.  April  2,  1751,  in  Branford, 
Conn.,  and  d.  in  Clareniont  Oct.  2,  1822,  aged  72.  One  record  says  he 
was  a  sea  capt.;  another  record  (Claremont  History),  says  he  was  in 
Capt.  Oliver  A.shley's  Co.  at  the  Battle  of  Ticonderoga  in  May,  1777, 
and  also  in  Capt.  Abel  Walker's  Co.  at  the  Battle  of  Bennington,  Aug. 
16, 1777,  and  was  probably  at  the  Battle  of  Saratoga  in  Sept.  of  the  same 

year.     He  m.  first, ,  Lydia  Gooduin  of  Claremont,  dau.  of  Ensign 

Thomas  Goodwin,  b.  July  11,  1756,  in  Middletown,  Conn.,  and  d.  March 
13,  1789,  in  Claremont.  He  m.  second,  June  11,  1790,  Anna  Munroe. 
Lived  chiefly  in  Claremont  but  several  members  of  the  family  became 
res.  of  Cornish.     Children: 


GENEALOGIES.  165 

i.  Lydia  Goodwin,  b.  Aug.  31,  1774,  in  Claromont;  m.  April  13,  1795, 
Richmond  Hilliard.     Eight  children.     (See  HilHard.) 

2.  ii.       Daniel,  Jr.,  b.  Jan.  17,  1777. 

iii.  Eunice,  b.  in  Claremont  Maj-  12,  1779;  m.  Nov.  15,  1798,  Dea. 
Harvey  Deming  of  Cornish.  Eight  children.  (See  Deming.) 
She  d.  Feb.  1,  1847. 

iv.      Stephen,  b.  May  31, 1781,  in  Claremont. 

V.  Sarah  Goodwin,  b.  Dec.  17,  1784,  in  Claremont;  m.  Nov.  25,  1805, 
David  Richardson  of  Cornish.  Eight  children.  (See  Richard- 
son.) She  d.  in  Hanover  Aug.  15,  1867,  aged  83.  She  was  a 
woman  of  superior  natural  gifts — -truly  a  "mother  in  Israel." 

vi.      Martha  Rhoda,  b.  in  Claremont  Aug.  23,  1786;  m.  ,  1818. 

Joseph  Lambert  on  of  Claremont.  Three  children.  (See  Lam- 
berton.)     She  d.  April  11,  1825. 

2.  Daniel  Ford  {Capt.  Daniel-,  Saviueh)  was  b.  Jan.  17,  1777,  in  Middle- 
town,  Conn.;  m.  by  Rev.  James  Wellman,  June  14,  1800,  to  Esther 
Deming  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Elizabeth  (Dana)  Deming,  b. 
Oct.  16,  1776,  in  Pomfret,  Conn.,  and  d.  Dec.  29,  1837.  He  d.  March 
19,  1856,  aged  79.  ^  Children: 

i.  Anna  Munkoe,  b.  April  11,  1801,  in  Claremont;  m. ,  Rev.  Gib- 
bon Williams,  pastor  of  the  Baptist  Church  in  Cornish.  — 
children.  She  d.  in  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  July  5,  1884.  He  d. 
Nov.  16,  1865. 

ii.      Daniel  Bradley,  b.  Dec.  18,  1803,  in  Cornish;  m.  ,  Betsey 

Hoisington.  Eight  children.  Thej'  buried  one  in  town,  Daniel 
H.,  b.  in  1829,  and  d.  Sept.  23,  1834.  After  this  they  went  West 
and  finally  settled  in  Toledo,  O.,  where  they  both  d.  of  cholera. 
He  d.  July  14,  1854.     She  d.  July  16,  1854. 

3.  iii.      Stephen  D.,  b.  Oct.  9,  1805. 

iv.      Harvey  Goodwin,  b.  Jan.  18,  1808,  in  Claremont;  m. ,  Elvira 

Johnson  of  Wliitehall,  Vt.  He  was  a  phj-sician  of  note.  Six 
children.  They  buried  an  infant  of  nine  months  in  towTi  that 
d.  June  15,  1837.  They  rem.  to  Philadelphia  about  1838,  where 
he  d.  Dec.  6,  1846. 

v.  William  Horace,  b.  March  1,  1810,  in  Cornish;  m.  Sept.  17,  1849, 
Lucia  Electa  Smith,  dau.  of  John  and  Electa  (Putnam)  Smith. 
They  both  d.  in  Claremont.  He  d.  April  23,  1877.  She  d. 
Feb.  15,  1853.     She  left  one  dau.,  Ella  Josephine,  b.  Feb.  5,  1853. 

vi.  Elizabeth  Dana,  b.  Dec.  21,  1813,  in  Cornish  and  d.  an  infant  at  the 
age  of  seven  weeks. 

vii.  John  Deming,  b.  April  18,  1816,  in  Cornish.  Graduated  at  Kimball 
Union  Academy  in  class  of  1835,  Dartmouth  College,  class  of 
1839,  University  of  Pennsjdvania,  class  of  1844;  became  a  dis- 
tinguished phj^sician;  settled  first  in  Rochester,  Vt.,  where  he  m. 
April  8,  1845,  Eliza  A.  Morton.  Soon  after  he  rem.  to  Norwich, 
Conn.,  where  he  practiced  till  1856.     He  then  rem.  to  Winona, 


166  HISTORY   OF  CORNISH. 

where  he  practiced  till  his  death,  Oct.  29,  1867.  She  d.  in  1872. 
They  had  no  children.  He  lived  a  very  active  public-spirited 
life.  It  was  largely  due  to  his  influence  that  Iho  normal  and 
graded  system  of  Minn,  were  established. 

3.  Stephen  Dana<  Ford  {Daniel^--,  Samueb)  was  b.  Oct.  9,  1805,  in  Clare- 
mont;  in.  Aug.  28,  1838,  Marietta  Jackson  of  Corni.sh,  dau.  of  Eleazer, 
Jr.,  and  Lois  (Corbin)  Jackson,  b.  June  2,  1815,  and  d.  Nov.  28,  1877, 
aged  62.  He  d.  in  Cornish  Jan.  13,  1858.  After  his  death,  his  wid. 
m.  July  1,  1863,  Samuel  C.  Moulton  of  Plainfield.  Children  (record 
limited  and  uncertahi) ; 

i.        Elizabeth  E.,  b. ,  1840;  d.  March  4,  1850. 

ii.       Mary  J.,  b. ,  1855;  d.  Oct.  9,  1859. 

FOSS. 

JoHNi  Foss  was  the  emigrant  ancestor,  coming  from  Eng.  in  a  British  war 
vessel  soon  after  the  settlement  of  Mass.  He  was  thrice  m.  and  had 
eleven  or  twelve  children. 

William-  Foss,  son  of  the  preceding  was  b.  March  11,  1673.  Was  m.  two  or 
three  times  and  had  eight  children. 

Walters  Foss,  youngest  son  of  the  last,  was  b.  about  1703;  m.  Hannah  — — ^ — ; 


and  lived  in  Portsmouth,  Newington  and  Greenland.     Had  one  child: 

Walter*  Foss,  b.  in  Newington,  bap.  there  Jul^'  15,  1728;  m.  a  Miss  Hale  and 
settled  first  in  or  near  Boston  and  afterwards  returned  to  Greenland, 
and  from  there  went  to  Cornish  soon  after  the  town  was  settled  and 
settled  on  a  tract  of  land  (100  acres)  that  has  since  been  kept  in  the  name. 
They  had  one  son: 

Walters  Foss  was  b.  in  1763;  about  1788,  m.  Lucy  Cook,  who  was 
b.  in  1767.  They  spent  the  rest  of  their  lives  on  the  Foss  homestead. 
She  d.  Feb.  7,  1854.     He  d.  Oct.  4,  1852.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

2.  i.        Walter  H.\le,  b.  March  2,  1789. 

ii.  Abraham,  b.  April  26,  1791.  Never  m.  Spent  his  life  on  the  home- 
stead. Was  a  devoted  member  and  deacon  of  the  Baptist 
Church.     He  d.  Aug.  17,  1866. 

iii.  Isaac,  b.  Feb.  — ,  1792;  m.  Dec.  31,  1818,  Lucy  Whiting  of  Clarc- 
mont.     Two  children.     Lived  in  Fairfax,  Vt.;  d.  April  24,  1860. 

iv.  Deborah,  b.  Aug.  18, 1794;  m.  Dec.  25, 1817,  Daniel  Sargent.  Lived 
in  Sutton.     Six  children.     She  d.  Oct.  4,  1850. 

V.  Jacob,  b.  Oct.  17,  1796;  m.  Martha  Abbie  Howland,  but  had  no 
children.     (See  sketch,  Vol.  I.) 

vi.  Luther,  b.  March  14,  1799;  m.  in  Boston,  Dec.  15,  1824,  Mina  A. 
Andrews  of  Wellfleet,  Mass.  Lived  in  Boston,  Mass.,  and  New 
London  and  Sutton,  and  about  1834,  settled  in  Elmore,  Vt., 
where  he  d.  April  9,  1879.  She  d.  April  18,  1880.  They  had 
eleven  cliildren. 


GENEALOGIES.  167 

vii.  Ephraim,  b.  Feb.  25,  1805;  m.  July  12,  1837,  Deloa  Demous  of 
Canada.  They  settled  in  Elmore,  Vt.  Had  ten  children,  all 
b.  in  Elmore,  Vt.  The  parents  both  d.  in  Hyde  Park,  Vt.,  he, 
:March  30,  1880;  she,  June  18,  1904. 

viii.  LvcY,  b.  July  10,  1807.  Never  m.  She  remained  on  the  homestead 
during  fife.     She  d.  June  24,  1891. 

ix.  Pexinneh,  b.  Aug.  17,  1810;  m. ,  Zenas  C.  Howland.  Six  chil- 
dren. She  d.  June  28,  1891,  in  Charlestown,  Mass.  The  old 
Foss  homestead  is  still  retained  by  one  of  this  family — Charles 
W.  Howland — who,  having  made  extensive  and  permanent 
improvements  upon  it  uses  it  for  a  summer  home  for  himself  and 
family. 

2.  Walter  Hale«  Foss  {Walteri-*-^,  William*,  John'')  was  b.  March  2,  1789; 

m.  July  16,  1817,  Mrs.  Mary  (Griffin)  Hook  of  Cornish,  formerly  of 
Sandown,  dau.  of  Isaac  Griffin,  b.  Nov.  4,  1785,  and  d.  June  13,  1865. 
He  lost  a  leg  and  was  a  tin  peddler.     He  d.  April  11,  1856.     Children: 

i.        Mary  Lavina,  b.  Dec.  27,  1817;  m.  Oct.  — ,  1837,  Ruel  Goward  of 

Cornish.     Eight  children.     (See  Goward.)     She  d.  in  Claremont 

Nov.  16,  1896. 
3.  ii.       Walter  Hale,  Jr.,  b.  Aug.  4,  1820. 

iii.      Dter,  b.  June  20,  1822.     He  was  m.  three  times  and  had  six  children. 

Lived  in  Candia  and  Portsmouth.     He  d.  in  Portsmouth  March 

23,  1897. 

3.  Walter'  Foss  {Walter  Hale^,  Walter^*-\  Willia7n%  John')  was  b.  Aug.  4, 

1820;  m.  Nov.  4,  1853,  Hannah  R.  Davis  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Jesse  and 
Apphia  (DaAas)  Davis,  b.  May  30,  1833,  in  Springfield.  Mr.  Foss 
served  in  the  Civil  War.  (See  Military.)  Lived  several  j'ears  on  a  farm 
north  of  the  Flat  near  his  father-in-law.  Rem.  in  1875  to  Claremont. 
He  d.  Aug.  23,  1886.     Children: 

i.       SARAHlDELL,b.  Oct.  16, 1854,  in  Springfield;  m. Austin.     Two 

daus.     Lives  in  Revere,  Mass. 
ii.      George  Hale,  b.  Aug.  11,  1856,  in  Cornish;  d.  about  Oct.  20, 1864,  of 

diphtheria. 
iii.     Nellie  Francena,  b.  March  31, 1862,  in  Sunapee.     Lives  in  Everett, 

Mass.;  m. Noyes.     No  children. 

iv.      Hannah  Etta,  b.  March  12,  1865,  in  Cornish;    m.  Jones. 

Lives  in  Townshend  Harbor.     Has  one  son. 

FREEMAN. 

Daniel  Freeman  was  b.  in  Conn.  March  16,  1727.  Settled  in  Plainfield  soon 
after  the  Revolution.  Built  the  large  Freeman  house  in  1784.  His 
name  first  appears  among  other  petitioners  in  1785,  asking  for  a  release 
from  unjust  taxation.  He  m.  in  1758,  Mercy  Gates,  who  was  b.  May 
27, 1739,  and  d.  Aug.  14, 1806.    Mr.  Freeman  d.  May  8, 1806.    Children: 


168  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

i.        Mehitable,  b.  Jan.  18,  1759;  d.  young. 

ii.       Tamerson,  b.  Dec.  8,  1760;  m.  March  19,  1788,  John  Lovell  Kimball 

of  Cornish.     Two  children.     (See  Kimball.)     She  d.  April  22, 

1814. 
iii.      James,  b.  Jan.  23,  1763,  became  a  sailor;  d.  in  Demerara,  S.  A. 
iv.      Deborah,  b.  Nov.  2,  1764;  m.  Sept.  23,  1785,  Nahum  C.  Chase  of 

Cornish.     Four    children.     (See    Chase.)     She    d.    March    30, 

1837.     He  d.  June  28,  1827. 

2.  V.       Cyrus,  b.  May  25,  1767. 

vi.     Mehitable,  2d,  b.  July  15,  1769. 

vii.  Sabra,  b.  July  1,  1773;  m.  June  10,  1792,  Capt.  Oliver  Torrey.  She 
d. .     He  d.  Aug.  14,  1820. 

viii.   Ollie,  b.  Aug.  23,  1775. 

ix.     Daniel,  Jr.,  b.  April  5,  1778;  m. .     He  d.  Dec.  13,  1855. 

X.       Joseph,  b.  May  3,  1780;  m. ,  Polly  Johnson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 

7\.bel  and  Sarah  (Chase)  Johnson,  b.  Dec.  1,  1795.  One  child: 
Mary,  who  m.  Arvin  S.  Bartholomew.  Mr.  Freeman  d.  Feb.  13, 
1851.     His  wife  d.  Dec.  20,  1875,  aged  86. 

x-i.  Benjamin,  b.  Aug.  6,  1782;  m.  June  8,  1806,  Euducia  Child  of  Cor- 
nish, dau.  of  Stephen  and  Mercy  (Chase)  Child;  b.  June  27,  1789, 
and  d.  March  15,  1860.  Inherited  and  lived  on  the  homestead 
in  Plainfield,  where  he  d.  June  27,  1828.  Six  children.  A 
farmer. 

xii.  Mary,  b.  July  27,  1785;  m.  Oct.  11,  1807,  Augustus  Torrey,  M.D., 
of  Mass. 

2.     Cyrus^  Freeman  (Danieb)  was  b.  May  25,  1767;  m.  first,  ,  Persis 

Chase  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Caleb  and  Tabitha  (Bcmis)  Chase,  b.  April  18, 

1775,  and  d.  July  22,  1793;  no  issue;  m.  second,  ,  Sarah  Dow  of 

Plainfield,  dau.  of  Jeremiah  Dow,  b.  March  15,  1778,  and  d.  Oct.  25, 
1860.  There  is  some  evidence  that  Mr.  Freeman  m.  third,  Mary  Chase 
of  Cornish,  a  sister  of  liis  first  wife,  b.  Jan.  19,  1779,  and  they  had  a 
dau.,  Ehzabeth,  b.  in  1829,  who  d.  in  Cornish  May  24,  1843.  All  the 
rest  of  the  children  were  by  Sarah  Dow.  Mr.  Freeman  d.  March  21, 
1847.     Children: 

3.  i.        John  Tyler,  b.  Aug.  20,  1797. 

ii.       Sarah,  b.  Aug.  23,  1799;  d.  May  5,  1826. 

4.  iii.     Forest  C,  b.  Aug.  1, 1803. 

iv.     Persis  C,  b.  Aug.  12,  1805;  m. ,  Benj.  L.  Fuller  of  Plainfield. 

Seven  children.     She  d.  in  1884. 
V.       Susan  Chase,  b.  Aug.  12,  1808;  m.  June  7,  1841,  Enos  Spaulding  of 

Plainfield.     Three  children.     She  d.  Nov.  6,  1858.     He  d. . 

vi.      Daniel  Dow,  b.  Oct.  13,  1810;  m.  March  27,  1850,  Mary  Marcy. 

Lived  chiefly  in  Plainfield ;  d.  in  Meriden  March  27, 1877.     Three 

children:     1.  Mary  A.,  b.  May  22,  1853.     2.  Lucian,  b.  Aug. 

12,  1855;  d.  June  16,  1897.     3.  Fred,  b.  Jan.  19,  1858.     Mrs, 

Freeman  d.  June  11,  1889,  in  Meriden. 


GENEALOGIES.  169 

vii.     Tamkrson  Kimball,  b.  July  2,  1814;  m. ,  Isaac  C.  Harroun  of 

Barre,  Vt.     They  lost  one  son,  Mollis  F.,  March  14,  1846,  aged 

3-4.     Tamerson  d.  Dec.  15,  1852. 
vhi.   George  Chase,  b.  Aug.  26,  1819;  m.  ,  Sarah  Ward,  dau.  of 

William  Ward,  b.  June  19,  1824,  and  d.  in  1906.     Four  children. 

A  general  farmer  and  dairyman,  also  a  breeder  of  horses.     He  d. 

Feb.  23, 1901. 

3.  John  Tylers  Freeman  (  Cyrils'^,  Danieh)  h.  Aug.  30,  1797;  m.  first,  Dec. 

25,  1826,  Ursula  Chase  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Polly  (Gerald) 
Chase,  b.  Nov.  26,  1803,  and  d.  May  22,  1849;  m.  second,  Oct.,  1857, 
Dorinda  Penniman  of  Plainfield,  dau.  of  Thomas  Taft  and  Dorinda 
(Wood)  Penniman,  b.  Feb.  18,  1821,  no  issue;  she  d.  March  24,  1860, 
at  Windsor,  Vt.;  m.  third,  Nov.  8,  1860,  Sarah  H.  Wyman  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  Jesse  and  Mary  (Dorr)  Wyman,  b.  Sept.  5,  1823,  and  d.  Jan.  13, 
1903.  No  issue.  In  the  fifties  Mr.  Freeman  rem.  to  Windsor,  where  he 
carried  on  the  hardware  business  and  later  became  treas.  of  Windsor 
SaAdngs  Bank,  which  position  he  held  many  years,  till  age  and  failing 
health  compelled  him  to  retire.     He  d.  at  Windsor  Oct.  5,  1882. 

"Life  so  gently  ceased  to  be. 
It  lapsed  in  immortality." 

(Epitaph  on  his  tombstone.) 

Children,  all  by  first  marriage,  b.  in  Cornish: 

5.  i.        Henry  Chase,  b.  Jan.  2,  1829. 

ii.       John  Edwards,  b.  Nov.  29,   1832.       A  machinist  and  gunsmith. 

Was  at  the  Remington,  N.  Y.,  Armory  for  many  years  but  now 

(1902)  is  a  res.  of  Herkimer,  N.  Y.     Twice  married, 
iii.      Austin  Tyler,  b.  Jan.  5,  1838.     Also  a  machinist  and  gunsmith. 

Patented  some  improvements  on  breech  loading  guns.     Rem.  to 

Cal.     Two  children. 

4.  Forest  C.^  Freeman  (Cyrus"-,  DanieU)  b.  Aug.  1,  1803;  m.  1831,  Nancy 

G.  Penniman  of  Windsor,  Vt.,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Sarah  (Hutchinson) 
Penniman,  b.  May  16,  1810,  and  d.  June  29,  1885.  He  d.  Feb.  17,  1883. 
He  was  a  prosperous  farmer  and  about  1838,  settled  in  Cornish  on  the 
Moody  Chase  place  near  the  south  boundary  of  the  town,  where  they 
remained  through  life.     Children: 

i.        Leland  H.,  b.  March  16,  1832,  in  Windsor,  Vt.,  d.  April  6,  1832. 

ii.       James  G.,  b.  March  12,  1833,  in  Windsor,  Vt.;  m. ,  1866,  Ellen 

Howard,  dau.  of  Irving  and  Philenda  (Simonds)  Howard.     Have 

six  children.     Res.  chiefly  in  Claremont. 

6.  iii.      Francis  E.,  b.  April  16,  1834,  in  Windsor,  Vt. 

iv.      Sarah  Jane,  b.  April  14,  1836,  in  Windsor,  Vt.;  d.  Jan.  30,  1838. 
v.       Julia  H.,  b.  Oct.  12,  1837,  in  Windsor,  Vt.;  m.  April  16,  1857,  Edwin 
T.  Ayers  of  Cornish.     One  child.     (See  Ayers.) 


170  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

vi.  Carsendana  C,  b.  Oct.  4,  ISH,  in  Cornish;  m.  March  12,  1868, 
Warren  Hiram  Fletcher.  Rem.  to  Clay  Center,  Kan.,  where 
they  res.  (1902).     Seven  cliildron. 

vii.  Angelink  N.,  b.  April  16,  1843,  in  Cornish;  m.  Jan.  20,  1870,  Henry 
Lyman  Fletcher  of  Cornish.     No  children.     She  d.  July  8,  1898. 

viii.  LuELLA  M.,  b.  April  12,  1847,  in  Cornish;  m.  March  — ,  1889, 
Lawson  C.  Fletcher  of  Northfield,  Vt.  Res.  (1908)  in  Cornish, 
on  the  S.  B.  Deniing  farm.     They  have  no  children. 

5.  Henry  Chase*  Freeman  {John  Tyler',  Cyrus"^,  DanieU)  b.  Jan  2,  1829;  m. 

March  22,  1854,  Ellen  Phoebe  Bartl(>tt  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Nathaniel 
and  Sarah  (Johnson)  Bartletl,  b.  Aug.  23,  1834.  About  1866  he  rem. 
from  Cornish  to  Claremont  and  settled  on  a  farm  on  "Red  Water  Brook" 
road.  "A  respected  citizen  and  obliging  neighbor."  A  Free  Mason  and 
a  loyal  Republican.  He  d.  Nov.  25,  1899.  Children,  first  three  b.  in 
Cornish,  the  rest  in  Claremont : 

i.        Willis  Tyler,  b.  March  3,  1855;  m.  Sept.  30,  1884,  Emma  C.  Colby 

of  Claremont  where  they  res.     One  child :  Ruth  E. 
ii.       Nellie  Evelina,  b.  June  4,  1857;  in.  Sept.  30,  1884,  Wilham  C. 

Smith.     She  d.  Sept.  5,  1889. 
iii.      Dora  Ursula,  b.  Sept.  3,  1859;  m.  Jan.  9,  1878,  William  C.  Smith. 

She  d.  March  8,  1883. 
iv.      John  C,  b.  June  9,  1865;  m.  Abbie  L.  Walker  of  Claremont.     One 

child:  Gertrude  A.     Mr.  Freeman  received  severe  injuries  while 

drawing  logs  in  Meriden,  that  resulted  in  his  death  May  25,  1899. 
V.       Edwin  Austin,  b.  Oct.  17,  1869;  d.  Nov.  15,  1889. 
vi.      Allen  TTionry,  b.  April  28,  1873;  m.  May  29,  1900,  ]\Iary  H.  Hawkins 

of  Claremont.     One  cliild  in  1903:  Raymond  II.     He  remains 

on  the  homestead. 

6.  Francis  Edward*  Free.man  (Forest  Cj,  Cyrus^,  Daniel'-)  h.  April  16,  1834; 

m.  Feb.  15,  1866,  Mary  Frances  Hook  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Moody  and 
Ehza  (Carroll)  Hook,  b.  April  29,  1845;  d.  Aug.  3,  1903.  They  res.  in 
Cornish  until  1877  when  they  rem.  to  Claremont  and  s(>ttled  on  a  farm 
leading  from  Cornish  Flat  to  Clai'cmont.  Devoted  much  of  his  time 
to  growing  and  marketing  small  fruits.  A  deacon  of  the  Baptist  Church. 
Represented  the  town  of  Claremont  in  the  legislature  of  1897-98.  After 
the  death  of  his  wife  he  sold  his  farm  and  lives  with  his  son.  Children: 
i.  Herbert  Grant,  b.  in  Cornish  Oct.  18,  1868;  d.  in  Jan.,  1869. 
ii.       Fred    Brockway,    b.    in    Claremont    Oct.    18,    1879.     Graduated 

Stevens  High  School,  class  of  1898;  m.  Oct.  21,  1902,  Bertha  L. 

Spaulding.     Lived    in    Claremont,    emyiloyed    as    mail    carrier 

several  years.     Since  1908,  has  been  a  general  secretary  of  the 

State  Y.  M.  C.  A.  with  res.  in  Concord. 

James  and  Rehecca  Freeman  were  a  Plainfield  family  but  lived  a  good  many 
years  in  Cornish.  Most  of  their  children  were  b.  in  Cornish  and  two 
of  them  d.  and  were  buried  in  town.     The  children  were: 


GENEALOGIES.  171 

i.  Polly  L.,  b.  Oct.  19,  1792;  d.  March  16,  1794. 

ii.  Samuel  L.,  b.  June  24,  1794. 

iii.  Joseph  G.,  b.  Oct.  11,  1796. 

iv.  Adeline  S.,  b.  Aug.  11,  1798. 

V.  James,  Jr.,  b.  March  11,  1800;  d.  Aug.,  1803. 

FRENCH. 

Ephraim  French  was  b.  m  1749;  m.  April  6,  1775,  Comfort  York  of  Clare- 
mont.  Came  to  Cornish  to  live  about  1784,  and  d.  here  June  10,  1810. 
His  biographer  says,  "he  was  an  affectionate  husband,  a  tender  parent, 
true  to  his  trust,  faithful  in  the  church,  steadfast  in  the  faith  towards 
God,  and  not  aiming  to  injure  man."  The  census  of  1790  says  his 
family  consisted  of  the  parents,  two  small  boys  and  five  girls.  Children, 
first  foirr  b.  in  Claremont  and  the  rest  in  Cornish: 

i.        Rebecca,  b.  June  17,  1776;  m.  Feb.  7,  1799,  Andrew  Bailey,  Sr. 

Four  children.     (See  Bailey.) 
ii.       Hannah,   b.   June  — ,  1778;   m.   Apiil  14,  1803,  Phinehas  Coburn, 

had  at  least  six  children.     (See  Coburn.) 
iii.      Experience,  b.  IVIay  20,  1780. 
iv.      Isaac,  b.  July  25,  1782. 
V.       Sarah,  b.  Sept.  6,  1785. 
vi.      Lucy,  b.  Nov.  27,  1789;  m.  July  7,  1811,  Aaron  Smith,  Jr.,  of  Cornish. 

She  d.  in  Feb.,  1816.     Two  cliildren.     (See  Smith.) 
Yn.    Ephraim,  b.  April  8,  1790. 
viii.   Elizabeth,  b.  Dec.  28, 1792. 

FURNALD. 

William  Furnald,  wdth  Molly,  liis  wife,  and  a  family  of  nine  children,  ap- 
pears on  the  Cornish  records.  None  are  left  in  town  to  tell  of  their 
liistorj\  The  cemetery  records  the  death  of  Wilham  as  occurring  Sept. 
7,  1816.  Also  of  one  of  Ms  children  and  of  one  grandchild.  The  hill 
where  he  lived,  northwest  of  the  Flat,  has  for  nearlj-  a  century  borne 
the  name  of  Furnald  Hill.  All  these  circumstances  lead  one  to  infer  that 
the  family  remained  in  town  about  three  decades.  There  is  no  record 
of  his  wife's  death  in  town,  therefore  it  is  supposable  that,  after  the 
death  of  her  husband,  she  left  town,  taking  all  her  family  with  her,  and 
no  record  or  tradition  has  been  found  telling  where  they  went.  Their 
children  were: 

i.       John,  b.  Dec.  2,  1781. 

ii.      William,  Jr.,  b.  Sept.  4,  1783;  m. ,  Lydia -.     They  buried 

an  infant  dau.  in  town  that  d.  May  15,  1814,  aged  2  mo9.     The 

child's  name  was  Elsyan. 
iii.     DA^^EL,  b.  Nov.  10,  1784. 
iv.      Samuel,  b.  June  15,  1788. 
V.       Joseph,  b.  April  4,  1790. 
\-i.      Thoalvs,  b.  April  19,  1792. 


172  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

^^i.     Benjamin,  b.  Dec.  15,  1793. 

viii.    PoLiA",  b.  April  22,  1796. 

ix.     Jamks,  b.  Feb.  23, 1798;  d.  April  1 1 ,  1804. 

GAGE. 

Jonathan  and  Sarah  Gage  res.  in  town  several  years  and  had  the  following 
children : 
i.        A  son,  b.  in  1810,  name  and  date  unknown, 
ii.       .Ionathan,  Jr.,  b.  Dec.  11,  1812. 
iii.      Milton,  b.  Jan.  6,  1815. 

No  further  record  given  of  this  family. 

James  and  Hannah  Gage  had  the  follomng  cliildrcn,  recorded  as  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  HiTTY,  b.  April  2,  1796. 

ii.  Rebecca,  b.  Feb.  2,  1798. 

iii.  Jesse,  b.  Dec.  24,  1799. 

iv.  Hannah,  b.  Dec.  31,  1801. 

V.  Manly,  b.  Jan.  27,  1804. 

vi.  Almira,  b.  March  24,  1806. 

GATES. 

Nathan  Gates  was  b.  Aug.  20,  1754,  in  Preston,   Conn.     When  a  young 

man  he  came  to  Cornish  and  lived  here  many  years.     He  m.  ,  Tamerson 

Kimball  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Eliphalet  and  EHzabeth  (Woodard)  Kimball, 
b.  March  8,  1760,  and  d.  Oct.  10,  1838.  They  had  eleven  children.  In  his 
early  life  he  served  in  the  6th  Conn.  Regt.  from  May  6,  1775,  to  Dec.  6, 
following,  and  was  at  the  siege  of  Boston.  He  d.  Aug.  8,  1838,  in  Morris- 
town,  Vt.     His  wife  d.  Oct.  10,  the  same  year. 

John  Gates  was  b.  in  1772;  m.  Jan.  5,  1795,  Eunice  Winch,  who  was  b. 
Oct.  26,  1770,  and  d.  Nov.  16,  1803;  m.  second,  Oct.  21, 1805,  Jemima  Harvey. 
They  lived  in  Framingham,  Mass.,  Keene  and  Cornish.  They  had  eleven 
children.  Three  of  these  were  b.  in  Cornish:  1.  Susan,  b.  July  10,  1791;  m. 
March  23,    1822,   WilUam  Sumn(!r  Comings  of  Cornish.      No    children.     2. 

Eunice,  b. ;  m.  May  25,  1826,  David  Dodge,  then  of  Cornish.     3.  John 

Strowbridge,  b.  ;  m.   ,   Mary  Bryant  of  Cornish,  dau.    of    Israel 

Bryant.  Mr.  Gates  d.  Oct.  26,  1844,  while  coming  to  Cornish  on  a 
stage. 

Reuben  Gates  (parentage  unknown)  was  1).  July  28,  1826.  He  m.  March 
11,  1851,  EHza  Wakefield  of  Cornish,  youngest  dau.  of  Dea.  Jonathan  and 
Rebecca  (Haven)  Wakefield,  b.  Oct.  10,  1832.  Two  children.  Mr.  Gates 
d.  April  21,  1889.     His  wid.  and  children  res.  in  St.  Charles,  Wis.  (1902). 

GLEASON. 

Timothy  A.  Gleason,  the  son  of  Dr.  Timothy  S.  and  Ehzabeth  (Putnam) 
Gleason  of  Claremont,  who  was  b.  in  Claremont  May  13, 1837;  m.  Oct.  22, 
1861,  Mrs.  Cleora  A.  (Wilson)  Tribou,  b.  May  15,  1840,  in  Middlebury, 


GENEALOGIES.  173 

Vt.;  d.  Feb.  (5,  1897,  in  Arvada,  Col.  Came  to  Cornish  in  1863  and 
engaged  in  trade,  first  as  clerk,  then  as  partner,  then  afterwards  as  sole 
proprietor  in  the  store  at  the  Flat.  He  continued  there  until  about 
1879,  when  he  retired  from  trade  and  returned  to  Claremont,  where  he 
d.  Jan.  6,  1883.  While  in  Cornish  he  served  as  town  clerk  1871-77. 
After  the  death  of  his  father,  his  mother,  EUzabeth  (Putnam)  Gleason 
came  to  Cornish  and  hved  with  her  son.  She  d.  July  2,  1877.  Also  a 
sister,  Mary  Converse  Gleason,  b.  Dec.  26,  1831,  came  and  res.  with  her 
mother.  She  never  m.  but  d.  on  the  Flat  March  4,  1908,  aged  76-3-8. 
Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Hakriet  Gertrude,  b.  Nov.  22,  1863;  m.  Sept.  21,  1892,  Charles 

Davis.     Res.,  Jacksonville,  Fla. 
ii.       Charles  Timothy,  b.  Nov.  4,  1867.     Res.,  St.  Paul,  Minn.;  became 

blind, 
iii.     Edwin  James,  b.  March  27,  1872.     Res.,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

GLINES. 

Rev.  George  A.  Glines  was  b.  Sept.  17,  1827,  in   Moultonboro;   m.  Sept. 

19,  1849,  Susan  AdeU  Moody,  eldest  dau.  of  Jonathan  Moody  of  Clare- 
mont, b.  April  9,  1828.  They  came  to  Cornish  in  April,  1875,  and  he 
was  pastor  of  the  Baptist  Church  five  years  ending  April,  1880.  In  1890 
he  w^as  recalled  to  the  same  pastorate  and  served  another  five  years 
ending  in  June,  1895.  Tliis  was  his  last  pastorate.  (See  Baptist 
Church  History.)  Retiring  from  the  ministry  they  settled  in  Claremont; 
built  a  fine  res.  there.     He  d.  in  Claremont  July  6,  1907.     She  d.  Feb. 

20,  1911.     Children: 

i.        Carl  Clifton,  b.  July  23,  1852;  d.  Nov.  8,  1853. 

ii.  WiLLEY  Andrew,  b.  Feb.  14,  1855;  m.  Ellen  Maude  Hovey.  Was 
employed  seventeen  years  in  Boston  by  the  firm  of  R.  H.  White 
&  Co.,  first  as  clerk  and  afterwards  as  floor-walker.  In  1896  (?) 
he  came  to  Claremont  and  opened  a  store  of  dry  and  fancy 
goods  in  Hotel  Moody  block.  This  continued  till  his  death, 
Sept.  18,  1904,  of  locomotor  ataxia. 

GORDON. 

Eldon  H.  Gordon  was  b.  March  17,  1854,  in  Alburg,  Vt.  He  was  son  of 
Seldon  P.  and  Jane  J.  (Smith)  Gordon;  m.  March  24,  1875,  Jennie  H. 
Pierce,  dau.  of  D.  T.  and  Ehzabeth  (Starr)  Pierce,  b.  Sept.  9,  1857. 
They  res.  in  West  Chazy  and  Plattsburg,  N.  Y.,  and  came  to  Cornish 

,  and  settled  on  the  Joshua  Wyman  farm  (so  called).      He  is  an 

up-to-date  farmer.     Cliildren: 

i.        Carmen  P.,  b.  Feb.  10,  1876,  in  West  Chazy,  N.  Y. ;  m.  Feb.  6,  1899, 

Frank  C.  Harris  of  Cornish.     Three  cliildren  (1903). 
ii.       Charles  W.,  b.  May  13,  1878,  in  West  Chazy,  N.  Y. 
iii.      Sheldon  T.,  b.  July  20,  1881,  in  West  Chazy,  N.  Y. 
iv.      Perley  H.,  b.  June  21,  1883,  in  West  Chazy,  N.  Y. 
V.       A.  Drews  b.  Dec.  31,  1885,  in  Plattsburg,  N.  Y. 


174 


HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 


GOILD. 

Benjamin  Gori.B  came  from  rawUirkot,  R.  1.,  to  Hartfoi\l,  \  t.     Had  several 
children  there.     His  son,   Harry,  h.  in  Hartford,  m.  Martha  Perkins, 
of  Montpelier,  Vt.     He  <1.  about  1S14.     Had  tlu-ee  cliildren: 
i.        Mary,  b.  Dec.  15,  1809;  m.  Ephraim  Jackson. 
2.  ii.       Henry,  b.  Jan.  15,  1810. 

iii.      Harriet,  b. ,  1812;  m. Graham. 


Henry  Gould. 


2.  Henry  Gould,  after  the  deatli  of  his  father,  wlicn  hut  four  years  of  age 
went  and  Uved  with  an  uncle,  a  blacksmith,  of  Hartland,  Vt.,  until  22  years 
of  age.  He  then  came  to  Cornish  where  he  spent  most  of  the  rest  of 
his  life.  He  has  been  engajied  nearly  forty  years  in  carriage  building, 
beside  farming.  He  built  and  owned  the  upper  mills  and  shops  at  the 
Flat,  also  a  fine  res.  The  town,  recognizing  his  business  abihty,  sought 
his  services  first  as  treasvirer  two  or  three  years;  then  as  selectman  tliree 
years.  During  the  Ci\'il  Wiiv  he  enlisted  about  thirty  men  for  the  serv- 
ice.    Being  pos.sessed  of  a  shrewd  business  talent,  of  sound  judgment 


GENEALOGIES. 


175 


and  integrity,  and  a  good  dogreo  of  liberality  ho  has  boon  one  of  the  fore- 
most to  advance  any  project  that  tended  for  the  public  good.  A  Bap- 
tist, devoted  and  true,  he,  with  the  cooperation  of  his  devoted  and  faith- 
ful wife,  have,  in  addition  to  many  former  gifts,  bequeathed  the  sum  of 
$3,500  for  the  benefit  of  the  Baptist  Church  in  Cornish. 

He  m.  April  17,  18.34,  Sarah  Atwood,  dau.  of  William  and  EUzabeth 
(Hall)  Atwood,  b.  Sept.  2,  1813.  No  children  have  blessed  their  union, 
but  their  lives  have  been  sweetly  blended  as  lovers  for  nearly  seventy 


Mrs.  Henry  Gould. 

years  and  they  have  presented  an  object  les.son  of  groat  and  increasing 
beauty,  and  one  rarely  seen.  But  the  long,  loving  spell  was__broken  at 
last  by  her  death,  March  25,  1902.     He  d.  Sept.  7,  1905,  aged^95-7-22. 


GOWARD. 

Francisi  Goward,  b.  in  Eng.  When  a  little  boy,  for  some  reason  not  now 
known,  was  put  into  a  leather  bag  and  smuggled  aboard  a  ship  bound 
for  America.     After  the  ship  was  well  at  sea,  he  was  liberated.     He 


176  TTTSTOEY   OF   CORNISH. 

arrived  in  port  safely.  He  ^ircw  up  ami  settled  in  Easton,  Mass.  He 
m.  Mary  Presby  and  raised  a  family  of  children.  Had  a  son  Isaac=,  b. 
in  Easton,  Oct.  28,  1782,  who  ni.  Sept.  HO,  1804,  Abigail  Lothrop,  then 
of  Easton,  dau.of  John  and  Sarah  (Cook)  Lothi'op,  b.  Oct.  13,  1787,  and 
d.  in  Cornish  June  16,  1848.  They  res.  in  Ea.ston  till  1808,  when  they 
rem.  to  Croydon.  About  1822  they  came  to  Cornish  and  settled  on  or 
near  the  farm  now  occupied  by  liis  descendants.  A  farmer.  He  d. 
Junes,  1855.     Cliildren: 

i.        Isaac,  Jr.,  b.  July  29,  1805,  in  Easton;  m.  in  1830,  Eliza  H.  Bassford. 

He  was  a  teacher  of  large  experience.     Res.,  N.  Y.  City.    Nine 

children.     He  d.  July  16,  1858. 
ii.       Fhancis,  b.  June  15,  1807,  in  Ea.ston.     Never  m.     He  d.  in  Cornish 

July  10,  1882. 
iii.      Sally  L.,  b.  Dec.  14,  1808,  in  Croydon;  m.  Oct.  26,  1831,  Daniel 

Atwood  of  Cornish.     Seven  children.     (See  Atwood.)     She  d. 

Sept.  5,  1890,  in  Acton,  Mass. 

2.  iv.      RuEL,  b.  March  27,  1812,  in  Croydon. 

V.  Watson  C,  b.  May  23,  1814,  in  Croydon.  He  m.  in  1840  Mary 
Bent  of  Boston,  Mass.  For  manj'  years  he  res.  there  as  manager 
of  the  Real  Estate  Register.  Afterwards  rem.  to  Chicago,  111., 
where  he  engaged  in  furniture  manufacturing  till  he  d.  March  23, 
1872.     Four  children. 

vi.  Louisa  R.,  b.  Nov.  26,  1817,  in  Croydon;  in.  in  1736,  Macy  Record. 
Three  daus.     She  d.  Sept.  10,  1845. 

3.  vii.     Jasox,  b.  Nov.  19,  1820,  in  Croydon. 

viii.  Fidelia  M.,  b.  May  6,  1826,  in  Cornish;  m.  first,  Feb.  24,  1846, 
William  Dean,  no  issue;  after  his  death  she  m.  second.  May  15, 
1853,  George  W.  Thomas.     One  child.     Res.,  Mansfield,  IVIass. 

i.x.  Betsey  Anx,  b.  June  29,  1830,  in  Cornish;  m.  June  5,  1854,  Horatio 
H.  Stearns  of  Acton,  Mass.,  where  they  have  res.  Three  chil- 
dren, ;i!l  daus. 

RuEL3  GowARD  {Isaacs,  Francis^)  b.  March  27,  1812.  He  m.  Oct.  — ,  1837, 
Mary  L.  Foss  of  Cornish,  dan.  of  Walter  H.  and  Mary  (Griffin)  Foss, 
b.  Dec.  27,  1817,  and  d.  Nov.  16,  1896.  Res.  most  of  liis  Ufe  on  the 
homestead  as  a  successful  farmer.  The  last  few  years  of  his  life  he  lived 
in  Claremont  where  he  d.  Sept.  3,  1871.     Cliildren,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

4.  i.        Edwin  Orlando,  b.  April  11,  1842. 

ii.  Mary  A.,  b.  March  20,  1844;  m.  Oct.  26,  1871,  Geo.  H.  Towle  (sec- 
ond wife).  They  res.  in  Newport,  where  he  d.  March  3,  1896. 
One  son,  Loran  D.,  b.  March  25,  1874.  Res.  (1903)  in  Clare- 
mont. 

iii.  Carrie  Lovinia,  b.  April  5,  1846;  m.  Jan.  9,  1895,  Charles  A.  Finlay. 
No  children.     Res.,  Claremont.     She  d.  Sept.  26,  1907. 

iv.  Aurilla  \'.,  b.  June  29,  1849;  m.  May  11,  1870.  John  II.  DaUon. 
She  d.  Oct.  25,  1870. 

v.       Lucy  Ann,  b.  March  5,  1851 :     Never  in. ;  d.  Oct.  12,  1878. 


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vi.      Austin  Ruel,  b.  May  4,  1853.     Has  been  much  engaged  in  mission 

work;  m.  May  5,  1899,  Mrs.  Mary  Harrison.     Res.,  Evansville, 

Ind. 
^^i.     Walter  H.,  b.  Jul}'  9,  1855;  m.  April  25,  1881,  Barbara  Brown. 

Res.,  Claremont.     A  photographer.     Three  children, 
viii.   Marcus  Lafayette,  b.  Aug.  6,  1858;  m. ,  Jennie  Bro\sTi.     Res. 

in  Lawrence,  Mass.     Has  one  son,  Harry  G.,  a  jeweller,  who 

lives  in  Boston. 

3.  J.\60N3  Goward  {Isaac\  Francis^)  h.  Nov.  19,  1820;  m.  May  1,  1849, 

Charlotte  Dean  of  Easton,  Mass.,  b.  Sept.  25,  1825,  and  d.  March  29, 
1882.  They  hved  in  Cornish  till  1858,  when  they  rem.  to  Freeborn, 
Minn.,  where  he  at  first  engaged  in  farming  and  afterwards  in  mercan- 
tile pursuits,  until  late  in  hfe  he  retired  with  a  competence.  A  success- 
ful business  man.     He  d.  Julj^  3,  1893.     Children: 

i.        RoscoE  E.,  b.  June  8,  1852,  in  Acton,  Mass. 

ii.       C.\RSON  F.,  b.  June  11,  1856,  in  Cornish. 

iii.      Tama  M.,  b.  Feb.  4,  1862,  in  Freeborn,  Minn.     She  d.  Dec.  17,  1883. 

iv.      EuTELL  D.,  b.  July  2,  1865,  in  Freeborn,  Minn. 

V.       Elbaxo  J.,  b.  Feb.  3,  1867,  in  Freeborn,  Minn. 

4.  Edwix  Orlando^  Goward  (Ruel\  Isaac^-,  Francis^)  h.  April  11,  1842,  in 

Cornish.     A  farmer  and  res.  on  the  homestead  of  his  father.     Has  been 
selectman  three  years.     Desiring  to  serve  his  country,  he  enlisted  Aug. 
25,  1862,  but  was  honorably  discharged  owing  to  disabihty.     He  m. 
June  1,  1863,  ]Mary  Redfield  of  Claremont,  dau.  of  WilUam  and  Lucinda 
(Severance)  Redfield,  b.  Feb.  19,  1839.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish 
except  the  second: 
i.       William  Orla^tdo,  b.  June  16,  1864;  unm.  in  1907. 
ii.       MixxiE  LA^^XA,  b.  July  5, 1867,  in  Claremont;  m.  Oct.  7,  1891,  Henry 
H.  Mercer  of  Claremont,  a  pattern  designer.     Res.,  Claremont. 
No  children, 
iii.      Charles  S.,  b.  Dec.  12,  1870;  m.  Dec.  25,  1895,  Annie  L.  Newton. 

Res.,  Claremont.     A  machinist, 
iv.      Jennie  Lucinda,  b.  Aug.  9,  1873;  m.  June  28,  1899,  Charles  Story 
Lear  of  Cornish.     Two  daus.     (See  Lear.)     Res.,  South  Cornish, 
v.       Mary  E.,  b.  Jvme  30,  1875,  a  graduate  of  Kimball  Union  Academy, 
class  of  1897.     A  teacher. 

greent:. 

1.    Samuel  Greene,  b. ,  1780,  in .    Came  to  Cornish ;  m.  first, 

,  Susan  (?) ,  b. ,  1781,  d.  Oct.  3,  1828;  m.  second,  Feb. 

6,  1830,  OUve  Hall  of  Windsor,  dau.  of  Da^-id  and  Ohve  (Smead) 
Hall,  b.  ISIarch,  1782,  and  d.  Aug.  23,  1866,  aged  84.  A  farmer,  hved 
in  the  north  part  of  the  town.  He  biult  the  brick  house  where  he  Uved 
and  d.  He  was  a  Baptist,  a  Free  Mason,  a  man  of  unquestionable  integ- 
rity and  honor.  He  d.  Jan.  8,  1863.  Children,  all  by  first  wife,  and  b. 
in  Cornish: 

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178  HISTORY   OF  CORNISH. 

2.  i.        CiiAULES  11.,  1).  Dvr.  21,  1809. 

ii.  Cakoline  a.,  b.  June  18,  1814;  m.  Nov.  9,  1835,  Sylvester  N.  Tracy. 
Three  children.     (See  Tracy.)     She  d.  March  6,  1857. 

iii.      Olive,  1). ;  m.  ,  a  Mr.  Ilorton,  wont  West.     Lived  and  d. 

there. 

iv.     Eliza,  b. ;  m. ,  a  Mr.  Newcomb.     Lived  and  d.  in  Eden,  Vt. 

V.  Samuel  Munroe,  b. ,  1822;  m. ,  Harriet  Blaisdill  of  Nor- 
wich, Vt.,  b. ,  1835,  and  d.  May  6,  1901,  afied  7(3.     Lived 

several  years  in  Johnson,  Vt.,  also  in  Meriden  and  Cornish. 
He  was  a  tailor  and  worked  at  his  trade  in  these  places.  They 
had  no  children.     lie  d.  in  Cornish  May  9,  1896. 

2.  Charles  H.^  Greene  (Samueh)  b.  Dec.  21,  1809;  m.  Jan.  25,  1839,  Sarah 
Eaton  Coburn  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Simon  and  Ruth  (Eaton)  Coburn,  b. 
April  22,  1812,  and  d.  May  24,  1888,  at  Boston,  Mass.  He  was  a  Bap- 
tist clergj^men,  successful  and  dearly  beloved  in  all  his  pastorates,  wliich 
were  Parsonsfield,  Me.,  South  Windham  and  Hj-de  Park,  Vt.,  and 
Meriden,  where  he  d.  May  12,  1863.  (See  Hist.  Baptist  Church.) 
Children : 

i.  Adelaide  S.,  b.  April  26,  1840;  m.  May  14,  1864,  George  D.  Frost 
then  of  Meriden,  but  afterwards  of  Washington,  D.  C. 

u.       Charles  W.,  b.  Aug.  23,  1845;  d.  May  10,  1846. 

ili.  Jane  Olive,  b.  Dec.  17,  1847;  m.  March  5,  1872,  James  A.  Cowles. 
Live  in  Claremont.     One  cliild,  a  dau. 

iv.  Clara  A.,  b.  Aug.  15,  1849;  m.  Feb.  17,  1870,  Prof.  S.  ^Y.  Cole  of 
Boston,  a  teacher  in  the  Boston  Conservatory  of  Music. 

GUSTIN. 

Thomas  and  Alice  Gustin  lived  in  the  south  part  of  the  town  and  had  a 
family  of  six  or  more  children.  There  is  no  further  record  of  Alice,  but 
Mr.  Gustin  d.  in  Cornish  April  24,  1825,  aged  44.     Their  children  were: 

i.       Edward,  b.  Nov.  28,  1806. 

ii.      Henry,  b.  Feb.  21,  1808. 

iii.     Emelia  Miranda,  b.  Dec.  10,  1809. 

iv.     John,  b.  April  21,  1811. 

V.       Sanford,  b.  Aug.  5,  1812,  a  preacher  and  mis-sionarj-. 

vi.     Elizabeth  D.,  b.  June  22,  1823;  m.  April  30,  1846,  Henry  Breck, 

then  of  Cornish.     No  cliildron.     They  lived  in  Newton  and 

Natick,  Mass.     She  d.  Aug.  26,  1897. 

HALL. 

The  genealogy  of  some  of  the  famihes  of  Cornish  corresponds  largely  with 
the  records  of  the  same  famiUcs  in  adjoining  towns.  Kinship  had  no  regard 
for  town  lines.  Members  of  the  same  families  settled  on  both  sides  of  these 
lines.  The  Hall  family  and  several  others  present  apt  illustrations  of  this. 
The  genealogist  found  that  in  order  to  do  justice  to  those  who  have  res. 


GENEALOGIES.  17^ 

in  Cornish,  it  was  necessary  to  record  many  families  entire,  even  if  a  portion 
of  its  members  were  not  at  all  times,  or  perhaps  never  res.  of  Cornish.  This 
will  aid  any  in  adjoining  towns  desiring  to  write  up  a  record  of  those  families 
in  those  towns. 

Three  distinct  famiUes  of  the  name  of  Hall  have  settled  in  and  about  Cornish. 
These  came  from  the  towns  of  Medford,  Yarmouth  and  Rehoboth,  Mass., 
hence  are  called  respectively  the  Medford,  Yarmouth  and  Rehoboth  branches. 
The  Medford  branch  traces  to  John',  b.  in  Eng.  in  1627  and  d.  in  Medford 
Oct.  18,  1701.  ffisson,  Percival^,  b.  Feb.  11,  1672,  d.  Dec.  25,  1752.  He  had  a 
son: 

Thomas'  Hall,  was  b.  Aug.  12,  1712,  in  Medford,  Mass.,  d.  in  Cornish 
Sept.  22,  1797.  He  m.  first,  June  30,  1737,  Judith  Chase  of  Sutton, 
Mass.,  a  sister  of  Judge  Samuel  and  Moses  Chase,  b.  June  27,  1716,  and 
d.  in  Sutton  in  1742.  He  m.  second,  June  24,  1758,  Huldah  Park  of  Mill- 
bury,  Mass.  After  a  short  res.  there  they  came  to  Cornish,  bringing 
several  of  their  children  ^Nith  them.  Here  they  spent  the  remainder  of 
their  hves.  For  many  years  he  was  Dea.  of  the  Congregational  Church. 
Huldah  d.  March  4,  1809.  Their  children  were  all  b.  before  coming  to 
Cornish.     The  first  eight  were  children  of  Judith  Chase. 

i.  Percival^,  b.  March  15,  1741,  in  Sutton;  m.  May  12,  1764,  Margaret 
Ware  of  Wrentham,  Mass.  Eight  ciiildren.  He  was  a  physi- 
cian and  surgeon  and  as  such  served  in  the  army  of  the  Revolu- 
tion. Lived  in  New  Braintree,  Mass.,  till  1793  and  then  rem. 
to  Boston,  where  he  d.  Sept.  24,  1825.  His  tliird  son,  Timothy 
Wares  Hall,  b.  May  12,  1769,  m.  March  29,  1795,  Lavina  Young 
of  Grantham  and  settled  in  Cornish  in  1791,  and  remained 
till  1821,  when  he  rem.  to  Windsor,  Vt.  He  was  Col.  of 
militia,  Dea.  of  the  Congregational  Church,  "a  man  of 
great  energy  and  sterling  integrity  and  fervent  piety."  He 
d.  Aug.  16,  1860.  His  wife  d.  Sept.  12,  1851.  Their  four  chil- 
dren were  all  b.  in  Cornish.  These  were:  1.  Percival,  b.  April 
20,  1796,  and  d.  Aug.  22,  1819,  at  New  Orleans.  2.  Sabra  Mer- 
ritt,  b.  July  10,  1798;  d.  Dec.  19,  1861.  3.  Judith  Young,  b. 
May  20,  1800,  and  d.  March  2,  1872.  4.  Jeffries,  b.  Feb.  3, 
1802.  Graduated  at  Kimball  Union  Academy  in  class  1824; 
Amherst  College,  1829;  Andover  Theological  Seminary,  1832;  ord. 
in  1833;  m.  June  19,  1833,  Sarah  Frances  Swift. 

ii.       Thomas,  b.  March  23,  1743;  d.  young. 

iii.      Sarah,  b.  Aug.  28,  1745.     Came  to  Cornish  with  the  family. 
2.  iv.      Thomas,  b.  Dec.  11,  1747. 

V.       Mary,  b.  June  10,  1750. 

vi.  Betsey,  b.  June  9,  1753.  Adopted  by  Daniel  Chase,  Esq.,  of  Cornish. 
She  afterwards  m.  Nov.  8,  1776,  Jabez  Lathe  of  Charlton,  Mass. 

vii.     Moses,  b.  Aug.  27,  1755;  m.  ,  Ohve  Perkins.     Lived  several 

years  in  Cornish,  and  in  1790  rem.  to  Guildhall,  Vt.     He  d.  in 
Maidstone,  Vt.,  May  10,  1817. 

viii.   Judith,  b.  Sept.  16,  1757. 


180  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

Children  by  lluklali  Park: 

3.  ix.      MooDV,  b.  Feb.  21, 1760. 

X.       IIULDAH,  b.  July  26,  1761;  m.  ,  Philip  Tabor.     He  d.  July  20, 

1851.     She  d.  Jan.  22,  1S42,  in  Cornish,  where  they  had  lived 

several  years, 
xi.      Abigail,  b.  Dec.  7,  1763;  m.  Feb.  14,  17 — ,  Benjamin  B.  Bemis  of 

Spencer,  Vt.     They  settled  in  Cornish  and  had  eleven  children. 

(See  Bemis.)     She  d.  March  26,  1814. 

2.  Dea.  Thoma.sj  Hall  {Thomas^,  Percivab,  John^)  h.  Dec.  5,  1747;  m.  Sept. 
15,  1774,  Lucy  Dustin,  b.  June  1,  1758,  and  d.  in  Barre,  Mich.,  Aug. 
25,  1843.  He  was  a  farmer  and  occupied  a  farm  adjoining  his  father's 
in  Cornish.  In  1812  he  rem.  to  Ontario  County,  X.  Y.,  where  he  d. 
Dec.  5,  1831.     Cliildren: 

i.        David,  b. ,  1779.     Rem.  to  O.     Nine  cliildren. 

ii.      Jonathan,  b.  May  17,  1782.     Rem.  to  N.  Y.     Four  children. 

4.  iii.      Moody  March,  b.  April  29,  1794. 

iv.  Percival,  b.  in  Cornish  Oct.  2,  1801;  m.  in  1S22,  Olive  Wilhams, 
b.  Nov.  5,  1803.     Res.  in  Salina,  111.     Ten  children. 

8.     MooDY^  Hall  {Thomas^,  P(rcival-,  Johm)  called  Ensign  Moody,  b.  Feb. 

21,  1760;  m.  first,  Lois  Huntington,  who  d.  24,  1807;  m.  second, 

,  1810,  Mary  Esterbrook  of  Lebanon.     He  d.  in  Boston   Feb.  28, 

1813,  but  was  buried  in  Cornish.  After  Mr.  Hall's  death,  Mary,  the 
wid.,  m.  Es(i.  Daniel  Chase  of  Cornish  and,  by  agreement,  took  her  small 
cliildren  \vith  her.     Slu>  d.  May  21,  1824. 

i.  Asaph,  b.  Feb.  11,  1786.  In  1822  he  started  for  Fla.,  but  never  was 
heard  of  afterward. 

ii.  Abigail,  b.  Feb.  24,  1788;  m.  Luther  Hammond,  September  26,  1806. 
Res.  several  years  in  Cornish;  d.  in  W'eathorsfiold,  Vt.,  April 
26,  1874.     Three  children. 

iii.  Moody,  b.  Dec.  1,  1789;  d.  in  1845.  A  missionary  to  the  Cherokee 
Indians. 

iv.      Milton,  b.  Oct.  15,  1791.     Res.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

V.  Lois,  b.  May  2,  1793;  d.  Jan.  9,  1873;  m.  Jan.  23,  1816,  Harvey 
Fairbanks  of  Cornish.  Res.,  Homer,  N.  Y.  Four  cliildren. 
The  oldest,  Juliet ,  m.  Chester  Cobb,  formerly  of  Cornish. 

vi.      Adin,  b.  Dec.  30,  1795;  m.  Eunice  Davis.     Res.,  Boston,  Mass. 

vii.  Rev.  Thomas,  b.  Jan.  28,  1798.  Graduated  Kimball  Union  Academy 
and  Dartmouth  College;  m.  first,  May  11,  1824,  Marianna 
Loomis  of  Thetford,  Vt.,  who  d.  Feb.  22,  1858;  m.  second,  at 
Norwich,  Vt.,  Dec.  29,  1858,  Sarah  Helen  Richards,  formerly  a 
teacher  at  Kimball  Union  Academy.  He  was  pastor  over  several 
churches  in  Vt.  and  N.  H.     He  d.  Feb.  16,  1859. 

\Tii.    Polly  F.,  b.  in  1812;  d.  in  Corni.sh  Sept.  8,  1813. 

ix.  Lucy,  b.  Jan.  7,  1800;  m.  Feb.  3,  1825,  Sylvester  Alvord.  Res., 
Homer,  N.  Y. 


GENEALOGIES.  181 

X.  Samuel  Whitney,  b.  Nov.  22,  1801.  A  merchant  in  Boston,  Mass.; 
d.  in  May,  1877. 

Children  by  Mary  Esterbrook. 

xi.      Sophia  Marietta,  b.  Sept.  18,  1806;  m.  June  3,  1838,  Calvin  Cush- 

man  Cobb  of  Comish.     Four  cloildren. 
xii.     Mary,  b.  Sept.  3,  1812,  and  d.  Sept.  9,  1813. 

4.  Moody  Marcrs  Hall  {Thomas^-',  Perdvab,  Johm)  b.  Deo.  4,  1794;  d. 
July  22,  1866.  He  m.  Oct.  21,  1816,  Martha  Joslyn  Chase  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  Dea.  John  and  Louisa  (Joslyn)  Chase,  b.  Dec.  4,  1791,  and  d. 
Dec.  7,  1869.  He  was  a  shoemaker  and  res.  in  Cornish  many  years. 
After  the  invention  of  the  breech  loading  rifle,  he  engaged  in  the  sale  of 
them  in  France,  Eng.  and  Russia  and  also  in  N.  Y.  City,  where  he  d. 
Children : 

i.  Daniel  Chase,  b.  Aug.  18,  1818;  m.  Josephine  Shaw.  Had  three 
children. 

ii.  Martha  Amanda,  b.  April  19,  1820.  Never  m.  She  d.  June  14, 
1871. 

iii.  Lucy  Louisa,  b.  Aug.  11,  1829.  A  teacher.  Never  m.;  d.  in  Cor- 
nish Dec.  27,  1903. 

iv.      Mary  Isabella,  b.  Dec.  27,  1833;  d.  May  25,  1846. 

Israels  Hall  (Jonathan^  Willis^,  Percivab,  John)  was  b.  in  Wind.sor,  Vt., 
Oct.  30,  1792.  He  was  not  of  the  same  line  as  those  before  recorded 
as  seen  by  the  above  pedigree.  His  father  m.  Mercy  Cody  about  1780, 
and  came  to  Windsor  in  1788,  and  there  had  seven  cliildren  of  whom 
Israel  was  the  third.  He  settled  on  the  east  side  of  the  river  in  Cornish 
near  the  bridge  where  he  lived  until  his  death,  Oct.  29,  1863.  He  was  a 
man  of  enterprise  and  energy.  Was  a  merchant,  postmaster,  hotel 
keeper,  boatman,  etc.;  held  several  town  offices  and  represented  the 
town  in  the  N.  H.  legislature  in  1856  and  1857.  He  m.  first,  Feb.  18, 
1827,  Mary  B.,  dau.  of  Israel  and  Prudence  (Hall)  Chase,  b.  April  1, 
1799,  and  d.  Dec.  15,  1834;  m.  second,  Sept.  10,  1835,  Sarah  P.  Chase, 
a  sister  of  his  former  wife,  b.  Aug.  18,  1806;  d.  Aug.  4,  1838;  m. 
third,  Dec.  2,  1840,  Efizabeth  Deming  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Lieut.  Wilham 
and  Sarah  (Hall)  Deming,  b.  in  1808,  and  d.  Jan.  22,  1875.  Children, 
one  by  first  wife  and  the  rest  by  Elizabeth  Deming: 

i.        A  dau.,  b.  and  d.  (before  1842)  at  15  years  of  age. 

ii.       Charles,  b.  in  1841 ;  d.  Feb.  5,  1842. 

iii.  Israel  Deming,  b.  May  17,  1843;  m.  June  23,  1868,  Mary  Isabel 
Redfield  of  Claremont,  dau.  of  Frank  and  Mary  Ann  (Eggleston) 
Redfield,  b.  May  9,  1843,  and  d.  May  4,  1903.     One  child,  Alice 

Elizabeth,  who  m. ,  John  L.  Scott.     Mr.  Hall  first  opened 

a  general  store  at  Plainfield  in  company  with  his  brother,  Wil- 
liam. Rem.  to  Claremont  in  1870  and  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  there  from  which  he  retired  in   1905.     He  was  an 


182  HISTORY   OF  CORNISH. 

influential  and  respected  citizen.  He  represented  the  town  of 
Clareinont  in  the  legislature  in  1885-87.  Also  a  member  of 
the  Constitutional  Convention  of  1889.  He  took  a  prominent 
part  in  all  educational  interest.s  of  Claremont.  A  prominent 
Free  Mason  and  a  director  in  the  Peoples  National  Bank  from 
its  first  organization,  till  his  death,  ¥eb.  15,  1908. 

iv.  William,  b.  Feb.  28,  1846;  m.  ,  Amanda  M.  Gallup  of  Plain- 
field,  b.  the  same  day  her  husband  was.  Thi'ee  children,  all  b. 
in  Plainfield.     (Names  and  dates  of  birth  not  given.) 

V.       Edward,  b.  July  3,  1849;  m. ,  Emily  Lewin  of  Plainfield,  dau. 

of  Era.stus  Lewin.  Said  to  have  had  children,  but  no  names  nor 
dates  given. 

vi.      George,  b.  in  1852;  d.  Feb.  13,  1863. 


Israel  Hall. 

The  Yarmouth  branch  of  Halls  also  traces  back  to  a  John  Hall',  who  in  1630 
came  from  Eng.  to  Charlestown,  Mass.  He  was  father  of  Dea.  John  Halh, 
who  lived  and  d.  in  Yannoutli,  who  was  the  father  of  Joseph  Halls  idso  of  Yar- 
mouth, who  was  the  father  of  R(!V.  David  Halh,  of  Sutton,  Mass.,  who  was  b. 
Aug.  6,  1704,  and  d.  in  Sutton,  Mass.,  May  8,  1879.  He  m.  June  24,  1731, 
Elizabeth  Buckley  of  Concord,  Mass.  He  graduated  at  Harvard  in  1724; 
received  honorary  degree  of  D.D.  from  Dartnioutli  in  1777;  was  pastor  of  tlie 
church  in  Sutton  nearly  sixtj'  years,  or  till  his  death. 

Special  mention  is  made  of  him,  for,  fioni  his  church  in  Sutton,  emigrated 
many  of  the  pioneers  who  settled  the  town  in  Cornish,  some  of  his  own  family 
being  of  the  number.  He  was  a  man  of  noble  bearing,  intellectual  vigor  and 
fervent  piety.  Was  several  times  "called"  to  settle  over  more  prominent 
churches,  but  he  preferred  to  remain  in  Sutton  because  of  the  mutual  love  and 


GENEALOGIES.  183 

affection  existing  between  pastor  and  people.  His  private  diary  that  he  kept 
during  much  of  his  pastorate,  has  been  preserved  and  is  a  very  interesting 
document,  reveahng  his  eccentricities  as  well  as  his  fatherly  care  over  his 
church  in  Sutton,  and  his  deep  interest  in  those  leaving  it  for  the  new  settle- 
ment in  Cornish. 

Who  knows  how  much  Cornish  is  indebted  to  the  strong  faith  and  prayers 
of  this  eminent  divine,  in  its  religious  constitution? 

Children  of  Rev.  David  Hall: 

5.  i.        David,  Jr.,  b.  May  5,  1732. 

ii.       Elizabeth,   b.   Feb.  17,  1734;  d.  Oct.  2,  1830;   m.  ,  Dr.  John 

Hale, 
iii.      Rebecca,  b.  Sept.,  1736;  d.  July  17,  1773,  by  the  overturning  of  a 

carriage;  m.  Oct.  30,  1760,  Rev.  Aaron  Putnam  of  Pomfret,  Conn, 
iv.     Mary,  b.  Dec.  14,  1738;  d.  in  1828;  m.  April  13,  1758,  Col.  John 

Putnam  of  Sutton. 

V.       Hannah,  b.  Aug.  30, ;  d.  in  1835;  m.  Rev.  Asa  Grosvenor. 

vi.      Sarah,  b.  Dec.  15,  1742;  m.  Oct.  22,  1770,  Gen.  Jonathan  Chase  of 

Cornish.      She  was  his  second  wife.     Had  six  children.     (See 

Chase.)     D.  Oct.  13,  1806. 
vii.     John,  b.  March  4,  1844;  d.  in  infancy. 

6.  viii.   Benjamin,  b.  Feb.  27,  1745. 

ix.      A  child,  b.  March  18,  1748;  d.  young. 

X.       Lucy,  b.  March  19,  1749,  and  d.  in  1810;  m.  Capt.  Samuel  Paine, 
Sept.  6,  1773.     Res.,  Cornish.     Had  seven  cliildren,  all  b.  in 
Cornish.     (See  Paine.)     Her  fourth  son,  Bulkley,  living  with 
Gen.  Jonathan  Chase,  was  drowned  in  the  Connecticut  river, 
June  3, 1801.     She  d.  Dec.  2,  1817,  aged  64. 
xi.      Joseph,  b.  Sept.  8,   1751.     Never  Hved  in  Cornish;  was  a  noted 
teacher;  d.  April  6,  1840.     (See  Hist.  Sutton  for  sketch,  pp.  310, 
311.) 
xii.     Jonathan,  b.  Jan.  24,  1754.     Physician;  d.  in  1817. 
xiii.   Deborah,  b.  March  5,  1756,  and  d.  July  24,  1834.     She  m.  Rev. 
Daniel  Grosvenor,  May  9,  1776. 
A  young  minister  exchanging  ])ulpits    with    Dr.    Hall,    and    being 
at  his  house,  seeing  Mrs.  Hall  with  a  child  in  her  arms,  and  look- 
ing very  youthful,  inquired  if  it   were  her  first   child?     "Yes," 
she  replied,  "it  is  the  first  of  the  second  dozen." 

5.  Davids  Hall,  Jr.  {Dai'id*,  Joseph^,  Johtv-^)  b.  May  5,  1732;  d.  in  Hart- 
land,  Vt.,  in  1796.  He  grad.  at  Harvard  College;  m.  first,  Mary  Barrett 
of  Pomfret,  Conn.,  where  he  first  settled.  A  "sweeping  sickness"  rem. 
his  wife  and  her  four  oldest  children,  lea\'ing  only  the  baby.  After  this 
he  rem.  to  Windsor,  Vt.;  m.  second.  May  10,  1773,  Olive  Smead,  of 
Windsor,  b.  Aug.,  1746,  and  d.  Aug.,  1829,  in  Cornish,  at  the  home  of 
her  dau.,  Mrs.  OUve  Green.     Children,  by  Mary  Barrett: 

i.        Mary,  b.  Nov.  19,  1755;  d. . 

ii.       Joseph,  b.  Feb.  19,  1758;  d. . 

iii.      Elizabeth,  b. ;  d.  . 


184  HISTORY  OF   CORNISH. 


iv.      David,  b. ;  d. 


V.       Sarah,  b.  about  1768,  in  Cornish.     She  m.  Lieut.  William  Deming. 
Eight  cliildicii.     (See  Deming.)     She  d.  Aug.  18,  1851. 

Children  by  Olive  Smead: 

vi.      Olive,  1st,  b.  Jan.  19,  1777;  d.  Feb.  13,  1777. 

vii.     RoxAXA,  1).  Jan.  10,  1778;  m. -,  Benj.  Hilliard  of  Cornish.     Eight 

eWldren.     (See  Hilhard.)     She  d.  Nov.  20,  1800. 
\'iii.    Jonathan  C,  b.  April  12,  1782;  d.  at  Manlius,  N.  Y.,  about  1857. 
ix.      Olive,  2d,  b.  Feb.  25,  1784;  m.  Feb.  G,  1830,  Samuel  Green  of  Cor- 
nish.    No  issue.     She  d.  in  Cornish  .\u<i.  23,  ISOG. 
X.       Nathan,  b.  March  24,  1780.     Went  to  Boston,  there  disappeared 

and  was  never  heard  from  afterwards, 
xi.      Maky,  b.  March  24,  1787;  m. ,  April  29,  1813,  Ebenezer  Burr  of 

Grant liam  (afterwards  Cornish).     Nine  children.     (See  Burr.) 
xii.     Elizabeth    Chase,    b.    Aug.    12,    1789;    m.  Sept.  — ,  1810,  EUsha 

Parkhurst  of  Hanover.     She  d.  Oct.  23,  1813. 
xiii.    David  H.,  h.  Feb.  2,  1791;  m. ,  1814,  Sophia  Stoddard.     Rem. 

to  Wood.stock,  O.     He  d.  in  1875. 
xiv.    Lucy,  b.  Jan.  8,  1794;  m.  ,  Moses  Hendrick,  April  4,  1822. 

Rem.  to  Woodstock,  O.,  and  spent  tli(>ir  lives  there. 

Benjamins  Hall  {David*,  Joseph,  Johw-i)  h.  Fel).  27,  1745;  d.  at  St. 
Albans,  Vt.,  Aug.  20,  1833,  at  the  home  of  his  son,  Charles,  where  he  had 
lived  a  few  years.  He  m.  Aug.  22,  1771,  Elizabeth  Mosely,  who  d. 
Sept.  19,  1820.  He  was  a  farmer  and  res.  in  Cornish  most  of  liis  life. 
Seven  children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Da\  II),  h.  1775.  Rem.  to  Brimfield,  Portage  Co.,  O.,  where  he  d. 
in  1844. 

ii.  Elizabeth,  b.  Nov.  29,  1777;  m.  first,  Jonas  Parker;  m.  second,  Chas. 
Badger;  m.  thirrl,  William  A\'alker.  She  d.  in  Sparta,  Tenn., 
Nov.  23,  1840. 

iii.      JoHX,  b.  ,  1779;  m.  Nov.  25,  1814,  Lois  Morgan  of  Hartland, 

Vt.,  who  d.  in  Cornish  May  29,  1843.  Res.  in  Cornish,  Windsor 
and  Ludlow,  Vt.     He  was  a  saddler;  d.  in  1847. 

iv.  Charles,  b.  P>b.  2,  1785.  Graduated  at  Med.  Dept.  of  Dartmouth 
College  in  1811.  A  physician  and  surgeon  of  high  standing, 
also  a  liberal  writer  on  various  medical  subjects.  An  ardent 
promoter  of  temperance.  He  in.  first,  July  18,  1813,  EHza 
Broyton,  of  Swanton,  \i.;  m.  second.  May  16,  1821,  Charlotte 
Jane  Hubbard  of  Swanton.  He  res.  at  St.  Albans  and  Bur- 
lington, Vt.;  d.  at  BurHngton  Dec.  3,  1847.     Had  eight  children. 

V.       Benjamin  Prescott,  b. ,  1780;  m. ,  1843,  Bridgett  Little. 

Settled  in  Canada  where  he  d.  at  Ft.  Erie,  Ont.,  Feb.  12,  1850. 

vi.  Cyrenius,  b.  1788;  m.  three  times;  res.  at  Ft.  Erie  and  Westmore- 
land, Ont.,  d\'ing  at  the  latter  place,  Feb.  20,  IROO. 

vii.  Horace,  b.  in  1793;  m.  Dec.  — ,  1815,  Maria  Field.  A  merchant, 
res.  in  Auburn,  N.  Y.,  and  in  New  Orleans,  La.,  where  he  d.  of 
yellow  fever  in  1820. 


GENEALOGIES.  185 

The  Halls  of  Croydon  descended  mainly  from  ancestry  found  in  Rehoboth, 
Mass.  Only  a  few  of  tliis  named  branch  settled  in  Cornish.  Their  pedigree 
is  given  in  each  case. 

Dr.  Lyman6  Hall  (James',  Edwarch-^,  Benjamiiv-,  Edwnrch)  b.  Dec.  9,  1805; 
was  the  eleventh  and  j-oungest  child  of  James  and  Huldah  (Cooper) 
Hall.  (See  Physicians.)  He  m.  Nov.  20,  1834,  Mary  P.  Dodge  of 
Blue  Hills,  Me.,  b.  April  24,  1817.      She   d.  Nov.  2,  1910.      Children: 

i.        Josephine,  b.  Blue  Hills,  Me.,  April  14,  1836;  d.  Feb.  6,  1872. 

ii.  Albert  Lyman,  b.  Blue  Hills,  Me.,  July  18,  1839;  m.  Sept.  15,  1869, 
Laura  Robinson  of  Newport,  where  he  res.  Was  for  many  years 
register  of  deeds  for  Sullivan  Co.  He  was  one  of  the  first  sol- 
diers that  enlisted  from  Cornish  during  the  Civil  War.  He 
enhsted  April  28,  1861,  in  the  2d  N.  H.  Regt.  of  tlu-ee  months' 
men.  Was  at  the  disastrous  battle  of  Bull  Run,  was  taken 
prisoner  and  conveyed  to  Libby  Prison  in  Richmond  and  after 
several  months  was  exchanged.     He  d.  Juh'  28,  1911. 

iii.  Emily  Dodge,  b.  in  Blue  Hills  May  15,  1841;  m.  Jan.  6,  1864, 
Albert  E.  Wellman  of  Cornish.     (See  Wellman.)    Three  cliildren. 

iv.  Julia  Cakoline,  b.  in  Cornish  June  18,  1845;  m.  Jan.  28,  1878,  E.  B. 
Crapo.     Res.,  Concord.     Two  children. 

V.  Edward  Peters,  b.  in  Cornish  March  28,  1845;  m.  Dec.  25,  1883, 
Annie  L.  Walker  of  Col.  Res.,  Col.  Springs,  Col.  Three 
children. 

vi.  Hattie  Mary,  b.  in  Cornish  Aug.  27,  1860;  m.  March  19,  1884, 
Paul  Da^•idson  of  Cornish.  Two  children.  They  res.  on 
Cornish  Flat.     (See  Da\'idson.) 

Nathaniel^  Hall  (Benjamin^^-,  Edward^)  was  b.  Nov.  16,  1753;  m.  March 
11,  1778,  Prudence  Chase,  dau.  of  Gen.  Jonathan  and  Thankful  (Sher- 
man) Chase,  b.  Aug.  5,  1760,  and  d.  April  3,  1808.  He  was  a  very  large 
man,  weighing  about  400  lbs.  His  father-in-law  always  called  him 
"little  Nat."  It  is  not  known  when  he  came  to  Cornish,  but  it  is  sup- 
posed he  came  before  his  marriage.  He  spent  the  rest  of  lus  life  in 
town,  djdng  July  18,  1809.     Children: 

i.        Prltjence,  b.  July  2,  1781;  m.  June  5,  1798,  Israel  Chase.     Five 

cliildren.     (See  Caleb  Chase  branch.) 
Sally,  b.  Feb.  5,  1784;  m.  July  25,  1802,  Amphus  Blake  of  Chelsea, 

Vt. 
Jonathan  Chase,  b.  Oct.  18,  1786;  m.  ,  Lydia  Paine;  was  in 

trade  in  Tunbridge,  \t. 
Henry,  b.  Feb.  11,  1789.     A  trader  in  Guildhall,  Vt.:  m. ,  Miss 

Rich. 
Benjamin,  b.  Oct.  20,  1791.     A  tanner  and  shoemaker  in  Tunbridge, 

Vt.;  m.  Lydia  Dustin. 
\'i.      David  Chase,  b.  Oct.  18,  1795.     A  saddler;  hved  in  Windsor,  Vt.; 

m.  Patty  Cilley.     He  d.  April  25,  1829. 


ni 


IV 


186  TTTSTORY    OF    rORXISTI. 

^^i.     George,  I).  Feb.  12,  ISOO;  d.  Mi^.  21,  1800. 

viii.  James,  b.  April  9,  1802.  Became  a  physician,  and  for  a  time  prac- 
tifod  in  Windsor,  Vt.,  and  Claremont.  After  this  lio  made  Md. 
his  homo,  living  near  Baltimore.  He  was  coniniis.sioned  by  the 
Md.  Colonization  Society  to  found  a  colony  on  the  coast  of 
Africa,  which  afterwards  proved  a  success.  He  m.  first,  Oct. 
21,  1825,  Caroline  AI.  Sumner  of  Claremont,  dau.  of  George 
Sumner.  Two  children:  1.  Geo.  W.,  b.  Aug.  2,  1827,  and  m. 
Addie  Malvina  Smith.  2.  CaroHne,  who  d.  with  her  mother  in 
1829.  He  m.  second,  in  1841,  Nancy  E.  Fisk,  who  d.  in  Feb., 
1846. 

Peeleys  Hall  {Ezekieb,  Edward*-^,  Benjamin^,  Edward^)  h.  Nov.  10,  1778,  in 

Croydon.     He  was  the  third  son  of  Ezekiel  and  Mary  ( )  Hall; 

m.  Jan.  27,   1803,  Abigail  Osgood,  b. ,  1779.      Rem.  to  Cornish 

where  they  lived  until  their  death.  H{>  d.  Nov.  13,  18G8,  aged  85.  She  d. 
Sept.  20,  1866,  aged  87.  They  both  d.  at  the  home  of  their  dau.,  Mary 
Harlow.     They  had  two  children. 

i.  Mary,  b.  Sept.,  1813;  m.  Nov.  21,  1839,  WilHam  C.  Harlow  of  Cor- 
nish. She  d.  A]ml  10,  ISSO,  aged  66.  Had  two  children.  (See 
Harlow.) 

ii.       A  son,  b.  and  d.  young. 

Moses*  Hall  {Thoinns^,  Percimb,  John')  was  b.  in  Sutton,  Mass.,  Aug.  27, 

1755;  m. ,  OUve  Perkins,  who  d.  Feb.  — ,  1818,    aged  51.     He  was 

a  farmer  in  Cornish  many  years,  but  rem.  first  to  Guildhall,  Vt.,  and 
finally  to  Maidstone,  Vt .,  where  he  d.  May  10,  1817.     Children: 

i.  GusTAVUS  Adoli'hus,  b.  in  Cornish  Nov.  15,  1791.  Had  a  large 
family  and  livcnl  in  Littleton. 

ii.       C'atilmunk  Malinua,  b. .     She  m.  three  times  and  had  several 

children. 

iii.      MosES  Chase,  b.  .     Lived  in  Cornish,  Croydon  and  Newport; 

m. ,  Henrietta  Harris  and  had  several  children. 

iv.      Thomas  Henry,  b. .     It  is  said  he  m.  and  had  a  large  family. 

V.  Daniel  Kimball,  b.  ,  in  Maidstone,  Vt.,  Jvme  1,  1800;  a  suc- 
cessful man  in  the  upholstering  business  in  N.  Y.  City.  He  d. 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  June  7,  1881. 

HAMBLET. 

Daniel  Hamhlet  was  b.  May  26,  1799,  in  Pelhaiu.  His  mother  was  Alice 
Atwood,  a  sister  of  Joshua  and  William  Atwood  of  the  same  place. 
Came  to  Cornish  when  a  young  man.  Worked  at  the  blacksmith  trade 
with  his  uncle,  William;  m.  Nov.  12,  1830,  l':iiza  Spaulding  of  Meriden, 
dau.  of  Joshua  and  Judith  (Huggins)  Spaulding,  b.  June  1,  1808,  and  d. 
April  11,  1874.  He  purchased  and  settled  on  a  part  of  the  Vinton  farm 
and  first  erected  a  large  barn,  and  later,  in  1848,  the  stone  house,  since 


GENEALOGIES.  187 

occupied  by  Hiram  M.  \\v\d  ami  his  descendants.  He  was  a  black- 
smith, stone  cutter,  farmer  and  a  generally  useful  man.  He  d.  Jan.  11, 
1866.     They  had  but  one  child: 

Alice  M.,  b.  Dec.  20,  1832,  who  m.  Oct.  3,  1860,  Hiram  M.  Weld 
and  had  six  children.     (See  Weld.)     She  d.  March  20,  1881. 

HAMMOND. 

Luther  Hammond  was  b.  Sept.  5,  1781.  He  m.  Abigail  Hall,  who  was  b. 
Feb.  24,  1788.  They  lived  several  years  in  town,  and  had  the  following 
children  b.  here,  after  which  they  evidently  left  town,  as  no  further 
record  of  them  has  been  discovered. 

i.        LuTHEK,  Jr.,  b.  June  17,  1811.     It  is  said  he  m.  three  times. 

ii.       Marcia,  b.  Jan.  9,  1813;  m.  ,  G.  W.  Hawkins.     Left  one  son, 

George,  who  was  drowned  in  a  cistern  when  four  years  of  age. 
iii.      Adin  Hall,  b.  Sept.  20,  1814;  m.  -,  Ann  Randall,  and  had  two 

children:     Joseph  and  Elizabeth. 

HARDY. 

Soon  after  our  War  for  Independence,  a  Wid.  Hardy  with  ten  cliildren,  six 
sons  and  four  daughters,  rem  from  Bradford,  Mass.,  to  Grantham,  then  a 
wilderness.  Her  husband  had  taken  part  in  the  Revolution  and  was  in  the 
Battle  of  Bimker  Hill.  The  musket  he  then  carried  is  still  kept  by  his  descend- 
ants.    He  d.  in  Bradford  at  49  years  of  age. 

Tristami  Hardy,  their  son,  settled  in  that  part  of  Grantham  that  was  after- 
wards annexed  to  Cornish.  He  was  b.  March  20,  1771,  and  was  by 
occupation  a  farmer  and  chairmaker.  He  m.  first,  March  18,  1795, 
Kezia  Frasier,  who  was  b.  March  16,  1773;  m.  second,  March  12,  1818, 
Wid.  Polly  Rogers.  She  left  no  children.  He  d.  Aug.  17,  1839.  Kezia 
d.  Jan.  10,  1817.     Children  all  by  Kezia: 

i.  Polly,  b.  Feb.  24,  1796;  m.  Oct.  18,  1820,  Hosea  Churchill.  She  d. 
Dec.  5,  1865. 

ii.  William,  b.  Oct.  24,  1797;  m.  first,  Jan.  17,  1822,  Mary  Ball,  who  d. 
March  27,  1831,  two  children;  m.  second,  Oct.  30,  1831,  Pru- 
dence Carroll,  five  children.     He  d.  Dec.  11,  1878. 

iii.  SusAXNAH,  b.  Oct.  26,  1799;  m.  March  20,  1823,  Independence  Gile. 
Shed.  Aug.  8,  1841. 

iv.      Moses,  b.  June  11,  1802;  d.  Aug.  18,  1806. 
2.  V.       Samuel,  b.  Oct.  1,  1804. 

vi.  Sally,  b.  Jan.  25,  1807.  She  m.  March  20,  1826,  Joshua  Atwood. 
Had  two  children.  (See  Atwood.)  She  d.  at  Cornish  Flat 
April  24,  1859. 

vii.     James  M.,  b.  Jan.  11,  1809;  d.  Aug.  28,  1810. 

viii.  Kezia,  b.  May  25,  1811;  m.  March  20,  1836,  John  F.  Carroll  of 
Croydon,  a  cooper  and  farmer,  who,  with  his  wife  afterwards 


188 


HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 


IX. 
X. 


rem.  to  Corni.sh  and  spvui  their  lives  there. 

(See  Carroll.)     She  d.  April  29,  1880. 
H.\NN.\H,  b.  March  30,  1813;  d.  May  19,  1813. 
Mehit.\ule,  b.  Nov.  7,  ISlfi;  d,  Scjit.  10,  1827. 


Had  five  children. 


Samuel^  Hardy  {Tristmm)  h.  Oct.  I.  ls()4.  Excef)ting  about  ten  years 
after  liis  majority  .spent  in  the  state  of  N.  Y.,  his  life  was  spent  in  Cor- 
nish. Of  somewhat  frail  health,  he  chose  employment  invoKdng  light 
manual  labor,  and  commenced  in  1836  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  his 
famous  salve  and  other  medicines  which  have  since  become  so  celebrated. 
Tliis  he  followed  until  1869,  when,  o\\ing  to  his  infirmities,  he  retired, 
lea\dng  his  business  in  the  hands  of  two  of  liis  sons.  He  was  a  Baptist, 
zealous  and  benevolent  for  every  good  cause,  a  kind  neighbor  and  a 


Dr.  Samuel  Hardy. 


friend  to  the  poor.  He  was  three  times  married :  first,  Oct.  1,  1827  (on 
liis  birthday),  to  Sally  Carroll,  dan.  of  Follansbo  and  Sarah  (Carroll) 
Carroll  of  Croydon;  m.  second,  Nov.  12,  1838,  to  Prudenlia  B.  Coburn; 
m.  tliird,  April  25,  1848,  to  Mrs.  Phebe  Amanda  (Coburn)  Pratt,  a  sister 
of  his  second  wife.  Sally  (Carroll)  Hardy  was  b.  Aug.  23,  1807;  d.  April 
9,  1838,  aged  30.  Prudentia  B.  (Coburn)  Hardy,  b.  Feb.  6,  1813;  d. 
Dec.  16,  1847,  aged  34.  Phebe  A.  (Pratt)  Hardy,  h.  July  28,  1804;  d. 
April  4,  1882,  aged  78.  He  d.  at  Cornish  Flat  Aug.  7,  1879.  Children 
by  Sally  Carroll: 

FoLLANSBE  Carroll,  b.  Dcc.  20,  1829.  Received  his  education  in 
the  common  schools  of  Cornish  and  at  Kimball  Union  Academy. 
He  engaged,  at  first  with  his  father,  as  truA'cling  salesman  in  the 
sale  of  the  Hardy  medicines.  Proving  successful  in  this,  he 
enlarged  his  business,  dealing  also  in  other  medicines  and  goods, 
and  became  quite  .successful  in  .securing  a  competence.  He  ra. 
June  17,  1856,  Delia  Pierce  of  West  Boylston,  Mass.  Had  three 
children.     Res.,  Worcester,  Mass. 


GENEALOGIES.  189 

ii.       Mary  Ann  Griffin,  b.  Sept.  22,  1831 ;  m.  Oct.  4,  1849,  Benjamin  F. 

Bryant.     Four  cliildrcn.     Res.,   Hudson,   Mass.     She  d.  Nov. 

23,  1908,  in  Hudson,  Mass. 
iii.      Edmund,  b.  Dec.  11,  1833;  m.  Dec.  5,  1855,  Lucinda  Bailey;  d.  in  the 

army,  May  30,  1863. 
iv.      ]\Iehitable,  b.  Jan.  10,   1836;  m.  first.  May  4,  1858,  George  W. 

Moore  of  Hudson,  Mass.;  m.  second,  Feb.  12,  1865,  Henry  S. 

Moore  of  Hudson.     Res.,  Hudson.     Capt.  Moore  d.  May  1, 

1911. 
V.       Tristam,  b.  March  9,  1838;  d.  Sept.  22,  1839. 

Children  by  Prudentia  B.  Coburn : 

3.  vi.      Philemon  C,  b.  March  5,  1840. 

vii.     Sally,  b.  Nov.  19,  1841;  m.  Nov.  30,  1863,  Lewis  F.  Knight  of 

Cornish.    Five  children.    (See  Knight.)     She  d.  June  24,  1903, 

aged  61. 
\-iii.    Hann.ah  Salome,  b.  Aug.  10,  1843;  m.  Dec.  24,  1871,  Albert  J.  Dyer 

of  Sutton,  Que. 
ix.      Charles  Torrey,  b.  June  1,  1846;  m.  Nov.  15,  1866,  Ellen  M. 

Ripley  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Davdd  K.  and  Rosilla  (Clark)  Ripley. 

No  children.     Was  associated  with  liis  brother,  Pliilemon,  in 

the  medicine  business  until  his  death.  May  12,  1885. 

Child  by  Phebe  A.  Pratt: 

X.  William  Wallace,  b.  Feb.  6,  1849.  In  the  wholesale  cigar  business 
in  New  Haven,  Conn.  He  was  energetic  and  successful  in  his 
business.  He  m.  Dec.  25,  1875,  Sarah  J.  Tucker  of  Redding, 
Conn.     One  child,  a  son,  Samuel  B.  Hardy. 

3.  Philemon  C.^  Hardy  {Samneb,  Tristam'^)  h.  March  5,  1840,  the  first  born 
of  Prudentia  Coburn.  From  his  boyhood  has  been  engaged  in  the  medi- 
cine business;  his  father  employing  him  until  1869,  when  with  his  brother 
Charles  thej-  purchased  their  father's  interest  in  it.  Tliis  partnership 
continued  until  the  death  of  Charles,  since  wliich  time  he  has  conducted 
it  alone.  In  1897  he  purchased  the  large  farm  north  of  the  Flat 
originally  owned  by  Daniel  Chase,  Esq.,  gi\ing  it  the  title  of  "Blow- 
me-down  Ranch."  Since  then  his  time  has  been  much  devoted  to  his 
farm,  carrying  on  the  medicine  business;  is  hberal  in  the  support  of  the 
Baptist  Church,  of  which  he  is  a  dea.  He  m.  first,  Oct.  17,  1867,  Linne 
J.  Dyer,  dau.  of  Daniel  Dyer  of  Sutton,  Que.,  b.  Oct.  17,  1848,  and  d. 
March  30,  1895.  They  had  one  child,  a  dau.,  Nora  A.,  b.  Aug.  2,  1879, 
and  d.  July  5,  1880.  He  m.  second,  June  6,  1898,  Martha  W.  Day  of 
Cornish,  dau.  of  Hiram  A.  and  Louise  (Wj^man)  Day,  b.  Nov.  28,  1851. 

HARLOW. 

1.  Capt.  James  Harlow  came  from  Plymouth,  Mass.,  to  Cornish  during 
the  Revolutionar}'  War,  bringing  at  least  three  children  with  liim,  James, 
Robert  and  a  dau.,  ^Nlercy,  who  was  b.  Sept.  7,  1765,  and  d.  Sept.  28, 


190  HISTORY   OF  CORNISH. 

1839,  who  m.  first,  a  Mr.  Porter  and  afterwards,  Nov.  17,  1790,  Ebenezer 
Cobb  of  Cornish.  (See  Cobb.)  Capt.  Harlow  served  a  brief  time  in  the 
war  and  but  little  more  is  known  of  him. 

James'  Harloav  (Jinnes^)  h. ;  m. ,  Phoebe ,  and  their  children 

were  as  follow: 

i.  Abner,  b.  June  21,  1783. 

ii.  Mary,  b.  Jan.  21,  1784. 

iii.  James,  Jr.,  b.  Nov.  5,  1785. 

iv.  Ebenezkr,  b.  Sept.  14,  1788. 

V.  Phoebe,  b.  May  15,  1791. 

\i.  Polly  Doton,  b.  May  11,  1793. 

vii.  Benjamin  Dorr,  b.  Sept.  27,  1795. 

\au.  Sally,  b. ,  1799;  d.  April  12,  1804. 

2.  Robert^  Harlow  {Capt.  James'-)  was  b.  June  25,  1763,  in  Plymouth, 
Mass.,  and  came  to  Cornish  in  1778  when  fifteen  years  of  age;  m.  May 
6,  1790,  Charity  Barrows  of  Cornish,  but  recently  from  Carver,  Mass., 
from  whence  she  had  come  with  her  parents,  Moses  and  Ehzabeth  Bar- 
rows. Charity  was  b.  Sept.  12,  1768,  and  d.  June  18,  1868,  aged  99-9-6. 
The  Barrows  settled  three  fourths  of  a  mile  northwest  of  Cornish  Flat, 
in  a  section  since  called  "Dodge  Hollow,"  near  the  base  of  Furnald  Hill. 
Mr.  Harlow  hved  on  or  near  the  same  farm  and  cared  for  them  in  their 
old  age.     Mr.  Harlow  d.  June  18,  1823.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  GeoRGE,  b.  Oct.  22,  1791;  m.  March  4,  1817,  Betsey  Sanborn  of 
Springfield,  dau.  of  Reuben  and  Sarah  Sanborn,  b.  May  6,  1792; 
d.  Sept.  2,  1872.  Six  cliildrcn,  the  first  four  b.  in  Cornish,  the 
rest  in  Grantham,  where  they  rem.  March  17,  1826,  and  spent 
the  rest  of  their  lives.  He  d.  Dec.  30,  1873.  A  son  of  his, 
George  W.,  settled  in  Strafford,  Vt.,  whose  youngest  son,  Tru- 
man O.  Harlow,  is  a  Baptist  (clergyman;  m.  Dec.  25,  1888,  Lizzie 
Chadbourne  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Alfred  C.  and  Elizabeth  C. 
(Doming)    Chadbourne. 

ii.       Deborah  Cushman,  b.  Aug.  23,  1793.     Never  m.;  d.  Jan.  6,  1823. 

iii.  Malachi,  b.  May  7,  1795;  m.  Oct.  18,  1820,  Betsey  Hibbard.  They 
settled  in  Mich.     He  d.  Dec.  29,  1866.     One  son. 

iv.     Robert,  Jr.,  1st,  b.  July  9,  1797;  d.  Dec.  23,  1798. 

V.       Robert,  Jr.,  2d,  b.  July  5,  1799;  m. ,  Eleanor  Hadley.     Lived 

in  Ilawksburg,  Can.     He  d.  Jan.  12,  1882.     One  dau. 

^•i.      Isaac,  b.  Sept.  24,  1801;  d.  Aug.  15,  1803. 

3.  \di.    Sylvanus,  b.  Nov.  12,  1803. 

viii.  Is.\.\cCusHMAN,  b.Feb.  13, 1806;  m.  April4,  1839,  Experience  Cor- 
nish of  Plymouth,  Mass.,  b.  in  1801,  and  d.  May  21,  1869.  He 
was  a  stone  cutter  until  he  lost  his  leg,  Jan.,  1857,  by  its  being 
crushed  while  assisting  in  moving  a  building.  After  this  he 
became  a  shoemaker.     No  children.     He  d.  Feb.  6,  1872. 

4.  ix.      William  Clifford,  b.  July  1,  1808. 


GENEALOGIES.  191 

X.       Hannah,  b.  Aug.  20,  1810;  d.  Sept.  15,  1812. 

xi.  Moses  Barrows,  b.  Dec.  11,  1812;  m.  first,  April  13,  1837,  Priscilla 
B.  Hubbard,  b.  April  3,  1812.  They  settled  in  Lisbon  where 
she  d.  Jan.  3,  1873;  m.  second,  March  5,  1874,  Haimah  A.  Hub- 
bard, b.  May  4,  1830.  Later  they  settled  in  Woodsvalle,  where 
he  d.  Feb.  14,  1891.  Four  children,  all  by  first  wife  and  b.  in 
Lisbon. 

xii.     Maey  (adopted),  b.  Jan.  14,  1813;  m.  ,  Daniel  Weld,  Jr.,  of 

Cornish.     Three  children.     (See  Weld.)    She  d.  Sept.  25,  1858. 

3.  Sylvanus'  Harlow  {Robert*,  James^)  was  b.  Nov.  12,  1803;  m.  April  17, 

1826,  Elvira  M.  LesUe  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Rebecca  (Far- 

rington)  Leslie,  b.  June  20,  1810,  and  d.  ,  in  Springfield,  Mass. 

They  lived  in  Cornish  until  their  children  were  b.  and  about  1852  rem. 
to  Windsor,  Vt.  They  res.  there  several  years  and  then  rem.  to  Mass. 
He  d.  in  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  April  4,  1887.     Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.        Louisa  M.,  1st,  b.  Nov.  4,  1826;  d.  Aug.  25,  1840. 

ii.       Elizabeth  E.,  b.  April  26,  1828;  m.  Aug.  — ,  1852,  Geo.  W.  Bart- 

lett.     Res.,  Hyde  Park,  Mass.     One  child:     Edward  E.     She 

d.  Jan.  24,  1897. 
iii.      Robert  Sylvanus,  b.  Oct.  18,  1829;  m.  Jan.  8,  1851,  Roxana  Dan- 

forth  of  Stowe,  Mass.     Six  children.     Shoe  manufacturer.     Res., 

Hudson,  Mass. 
iv.      Henry  J.,  b.  Oct.  12,  1831;  m.  May  26,  1867,  Maria  S.  Marden. 

One  child,  b.  Aug.  12,  1876,  and  d.  May  13,  1896.     A  farmer. 

Res.,  Dudley,  Mass. 
v.      Philander  Carlos,  b.  Nov.  24,  1832;  m.  March  17,  1856,  Susan  M. 

Walsh.     Three  children.     A  machinist.     Lived  in  Hyde  Park, 

Mass.,  where  he  d.  March  7,  1890. 
vi.      Charles  Franklin,  b.  Oct.  7,  1834;  m.  ,  and  res.  in  Boston. 

A  macliinist.     No  cliildren. 
vii.     William  C,  b.  Aug.  8,   1836;  m.  in  1862,  Sarah  Dunham.     No 

children.    Livedin  Springfield,  Mass.  A  machinist.      Hed. . 

viii.  Clarissa  C,  b.  Sept.  7,  1837;  m.  Dec.  31,  1861,  George  Clough. 

Res.,  Somerville,  Mass.     Five  children. 
ix.      Silas  C,  b.  June  26,  1839;  d.  in  April,  1857,  at  Chicopee  Falls,  Mass. 
X.       George  L.,  b.  Oct.  31,  1841;  m  .     Has  four  children.     Res., 

Somerville,   Mass. 
xi.      Edwin,  1st,  b.  Aug.  1,  1845;  d.  Aug.  28,  1846. 
xii.     Louisa  M.,  2d,  b.  Dec.  5,  1846;  m.  Oct.  — ,  1864,  Lorenzo  Follett, 

a  crockery  merchant,  who  d.  March,  1891.     She  d.  July  25,  1892. 

They  Uved  in  Bridgeport,  Conn.     They  had  one  child, 
xiii.  Edwin,  2d,  b.  Jan.  24,  1851. 

4.  William  Clifford^  Harlow  {Robert',  James^)  was  b.  July  1,  1808;  m. 

first,  Nov.  21,  1839,  Mary  Hall  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Perley  and  Abigail 
(Osgood)  Hall,  b.  Sept.  10,  1813;  d.  April  10,  1880;  m.  second,  Oct.  12, 


192  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

1881,  Mrs.  Harriet  (Gilfillun)  Cloush  of  Plaiufield.  She  d.  April  8, 
1902.  When  young,  Mr.  Harlow  settled  on  a  farm  near  the  Croydon 
line  on  the  mountain  side,  erected  a  good  set  of  buildings  thereon  and 
remained  there  until  1SG7,  when  he  sold  out  and  rem.  near  the  center  of 
the  town,  and  fuially  to  Mcridcn,  where  he  d.  Julj'  23,  1887.  Children, 
both  by  first  wife,  and  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Abbie  C,  b.  Feb.  25,  1842;  m.  first,  March  23,  1862,  Franklin  D. 
Nevens  of  Cornish.  One  child,  a  dau.  (See  Nevens.)  He  d. 
May  9,  1871.  She  m.  second,  Jan.  27,  1890,  Bradley  L.  Frye  of 
Orange,  Mass.     No  issue.     He  d. . 

ii.  William  Harvev,  b.  June  27,  1853;  m.  June  28,  1876,  Abbie  Frances 
Dow  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Harmon  L.  and  Lucelia  (Smith)  Dow, 
b.  Oct.  10,  1853.  An  industrious  hard-working  farmer  and 
useful  citizen.  His  skill  was  often  emploj'cd  to  accomplish 
difficult  tasks  in  the  neighborhood.  Res.  on  the  Joseph  Richard- 
son, Jr.,  place,  which  is  part  of  the  seventh  lot  of  the  fourth 
range  of  lots.  He  d.  Dec.  3,  1905.  (See  Fatalities.)  One 
child,  Leroy  Harvey,  b.  July  6,  1886. 

Levi  Harlow  with  Silence  Cobb,  liis  wife,  came  from  Taunton,  Mass.,  and 
settled  in  Si)riiigfield,  Vt.  Had  thirteen  children.  Their  second  child, 
Levi,  Jr.,  m.  Jan.  16,  1794,  Ami  Damon  and  had  eight  children.  Levi 
Bates,  their  eighth  child,  m.  in  1842  (?)  Althea  G.  Parker  and  then  lived 
in  Charlestown  till  1846,  and  then  came  to  Cornish,  where  they  remained 
eighteen  years,  or  till  1864,  when  they  rem.  to  Springfield,  Vt.  Chil- 
dren, all  b.  in  Cornish,  except  the  first  two: 

i.       Elmira  E.,  b.  in  CharlestowTi  Nov.  7,  1843;  m.  Nov.  28,  1869,  James 

B.  Hildreth  of  Cornish.     No  children, 
ii.      Julia  Ann,   b.  in  Charlestown  Sept.   18,  1845;  m.  Feb.  14,   1865, 

Charles  F.  Town.     Four  children.     She  d.  Oct.  27,  1886. 
iii.      Wilbur  S.,  b.  May  26,  1849;  d.  June  14,  1873. 
iv.      Bradford  H.,  b.  Feb.  25,  1852;  m.  Feb.  25,  1873,  Ida  C.  Emery. 

No  children. 
v.       Levi  WooDnruv,  b.  Dec.  11,  1856.     A  mechanic,  unm.     Lives  in 

Springfield,  Vt. 
vi.      A  dau.  b.  Jan.  12,  1860  (name  not  recorded), 
vii.     Stella  E.,  b.  Feb.  7,  1861.     Res.  in  Springfield,  Vt. 
viii.    Milton  P.,  b.  Aug.  4,  1863.     A  machinist.     Res.,  Springfield,  Vt.; 

m.  Aug.  29,  1894,  Gertrude  E.  Gibson  of  Proctorsville,  Vt. 

Elias  Harlow^,  the  ninth  child  of  Levi  and  Silence  (Cobb)  Harlow,  was  b. 
March  10,  1798,  in  Springfield,  Vt.;  m.  June  24,  1821,  in  Windsor, 
Abigail  Herrick,  dau.  of  Amos  Herrick  of  Barre,  Mass.  She  d.  Aug.  30, 
1896,  in  Windsor,  Vt.,  aged  83.  He  d.  in  Cornish  Feb.  1,  1867,  aged  68. 
He  was  a  brickmaker.  Children,  the  first  seven  were  b.  in  Windsor, 
the  rest  in  Cornish: 
i.       Abigail,  b.  March  17,  1822;  d.  the  same  year  in  Windsor,  Vt. 


GENEALOGIES.  193 

ii.       George  Clinton,  b.  Sept.  8,  1823;  m.  Feb.  16,  1846,  Helen  Jackson 

of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Oliver  and  Cynthia  (Robinson)  Jackson,  b, 

in  1825.     He  d.  May  1,  1878,  in  Southboro,  Mass. 
iu.     Augusta,  b.  Aug.  5,  1825;  d.  Feb.  — ,  1826,  in  Windsor,  Vt. 
iv.      Gracia  Ann,  b.  Jan.  2,  1827;  d.  Feb.,  1833,  in  Windsor,  Vt. 
V.       Harriet,  b.  Feb.  12,  1829;  m.  March  24,  1856,  Newell  Delevan 

White,  then  of  Cornish.  She  d.  Nov.  — ,  1908,  in  Windsor,  Vt. 
vi.      Lucy  Jane,  b.  April  30,  1831;  m.  Jan.  3,  1854,  Chester  H.  White, 

then   of   Cornish.     Two   children.     She   d.    Aug.  25,  1880,  in 

Windsor,  Vt. 
vii.    Abbie  Augusta,  b.  June  6,  1834;  m.  June  6,  1856,  James  R.  Balloch 

of  Cornish.     She  d.  Sept.  28,  1876,  in  Lawrence,  Mass. 
2.  viii.   John  Marshall,  b.  March  6,  1836. 

ix.      Marietta  Ford,  b.  Nov.   11,   1839;  m. ,  Seymour  Ashley  of 

Windsor,  Vt. 
X.       Hannah,  b.  Jan.  8,  1844;  m.  Oct.  4,  1864,  John  Dean.     She  d.  April 

—,  1902,  in  Windsor,  Vt. 

2.  John  Marshall^  Harlow  {Elias"-,  Levu)  was  b.  in  Cornish  March  6, 
1836;  m.  in  Cornish  April  10,  1856,  Winnie  Dorinda  Flower,  dau.  of 
Ahira  Flower  of  Hartland,  Vt.  She  d.  Nov.  21,  1902,  in  Windsor,  Vt. 
He  d.  Jan.  20,  1903,  in  Windsor.  He  was  a  machinist,  also  a  brick- 
maker.  A  man  of  excellent  nature  and  well  beloved.  Children,  all 
b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Charles  Marshall,  b.  March  16,  1859;  d.  March  20,  1860. 

ii.      William  Ellsw^orth,  b.  May  6,  1861;  m.  first,  Charlotte  Ropes. 

She  d. .     He  m.  second, ,  Ada  Irish. 

iii.      George  Marshall,   b.   Jan.   18,   1865;  m.  — — •,   Lillian  Pollard. 

Res.,  Chester,  Vt. 
iv.      Franklin  Edwin,  b.  Nov.  5,  1872.     Is  a  physician  of  considerable 

note;  m.  first,  Oct.  11,  1893,  Etta  M.  Worthen  of  Budington, 

Vt.     She  d.  Dec.  23,  1894;  m.  second,  July  28,  1907,  Lillian 

Claire  of  Ludlow,  Vt.     Tliree  cliildren :     1.  Edward  Franklin,  b. 

Dec.  21,   1894,  and  d    May  11,   1895.     2.  Earl  Kenneth,  b. 

Nov.  23,  1898.     3.  Baby,  b.  and  d.  Jan.  23,  1901. 

Leonard  Harlow,  a  son  of  Le\a  and  Silence  (Cobb)  Harlow,  was  b.  Oct.  8, 
1797,  in  Springfield,  Vt.;  m.  in  1845,  Deborah  L.  Jackson  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  OUver  and  Mary  Esther  (Johnson)  Jackson,  b.  Sept.  1,  1810,  and 
d.  June  8,  1895,  aged  84.  He  d.  Oct.  10,  1867,  aged  71.  Children,  both 
b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Grace  E.,  b.  March  17,  1847;  m.  April  23,  1867,  Nathaniel  Smith, 
formerly  of  Cornish,  but  later  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  where  they 
res.  Two  children:  1.  Fred  Harlow,  now  (1909)  a  salesman 
for  John  Wyeth  and  brother,  druggists  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.  2. 
Florena  Ada. 

ii.       Benjamin  Thomas  (adopted).     Was  a  child  of  Nahum  C.  and  Mar- 

14-11 


194  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

tha  Jane  (Thomas)  Sturtovant,  b.  Jan.  22,  1854.  His  mother 
dying  soon  after  liis  birth,  he  was  adopted  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Leonard  Harlow.     (See  Stxirtevant  for  additional  records.) 

HARRINGTON. 

Moses  Harrington,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Elizabeth  Harrington,  w'as  b.  in 

1767.     He  m. ,  Abigail  C.  — — ■ — -,  b.  in  17G8,  and  d.  in  Sandown, 

N.  H.,  June  29,  1847,  aged  79.     He  d.  April  25,  1832,  aged  65.     Chil- 
dren as  per  town  record  and  supposed  to  have  been  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Lucy  Whitney,  b.  July  10,  1797;  d.  Nov.  29, 1839,  aged  43. 

ii.  Hannah  Chase,  b.  Dec.  15,  1798. 

iii.  Abel  Chase,  b.  Feb.  2,  1800. 

iv.  Moses  Bailey,  b.  Jan.  27, 1802. 

V.  Lois  H.,  b. ,  1804;  d.  March  15, 1826,  aged  22. 

\'i.  Aurelia  StJMNER,  b.  July  26,  1806. 

Adi.  Thomas  Ordway,  b.  Sept.  13,  1808. 

Aaron  Harrington,  a  brother  of  Moses  and  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Elizabeth, 
was  b.  Dec.  30,  1770.  He  m.  June  5,  1794,  Nancj-  Mann.  He  d.  in 
1812.     Children,  mostly  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       Levi,  b.  Feb.  17,  1795. 

ii.       Louisa  Josyln,  b.  April  26,  1796. 

iii.  Moody,  b.  April  10,  1798.  Graduated  Kimball  I^nion  Academy  in 
1827;  Amherst  College  in  1831;  Auburn  Theological  Institute  in 
1833.  Ord.  Oct.  4,  1834.  Was  pastor  of  several  churches  in 
central  N.  Y.  Also  in  Middlefield  and  Feeding  Hills  and  West 
Springfield,  Mass.  He  d.  at  Albany,  N.  Y.,  July  22,  1865. 
He  m.  Dec.  16,  1835,  Juha  Mack  of  Amherst,  Mass.,  by  whom  he 
had  five  childrc^n.  His  biographer  says  of  liim:  "He  was  a 
man  of  ardent  piety.  His  mode  of  expression  was  original  and 
impressive.  The  last  few  months  of  his  hfe  were  characterized 
by  very  affectionate  \dew's  of  Christ  and  sweet  peace  of  mind." 

iv.     Betsey,  b.  Sept.  2,  1799. 

V.       Aaron,  b.  Feb.  19,  1801. 

vi.     Nancy  Melinda,  b.  Aug.  13,  1802. 

vii.     Sarah,  b.  July  25,  1804. 
2.  viii.   Moses,  b.  July  9,  1806. 

ix.  Jedediah  C,  b.  Jan.  10,  1808.  Res.  in  Corni.sh  till  of  age,  in 
Southboro,  Mass.,  till  1842,  after  which  time  Milford,  N.  H., 
w^as  liis  home,  except  as  certain  business  transactions  called  him 
south.  Was  in  the  Civil  War  and  saw  much  service  although 
much  past  age.  Was  in  Gen.  Sherman's  army  in  his  glorious 
march  to  the  sea.  Served  two  years  and  ten  months.  He  d. 
in  Milford  May  15,  1887.     He  m.  twice. 

2.     MosES'  Harrington  {AnroTV-,  Ebenezer^)  b.  July  9,  1806;  m.  April  4,  1841, 
Phebe  White,  b.  June  9,  1806,  and  d.  May  24,  1874.     He  d.  March  30, 


GENEALOGIES.  195 

1866,   aged  59.     A  farmer  and  wood  cutter.      CMldrcn,  both  b.  in 
Cornish : 

i.        Phebe  Elizabeth,  b.  March  22,  1842.     Never  m.     She  d.  Aug.  3, 
1906. 
3.  ii.       Levi  Winchestek,  b.  Jan.  26,  1849. 

3.  Levi  Winchesters  Harrington  (Moses',  Aaron^,  Ehenezen)  b.  Jan.  26, 
1849;  m.  Jan.  26,  1870,  Hattie  Ayers  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Samuel  and 
Sarah  G.  (Fitch)  Ayers,  b.  Feb.  27,  1845,  and  d.  Nov.  5,  1889.  Chil- 
dren, both  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Anne  Elizabeth,  b.  Jan.  8,  1871;  m.  June  16,  1896,  Ernest  Quimby 
of  Cornish.  Two  children.  (See  Quimby.)  She  d.  May  16, 
1901,  in  Windsor,  Vt. 

ii.      Elbert  Russell,  b.  Nov.  2,  1884. 

Samuel  Harrington's  name,  and  that  of  his  family,  also  appear  on  the  town 
records,  but  his  descendants  are  unknown  to  us.  He  m.  April  12,  1792, 
Anna  Holley  of  Claremont.     Children: 

i.  Joel,  b.  Feb.  6,  1794. 

ii.  Samuel,  b.  Sept.  28,  1796. 

iii.  Abel,  b.  July  10,  1798. 

iv.  Eli,  b.  Oct.  26,  1800. 

V.  Anna,  b.  Oct.  12,  1802. 

vi.  Abigail,  b.  Sept.  16,  1804. 

vii.  Sanford,  b.  March  13,  1808. 

viii.  Matilda,  b.  Feb.  16,  1812. 

ix.  Asa,  b.  July  1,  1814. 

HART. 

William  Carter  Hart  was  the  oldest  of  seven  children  of  Benjamin  and 
Lucy  (Champhn)  Hart,  b.  in  Pomfret,  Vt.,  March  5,  1820;  m.  Aug.  17, 
1847,  Ehzabeth  Fitts  of  Oxford,  Mass.,  dau.  of  Andrew  and  Ruth  (Pike) 
Fitts,  b.  Dec.  9,  1824,  and  d.  May  4,  1903,  in  Haverhill,  Mass.  In 
April,  1856,  they  came  to  Cornish,  bought  the  Capt.  Charles  Chase 
farm  on  the  river  road  and  erected  a  set  of  buildings  thereon  (the  orig- 
inal ones  having  been  burned).  He  was  one  of  the  selectmen,  1871- 
74-75-76;  a  staunch  Republican  and  a  Free  Mason.  After  a  res.  of 
thirty  years  in  Cornish,  he  sold  out  in  1886  and  rem.  to  Haverhill,  Mass., 
where  they  spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives.  On  the  17th  of  Aug., 
1897,  they  celebrated  their  golden  wedding.  All  their  children  (five) 
and  all  their  grandchildren  (nine)  were  present.  Mr.  Hart  d.  Dec.  — , 
1910.     Children: 

i.  George  Andrew,  b.  Pomfret,  Vt.,  May  31,  1848;  m.  Jan.  15,  1879, 
Clara  Cowles  of  Claremont,  N.  H.  Three  children.  Res.  in 
Haverhill,  Mass. 


196  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

ii.      William  L.,  b.  Pomfict,  Vt.,  July  16,  1S50;  m.  Nov.  19,  1875,  Rotta 

L.  Pierce  of  Claremont,  N.  H.     One  child.     Res.,  Haverhill, 

Mass. 
iii.     LuELLA  Eliza,  b.  Macedon,  N.  Y.,  April  13,  1853;  m.  Feb.  25,  1879, 

Fred  W.  Lear  of  Claremont.     Two  children.     Res.,  Haverhill, 

Mass. 
iv.     Willis  Duett,  b.  Cornish  Sept.  6,  1859;  m.  Dec.  22,  1881,  Harriet 

E.  Sinith  of  Windsor,  Vt.     One  child:     Charles  W.  Hart.     Res., 

Windsor,  Vt. 
V.      Etta  Louise,  b.  Cornish  June  22,  1861 ;  m.  Feb.  27,  1884,  Elmer  F. 

Joslin  of  East  Thompson,  Conn.    Two  children.    Res.,  Haverhill, 

Mass. 
It  is  a  remarkable  record  that  there  was  no  death  in  this  Hart 
family  among  children  or  grandcliildren  for  upwards  of  fifty  years 
prior  to  the  death  of  Mrs.  Hart,  May  4,  1903. 

HASKELL. 

Daniel  Haskell  m.  Feb.  9,  1779,  Elizabeth  Putnam  of  Cornish,  d;ui.  of 
Daniel  and  Anna  (Chase)  Putnam,  b.  July  15,  1762,  and  had  the  follow- 
ing children  b.  in  town: 
i.        Cornelia,  b.  Nov.  11,  1779. 
ii.       Daniel  C,  b.  July  3,  1781. 

After  the  birth  of  these  two  children,  the  family  probably  left  town, 
as  all  further  record  of  it  is  lost. 

John  Haskell  m.  March  25,  1779,  Eunice  Carpenter  and  they  had  the  follow- 
ing children: 

i.        Polly,  b.  Feb.  3, 1780. 

ii.       John,  Jr.,  b.  June  24,  1781. 

iii.     Lucy,  b.  April  28,  1783. 

iv.     Samuel,  b.  Jan.  21,  1786;  d.  Feb.  23,  1790. 

V.       Lydia,  b.  July  29,  1788. 

vi.      Sally,  b.  March  9,  1790. 

The  census  of  1790  says  the  family  at  that  time  consisted  of  the 
father,  one  son  and  four  females  beside  the  mother. 

HASTINGS. 

Jonas  Hastings  was  b.   about  1826,  in  Grantham;  m.  ,  Mar\'  D. 

Whittakcr  of  the  same  town,  a  sister  of  Jonathan  C.  Whittaker,  b.  1828.  They 
had  one  child,  a  son:  Albion,  b.  Aug.  19,  1867.  Mr.  Hastings  came 
to  Cornish  about  1859  and  was  employed  by  the  town  to  take  charge  of 
their  poor  for  several  years.  He  was  collector  of  taxes  during  years  of  1861- 
62-63-64-68.  Was  selectman  during  years  of  1865-66-67 ;  also  the  hearse  driver 
several  years.  After  the  town  farm  was  sold  and  the  paupers  rem.  to  Unit}', 
Mr.  Hastings  was  employed  by  the  Co.  Com.  to  have  charge  of  the  Paupers' 
Home  in  Unity,  which  he  retained  a  few  years,  and  then  went  to  Claremont 
to"live.  Here  he  engaged  in  the  butchering  and  meat  business,  which  he  fol- 
lowed till  he  d.  April  14,  1892,  aged  66.     His  wife  d.  Oct.  18,  1889,  aged  61. 


GENEALOGIES.  197 

HEBARD. 

Norman  E.  Hebard,  the  son  of  Aaron  and  Susan  (Story)  Hebard,  was 
b.  Sept.  16,  1819,  in  Lebanon;  m.  first,  Jan.  13,  1842,  Ellen  C.  Smalley  of 
Lebanon.  She  was  b.  Dec.  29,  1819,  and  d.  April  .30,  1860;  m.  second, 
August  29,  1860,  ]\Irs.  Juha  A.  (Avery)  Merrill,  wd.  of  John  Merrill 
and  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Mercy  (Wood)  Avery  of  Plainfield,  b.  May  7,  1827, 
and  d.  Dec.  5,  1905.  Mr.  Hebard  was  a  farmer.  Of  a  mirthful  disposi- 
tion and  generous  almost  to  a  fault.  Served  as  one  of  the  selectmen  in 
1868-69-70,  as  S.  S.  superintendent,  etc.  He  d.  Dec.  23,  1900.  Children 
by  first  wife : 

i.  LxjELLA  P.  C.,  b.  May  20,  1845;  m.  April  30,  1872,  Joseph  Cummings» 
One  child:  Velzora,  b.  IMarch  28,  1873,  who  m.  Dec.  5,  1894, 
Alfred  S.  Sisson  of  Cornish. 

ii.       Julius  S.,  b.  July  29,  1848.     TJnm.  in  1902. 

iii.     Susan  G.,  b.  Jan.  26,  1852.     Unm.  in  1902. 

Children  by  second  wife : 

iv.  Ellen  C,  b.  Aug.  1,  1861;  m.  Dec.  25,  1879,  Daniel  O.  Eaton'of 
West  Lebanon.  One  child:  Guy  H.,  b.  May  18,  1882.  The 
family  Uve  at  West  Lebanon. 

v.  Abbie  R.,  b.  July  24,  1870;  m.  Oct.  27,  1891,  Perry  Fletcher  Burr  of 
Cornish.     Seven  children  (1906).     (See  Burr.) 

HEYWOOD. 

Col.  Willl\m  Heywood  of  Revolutionary  fame  had  twelve  children.     His 
second  child,  Eleazer,  b.  May  8,  1755;  m.  Dorcas  Whittaker  about  1790, 

and  had  eight  children.     The  third  (IMary),  b. ;  m.  James  W.  Bradley 

of  Cornish  and  d.  in  Claremont  in  1873.  The  fourth  child  was  Willard 
Heywood,  b.  Jan.  12,  1796,  in  Plainfield,  and  lived  in  Cornish  many 
years.  His  last  years  were  spent  in  Windsor,  Vt.,  where  he  d.  about 
1875  (?).  He  m.  June  2,  18-32,  Emily  Baldwin,  dau.  of  Dr.  Eleazer  and 
Polly  (Ladd)  Baldmn  of  Strafford,  Vt.,  b.  April  16,  1812;  d.  Nov.  18, 
1877.  He  was  a  teamster.  Was  selectman  in  Cornish  1855-56. 
Children: 

i.        Emily  A.,  b.  Nov.  13,  1835,  in  Meriden;  m.  June  13,  1855,  Orson  G. 

Couch.     Res.  mainly  in  Amherst,  Mass.,  where  she  d.  Dec.  28, 

1901.     She  had  five'children.     (See  Couch.) 
ii.       Lucia  M.,  b.  Sept.  16,  1837,  in  Meriden;  m.  in  1870,  Clark  Spaulding. 

Res.,  Lancaster,  Mass. 
iii.      Mary  Frances,  b.  Aug.  5,  1839,  in  Grantham;  m.  Dec.  — ,  1857, 

in  Cornish,  C.  E.  Billings.     She  d.  Nov.  27,  1872. 
iv.      Eleazer  Baldwin,  b.  Maj''  4, 1842,  in  Grantham;  m.  in  1867,  Sarah 

Stebbins,     Res.,  Alton,  111. 
V.       William  Henry,  b.  Aug.  10,  1844,  in  Grantham;  m.  in  1871,  Rose 

BradJ^     Res.,  Windsor,  Vt. 
vi.      Frederic  A.,  b.  Nov.  16,  1846,  in  Grantham;  m.  in  1870,  Ella  Aldrich. 

He  d.  Dec.  12,  1888. 


198  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

\-ii.     Bradley  B.,  b.  March  29,  18-49,  in  Cornish;  d.  June  11,  1887. 

viii.   Jennie,  b.  June  19,  1851,  in  Cornish;  ra.  in  1873,  Eben  Stocker;  d. 

Oct.  2,  1880. 
ix.      Eda  Josephine,  b.  Oct.  8,  1854,  in  Cornish;  m.  in  1875,  Charles 

Jones.     Res.,  Lancaster,  Ma.ss. 

HILDRETH. 

The  Hildreths  of  Cornish  trace  their  ancestry  back  to  Richard  Hildreth,  who 
came  to  this  country  in  1643  and  settled  in  Cambridge,  afterwards  h\-ing  in 
Woburn  and  then  in  Chelmsford,  where  he  d.  in  1693.  Stephen  Hildreth,  a 
descendant  of  Richard,  m.  Esther  Manning  and  settled  in  New  Ipswich,  N.  H., 
where  he  d.  in  1800.     Here  their  son: 

1.  Samuel  Hildreth  was  b.  in  1764.     He  m. ,  Zilpha  Gilbert,  dau.  of 

John  and  Sarah  (Rich)  Gilbert,  b.  in  1771  and  d.  June  25,  1851,  in 
Cornish.  They  came  to  Cornish  before  1790  and  settled  in  the  west 
part  of  the  town.  His  mother,  Esther,  also  came  with  them  and  d.  in 
town,  April  16,  1826.     He  d.  Sept.  1,  1840.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Betsey,  b.  Dec.  29,  1790;  d.  Sept.  16,  1886. 

ii.  Lyman,  b.  — -,  1792;  d.  Oct.  25,  1795. 

iii.  Solomon,  b.  Oct. ,  1794;  d.  March  3,  1861. 

2.  iv.  James,  b.  Dec.  12,  1797. 

V.  Chloe  H.,  b.  June  13,  1800;  m.  May  1,  1834,  Daniel  Bryant  of 
Cornish.    Four  children.     (See  Bryant.)    She  d.  March  25,  1890. 

vi.  John  L.,  b.  in  1802;  d.  Aug.  1,  1803. 

vii.  Manning,  b.  in  1804;  d.  Nov.  28,  1830.     (Mon.  Rec.  Oct.  28.) 

viii.  Sarah,  b. ;  d.  Jan.  12,  1811. 

2.  James  Hildreth  (Samuel,  Stephen,  .  .  .  Richard^)  was  b.  Dec.  12,  1797,  in 

Cornish;  m.  first,  Nov.  7,  1838,  Tamar  Manchester,  dau.  of  Nathaniel 
and  Polly  (Wheeler)  Manchester,  b.  Feb.  24,  1806,  and  d.  Sept.  5,  1854; 
m.  second,  April  22,  1852,  Harriet  B.  Manchester,  sister  of  his  former 
wife,  b.  May,  1818,  and  d.  Dec.  22,  1889.  He  d.  May  29,  1872.  Chil- 
dren by  first  wife  and  b.  in  town: 

i.        William  B.,  b.  Dec.  10,  1839. 

ii.       James  B.,  b.  March  28,  1843;  m.  Nov.  27,  1869,  Elmira  E.  Harlow 

of  Cornish,  daiL  of  Levi  B.  and  Althea  D.  (Parker)  Harlow, 

b.  Nov.  7,  1843.     No  cliildren. 
iii.      Harriet  J.,  b.  Aug.  15,  1841. 
iv.      Benjamin  F.,  b.  March  2,  1846;  d.  March  7,  1847. 

Children  by  second  wife  and  b.  in  town: 

V.  George  Fred,  b.  March  6,  1853;  m.  Feb.  20,  1883,  Cora  E.  Jones, 
dau.  of  Asa  and  Cleora  (Oakes)  Jones. 

vi.  Lewis  C,  b.  Sept.  30,  1854;  m.  Nov.  27,  1878,  Hattie  M.  Pierce, 
dau.  of  S.  T.  and  Melissa  (French)  Pierce,  b.  June  13,  1857,  and 
d.  Feb.  13,  1906.  One  child:  Lillian  A.,  b.  in  to\\Ti  Jan.  23, 
1887,  who  m.  Sept.  16,  1908,  Oscar  S.  Tyrrell  of  Wilder,  Vt. 


GENEALOGIES.  199 

HILLIARD. 

1.  Samuel  Hilliard,  b.  in  Conn.  Nov.  16,  1747,  came  to  Cornish  from  Ston- 

ington.    Here  he  hved  many  years.    He  m.  Phoebe  Yerrington,  b.  in  1747. 
On  her  tombstone  (now  broken)  is  inscribed  "In  memory  of  Phoebe, 
wife  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  HiUiard,  who  d.  July  18,  1798,  aged  52." 
"Be  still  my  friends,  dry  up  your  tears, 
I  must  he  here,  'till  Christ  appears." 
It  is  said  that  he  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution,  and  participated  in 
the  battles  of  Bunker  Hill  and  Bennington.     After  his  settlement  in 
Cornish  he  helped  organize  the  Cornish  Baptist  Church  in  1789,  and 
was  one  of  its  first  deacons.     On  July  3,  1792,  the  church  expressed  their 
approbation  that  "Deacon  Hilhard  improve  his  gift  in  pubhc."     He 
soon  after  became  popular  as  a  Baptist  preacher,  but  after  some  years 
his  rehgious  views  changed  and  he  became  a  Universahst,  and  as  such 
was  settled  as  pastor  in  Shrewsbury  and  WalUngford,  Vt.,  and  finally 
at  Clarendon,  Vt.,  where  he  d.  Nov.  16,  1831.    His  remains  were  brought 
to  Cornish  and  buried  beside  those  of  liis  wife,  Phoebe,  in  a  lot,  now  an 
open  pasture  belonging  to  Freeman  A.  Johnson.    After  leaving  Cornish 
in  1800,  he  m.  second,  Carohne  Lathrop,  by  whom  he  had  six  children, 
all  b.  in  Vt.    She  was  b.  June  1,  1770,  and  d.  Feb.  21,  1845.    Children 
by  Phoebe,  supposed  to  have  been  b.  in  Cornish: 
i.        Sarah,  b. ,  1768;  m.  Joseph  Bartlett;  d.  July  5,  1798,  aged  30. 

2.  ii.      Amos  Avery,  b.  July  7,  1770. 

3.  iii.      Benjamin,  b.  March  19,  1774. 

iv.      Polly  (or  Mary),  b.  Dec.  10,  1775;  m.  Joseph  Richardson  of  Cornish. 

Had  twelve  children.    (See  Richardson.)    She  d.  May  7,  1822. 
V.       Phoebe,  b.  Sept.  17,  1780;  m.  May  20,  1800,  Isaac  Griggs. 
\d.      Samuel,  b.  April  6,  1784;  m. ,  Faimy  W.  Fhng. 

4.  vii.'    Joseph,  b.  May  1,  1787. 

viii.   Esther  B.,  b.  Jan.  18,  1788;  m.  Feb.  19,  1809,  Gilbert  Gross. 

Children  by  Carohne  Lathrop. 

ix.  Caroline,  b.  Sept.  26,  1801. 

X.  Pashur  Lathrop,  b.  Sept.  8,  1803. 

xi.  Lois,  b.  July  11,  1806. 

xii.  Harry,  b.  Dec.  19,  1807. 

xiii.  Jerome  Bonaparte,  b.  June  22,  1810. 

xiv.  Pamelia,  b.  Sept.  17,  1813. 

2.  Amos  Avery^  Hilliard  {Samueb)  b.  July  7,  1770;  m.  June  8,  1794,  Sarah 

Huggins  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Jonathan  and  Ruhamah  (Brown)  Huggins, 

b.  March  19,  1775,  and  d.  July  IS,  18.56.    Mr.  Hilliard  d.  April  24,  1856. 

A  farmer  and  hved  in  school  district  No.  8.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Mary,  b.  Dec.  9,  1794;  m.  Aug.  26,  1811,  John  Weld  of  Cornish.  Ten 

children.     (See  Weld.)     She  d.  March  12,  1862. 
ii.       Sarah,  b.  Oct.  9,  1797;  m.  July  16,  1816,  Constant  W.  Smith  of 
Cornish.    Twelve  cliildren.    (See  Smith.)    She  d.  Dec.  3,  1882. 


200  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

iii.  Sophia,  1).  Manli  24,  ISOl;  m.  first,  M:ircli  V,i,  1823,  Asa  Kimball 
Smith  by  whom  she  had  two  children  (see  Smith);  m.  second, 
Wm.  Martindale.  No  issue.  She  d.  April  2,  1900,  aged  99 
years,  five  days. 

iv.      Amos  A.,  b.  Dec.  25,  1803;  m.  first,  Charlotte  Town;  m.  second, , 

Abbie  Sprague. 

V.  Susan,  b.  Jan.  16,  1805;  m.  first,  Jan.  27,  1830,  Alfred  Nevens,  by 
whom  she  had  two  children  (see  Nevens);  m.  second,  Joshua 
Atwood  of  Cornish.    She  d.  April  4,  1888. 

vi.      LuciNDA,  b.  Sept.  30,  1808;  d.  April  4,  1814.    (See  Casualties.) 

5.  \-ii.     Gilbert,  b.  Dec.  17,  1811. 

\'iii.  and  ix.     Twins,  b.  AjH-il  17,  1814,  and  d.  the  same  day. 

3.  Benjamin^  Hilliard  {Sa7nueh)  h.  March  19,  1774;  m.  Roxana  Hall,  dau. 

of  Dr.  Da\dd  and  Ohve  (Smead)  Hall,  b.  Jan.  16,  1778,  and  d.  Nov.  26, 
1866.  Mr.  Hilliard  lived  a  few  years  in  Claremont,  but  most  of  his  life 
was  spent  in  Cornish.  The  last  years  of  his  life,  he  and  his  wife  lived 
witli  their  son,  Da\'id  H.,  where  he  d.  July  4,  1858.  He  was  an  excellent 
carpenter  and  erected  many  buildings  in  Cornish  and  elsewhere.  Of 
a  very  social  nature  and  said  to  have  been  very  fond  of  telling  stories. 
Children : 

6.  i.        David  Hall,  b.  Dec.  3,  1805. 

ii.  C.\THERiNE  Olive,  b.  Dec.  23,  1807;  m.  July  2,  1839,  Lyman  Barllett 
of  Cornish.    Five  children.    (See  Bartlett.)    She  d.  Feb.  27,  1895. 

iii.  Harriet  Roxana,  b.  Sept.  25,  1809;  m.  Nov.  18,  1835,  Job  Williams 
of  Plainfield.  Had  three  children.  She  d.  June  16,  1887.  He 
d.  May  16,  1874. 

iv.      Mary  Esther,  b.  April  21,  1811;  m.  James  Hudson  of  LjTin,  Mass. 

v.       Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  Nov.  18,  1812.    Twice  m.    Had  six  children. 

vi.  Elizabeth  Chase,  b.  Jan.  29,  1815;  m.  John  Hudson  of  Ljnin,  Mass. 
She  d.  Jan.  6,  1880. 

vii.  Caroline  Phoebe,  b.  July  8,  1817;  m.  July  1,  1841,  Horace  L.  Dem- 
ing  of  Cornish.  Four  children.  (See  Deming.)  She  d.  Oct.  13, 
1867. 

viii.  Gilbert  Gross,  b.  July  21,  1819;  m.  May  i;>,  1S4(),  Marcia  L.  Bart- 
lett of  Cornish,  dau.  of  John  and  Polly  (Williams)  Bartlett,  b. 
Dec.  25,  1824,  and  d.  Aug.  17,  1848;  m.  second,  Oct.,  1849,  Ann 
Richardson  of  Lands  Grove,  Vt.,   who  d.  June  19,  1857;  m. 

third,  ,  Mrs.  Shaw  by  whom  had  triplets.     He  d.  in  the 

army  in  1863. 

4.  Joseph^  Hilliard  (Scmiucb)  Bro.  of  Benjamin  and  Avery,  b.  May  1,  1787. 

Was  a  prosperous  farmer  and  hved  in  the  .south  part  of  the  town.  A 
zealous  supporter  of  the  Baptist  Church;  m.  Feb.  23,  1815,  Roxana 
Day  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Rufus  and  Betsey  (Comings)  Day,  b.  Jan.  23, 
1795,  and  d.  April  18,  1878.  He  d.  July  1,  1870.  Children,  all  b.  in 
Cornish : 


GENEALOGIES.  201 

i.        RuFUS,  b.  July  9,  1815;  m. ,  Martha  McClure,  res.  in  Acworth, 

N.  H.    Two  cliildren.    He  d.  Jan.  20,  1S86. 
ii.       Betsey,  b.  Nov.  20,  1816;  m. ,  Adnah  Keyes.     Res.,  Acworth, 

N.  H.     Two  children.     She  d.  May  19,  1894. 
iii.      Chester,  b.  Nov.  22,  1818;  m.  April  24,  1844,  Ellen  Ashley.     Res., 

Cornish  and  Cal.,  where  he  d.  April  16,  1879. 
iv.      Charlotte,  b.  May  2,  1821;  m.  Jan.  16,  1844,  Quartus  Fletcher. 

Four  children.    (S(>e  Fletcher.)    She  d.  Sept.  23,  1908. 
V.       Esther,  b.  April  10,  1823;  m.  Oct.  18,  1849,  Charles  Putnam  of 

Croydon,  where  she  resided.   She  d.  Jan.  29, 1865.    Four  cliildren. 
vi.      RoxANA,  b.  Sept.  8,  1826;  m.  Oct.  13,  1852,  Ira  Proctor  of  Clare- 

mont,  where  she  afterwards  resided.     Three  children.     She  d. 

March  29,  1907;  buried  in  Cornish, 
vii.     Emeline,  b.  Sept.  8,  1829;  m.  Oct.  18,  1849,  Ira  Proctor  (first  wife). 

One  son,  Wallace.    She  d.  July  30,  1851. 

7.  viii.   Joseph  L.,  b.  Nov.  29,  1831. 

8.  ix.      Hiram  Day,  b.  March  10,  1834. 

X.       Sarah  Jane,  b.  May  26,  1836;  m.  April  20,  1857,  Amos  Richardson 
of  Cornish.    Three  children.    (See  Richardson.) 

9.  x-i.      George  W.,  b.  April  17,  1839. 

5.  Gilberts  Hilliard  (Ainos  Avery^,  Samiieh)  h.  Dec.  17,  1811,  in  Cornish, 

where  he  res.  till  1858,  when  he  rem.  to  Northfield,  Mass.;  m.  Nov.  7, 
1833,  Sophia  Plaistridge,  dau.  of  Caleb  and  Susannah  (Luey)  Plaistridge, 
b.  Sept.  8,  1813,  and  d.  in  Northfield  Jan.  29,  1878.  He  d.  Jan.  7,  1907, 
in  Northfield,  Mass.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Ellen  S.,  b.  Dec.  14,  1835;  m.  May  23,  1857,  Fordyce  H.  Smith, 

formerly  of  Cornish.     (See  Smith.)     They  hved  in  Brattleboro, 

Vt.,  till  1897.     Then  rem.  to  Northfield  Farms,  Mass.,  where 

they  have  since  resided. 
ii.       Sola  L.,  b.  July  14,  1839;  m.  Dec.  26,  1861,  Marshall  Stearns.    Res., 

Northfield,  Mass. 
iii.      Sarah  J.,  b.  Jan.  25,  1841;  m.  Jan.  1,  1866.    Frederick  G.  Morgan. 

Res.,  Northfield  Farms,  Ma.ss. 
iv.      Freeman  A.,  b.  Dec.  14,  1843;  m.  first,  July  4,  1867,  Isadore  A. 

Wright;  m.  second,  June  5,  1873,  Ellen  A.  Haywood;  m.  tliird, 

May  6,  1877,  Sarah  Gaines.    Res.,  Northfield,  Mass. 
V.       Emma  S.,  b.  May  5,  1845;  m.  July  10,  1866,  George  Merriam.    Res., 

Greenfield,  Mass. 
vi.      Albert  D.,  b.  Jan.  4,  1850;  d.  March  25,  1850. 
vii.    Ada  E.,  b.  June  24,  1852;  m.  first,  Nov.  29,  1871,  Dr.  E.  R.  Morgan; 

m.  second,  March  26, 1883,  George  Chamberlain.     Res.,  Boston, 

Mass. 

6.  David  Halls  Hilliard  {Benjamin'^,  SaniueU)  h.  Dec.  3,  1805;  m.  Sept.  10, 

1835,  Sarah  E.  Smith,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Judith  (Savory)  Smith,  b. 
Sept.  26,  1816.    Excepting  a  few  years  in  Claremont,  he  spent  the  most 


202 


HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 


uf  liis  life  in  Cornish.  Was  pioininciit  in  the  affairs  of  the  town,  a  lead- 
ing Democrat,  a  ready  debater,  public  spirited  and  deeply  interested  in 
every  tiling  that  tended  to  promote  the  welfare  of  the  town.  He  was  a 
gunsmith  by  trade  and  carried  his  art  to  a  high  state  of  excellence,  and 
had  a  wide  n'i)utation  of  inaruifacturing  rifles  and  other  firearms,  of  as 
good  quahty  as  any  nianutacturer  of  his  time.  He  d.  June  10,  1877. 
After  Mr.  Ililliard's  death  liis  wid.  m.  Caleb  II.  Pool,  a  blacksmith, 
who  d.  June  3,  1888.    She  <1.  in  Cornish  April  17,  1908.    Children: 


D.WID    II.    Illl.l.IARD. 


10.  i.        Charles  Nelson,  b.  June  5,  183(),  in  Clareniont. 

11.  ii.       George  P^lbridge,  b.  Aug.  2G,  1838,  in  Ludlow,  Vt. 

7.     Joseph  L.'  Hilll\rd  (Joseph^  Samueb)  h.  Nov.  29,  1831.    Lived  on  the 

homestead  of  his  father.    A  farmer;  m.  Sept.  27,  1853,  Mary  Bryant  of 

Corrush,  dau.  of  Aaron  and  ibinnah  W.  (Johnson)  Bryant,  b.  July  27, 

1836.    Mr.  HiUiard  d.  1m-1).  T),  1,S71.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Ada  H.,  b.  July  22,   l.S.-).5;  m.  March  24,  188(5,  Frank  H.  Weld  of 

Cornish.    Two  children.  (See  Weld.) 
ii.      Julia  E.,  b.  Jan.  15,  1858. 

iii.      Nellie  J.,  b.  March  14,  1860,  m.  May  20,  1884,  Herbert  Deming  of 
Cornish.     Four  cliildren.     ("See  Doming.) 


GENEALOGIES.  203 

iv.  Adxah  J.,  b.  March  5,  1862;  m.  Juno  15,  1904.  Gertrude  Marshall  of 
Langdon.  Tliree  children:  1.  Alton  M.,  b.  March  30,  1905. 
2.  Afton  B.,  b.  June  6,  1906.     3.  Adnah  Deane,  b.  June  6,  1907. 

V.  Clayton  B.,  b.  Nov.  26,  1864;  m.  Nov.  19,  1888,  Sybil  Gertrude 
Lear  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Wm.  D.  and  Hannah  A.  (Fletcher)  Lear, 
b.  Jan.  21,  1869.  Two  cliildren:  1.  Ethel,  b.  April  17,  1894. 
2.  Wallace,  b.  Sept.  30,  1895. 

8.  Hiram  Day^  Hilliard  (Joseph'^,  Samueb)  h.  March  10,  1834;  m.  Oct.  22, 

1862,  Isabel  Deniing  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Judah  Solon  and  Carohne 
Matilda  (Jackson)  Deming,  b.  Sept.  1,  1834;  d.  Aug.  3,  1893.  He  d. 
March  17,  1903.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Emma  Matilda,  b.  Oct.  28,  1862. 
ii.       A  dau.  b.  Nov.  1,  1863;  d.  young, 
iii.      Edwix  Hiram,  b.  April  5,  1865 ;  d.  March  8,  1907,  unni. 
iv.      Jerome  Judah,  b.  March  9,  1867. 

V.       Amy  Isabel,  b.  Jan.  28,  1870.     A  successful  teacher  mam-  j-ears; 
m.  July  14,  1909,  Josiah  Da\ds  of  Cornish. 
13.  \i.      Joseph  Leroy,  b.  April  23,  1873. 

vil.  Ina  Eliza,  b.  May  24,  1878;  m.  July  3,  1901,  Clarence  E.  Bailey  of 
Claremont. 

9.  George  Wj  Hilliard  (Joseph,  SamueU)  h.  April  17,  1839;  m.  April  24, 

1862,  Ursula  K.  Fletcher  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Quart  us  and  Annie  (Kelley) 
Fletcher,  b.  Nov.  22,  1836.  In  1863  (April  15)  they  rem.  to  Acworth, 
where  they  Hved  mainly  till  1900,  when  they  rem  to  Redlands,  Cal. 
Cliildren : 

i.  Ladora  J,,  b.  ^Nlarch  27,  1863,  in  Cornish.  Graduated  N.  H.  State 
Normal  School.  Teacher  Hanover  and  State  Normal  School, 
Milwaukee,  Wis.;  m.  Oct.  16,  1888,  Dr.  Frederic  C.  Rogers  of 
Milwaukee.  Live  in  Oconomowoc,  Wis.  Two  children,  both  b. 
in  Milwaukee:  1.  Malcolm  Fletcher,  b.  April  18,  1891.  2. 
George  Frederic,  b.  Jan.  27,  1900. 

ii.  Burton  James,  b.  April  26,  1866,  in  So.  Acw^orth.  A  merchant  at 
Saxtons  River,  Vt.;  m.  Feb.  5,  1891,  Angehne  M.  Da\'is  of 
Saxtons  River.  Three  children:  1.  Lineol  Wallace,  b.  Oct. 
23,  1891.  2.  Ethel  Martha,  b.  Nov.  3,  1892.  3.  Lloyd  Burton, 
b.  Oct.  27,  1901. 

iii.      George  Wallace,  b.  Sept.  17,  1868,  at  So.  Acworth;  d.  May  7,  1888. 

iv.  Olie  May,  b.  May  6,  1871,  at  So.  Acworth.  A  graduate  of  Bridge- 
water,  ]Mass.,  Normal  School.  Teacher  in  normal  schools  several 
years;  m.  Oct.  25,  1905,  David  McClelland  of  Redlands,  Cal. 
One  cliild:    AHce  Hilhard,  b.  Feb.  4,  1907. 

V.  Carlos  Grout,  b.  Sept.  28,  1877,  in  So.  Acworth.  Graduated  from 
Bro^^Ti  University  with  degree  of  B.A.,  and  M.A.  and  at  Yale 
Medical  School  with  the  degree  of  M.D.  A  physician  in  Red- 
lands,  Cal.:  m.  March  20.  1907,  Margaret  E.  Shields  of  HaUfax, 


204  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

N.  S.    Two  cluldirii,  both  h.  in  I'rovidfiicc,  H.  I.:     1.  Elizabeth, 
Morrison,  b.  Dec.  25,  1907.     2.  Carlo.s  Burton,  b.  Sept.  3,  1909. 

10.  Ch.\kles  Nki-sox'  lIii.LiARi)  {Ddvid  H.\  Benjamin"-,  Samueh)  b.  June^5, 

1S31J;  ni.  first,  July  20,  lSt)2,  Sarah  Abbie  Weld  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Maj. 
George  and  Maria  (Chase)  Weld,  b.  Feb.  16,  1846;  d.  Oct.  16,  1874;  m. 
second,  May  1,  1878,  Claribell  Sherburne,  dau.  of  Samuel  Mills  and 
Mary  A.  (Dewey)  Sherbiu-ne,  b.  Dec.  23,  1858.  They  res.  in  lUon, 
N.  Y.,  where  Mr.  Ililliard  has  charge  of  extensive  machine  works  of  the 
Remington  .\rins  Co.  and  special  rifle  and  repair  works.  Children  by 
first  marriage: 

Flora  May,  b.  :\Iay  13.  1869. 
Cahuie  Eva,  b.  Oct.  —,  1867;  d.  March  30,  1868. 
ii.     AuTHuu  Lee,  b.  Oct.  13,  1874;  d.  Feb.  20,  1878. 

Cliildren  by  second  marriage: 

iv.  Herbert  Hall,  b.  July  24,  1882. 

V.  Ethel  Lillian,  b.  Oct.  6,  1886;  d.  July  3,  1891. 

^^.  Edith  Clari  \waa.,  b.  Nov.  19,  1890,  and  d.  May  1 1 ,  1898. 

vii.  Charles  Sherburne,  b.  Dec.  23,  1894. 

11.  George  Elbridge^  Hilliard  {David  H.\  Benjamin^-,  SamueU)  b.  Aug.  26, 

1838;  m.  Sept.  23,  1862.  Ella  M.  Bartlett  of  Corni.sh,  dau.  of  Hiram  D. 
and  Sarah  A.  (Fellows)  Bartlett,  b.  April  25,  1845.  Mr.  llilliurd  spent 
several  years  in  the  employ  of  the  Vt.  Central  R.  R.,  first  as  fireman  and 
afterwards  as  engineer,  ser\ang  in  that  capacity  seven  years.  He  then 
returned  to  Cornish  and  went  into  the  gun  business  with  his  father. 
After  the  death  of  the  latter,  he  carried  on  the  business  alone  till  his 
death.  He  was  constable  fifteen  years,  justice  of  the  peace  and  notary 
pubUc  fifteen  years.  Cornish  school  district  clerk  two  years  and  post- 
master twenty-five  years.  He  was  a  member  of  Cheshire  Lodge,  F.  A. 
A.  Masons  and  also  a  member  of  the  Royal  Arch  Chapter  of  Windsor,  Vt. 
He  d.  March  31,  1904.  Child: 
i.  Emma  I,..  1).  July  IS,  1866;  in,  Dec.  26,  1894,  Cullcn  W.  Diggins  of 
Cleveland.  Ohio.     One  child:     VAhr]  Kllcn,  b.  Feb.  24,  1897. 

12.  LuMAN  Henry^  Hilliard  (Joseph^,  Joseph^  Samueh)  b.  May  24,  1865; 

m.  Dec.  31,  1890,  Ida  ]-:i(lora  York  of  Cornish,  dun.  of  Hiram  H.  and 
Eliza  (Walker)  York,  b.  Jan.  11,  1870.  They  res.  in  Claremont,  where 
he  is  engaged  in  the  livery  business.    Children: 

i.        Mary  Eliz.\,  b.  Sept.  29,  1891. 
ii.       Ruth  Ida,  b.  Jan.  17,  1893. 

13.  Joseph  Leroy'  Hilliard  [Jlinim  D.\  Joseph'-,  Samuel-)  w^as  b.  April  23, 

1873;  m.  June  12,  1898,  Florencse  Emery,  dau.  of  Peter  Emery  of  Cor- 
nish, b.  June  5,  1876.    Children: 
i.        Leroy  Hiram,  b.  Dec.  20,  1899. 


GENEALOGIES. 


205 


ii.  Hazel  Eliza,  b.  June  5,  1901 . 

iii.  MvRA  Isabel,  b.  June  5,  1902. 

iv.  Ray  Emery,  b.  Feb.  12,  1904. 

V.  Lawrence  Jo.seph,  b.  March  .3,  1906. 

A-i.  Lester  Edward,  b.  May  20,  1907. 


George  E.  Hilliard. 


14.  Richmond  Milliard  lived  in  towii  several  j-ears;  m.  first,  March  16,  1790, 
Polly  Wilson,  who  d.  without  issue  about  1792  (?);  m.  second,  April  13, 
1795,  Lydia  Goodwin  Ford  then  of  Claremont,  eldest  dau.  of  Capt. 
Daniel  and  Lydia  (Goodwin)  Ford,  b.  Aug.  .31,  1774;  d.  — .  Mr. 
HilUard's  connection  with  the  other  HilHard  famihes  in  town  is  uncer- 
tain, but  is  supposed  to  have  been  a  brother  of  Dea.  Samuel.  It  is  not 
known  when  or  where  he  d.    Children,  all  by  second  wife: 

i.       Eunice,  b.  May  14,  1796. 

ii.       L"i"DiA  Goodwin,  b.  May  9,  1798. 

iii.     Albert  Ford,  b.  April  1,  1803;  d.  Dec.  16,  1804. 


206  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 


iv.  Mauia  Alice,  b.  MuilIi  t,  ISO.");  d.  Dot-.  1, . 

V.  Sophia  ^Iarietta,  t\\nn,  b.  June  30,  1807. 

vi.  Hiram  Alonzo,  twin,  1).  .lunc  30,  1807. 

vii.  Thomas  Jefferson,  twin,  b.  June  10,  ISO!). 

viii.  James  Madison,  twin,  b.  June  10,  ISO'J. 

15.   I.iTHER  Hilmard  was  b.  May  5,  1759  (?);  m. ,  Abigail  T. ,  who 

was  b.  Dec,  1790  (?),  and  <1.  Dec.  27,  1859.  He  d.  Dec.  2,  1850,  and  both 
buried  in  Cornish,  lie  may  have  been  a  brother  of  one  or  both  of  his 
contemporaries,  Samuel  or  Richmond.  According  to  the  census  of  1790, 
his  family  in  town,  consisted  of  two  males  and  three  females  but  the 
records  of  the  family  have  not  been  found,  except  the  above  cemetery 
records. 

HOLBROOK. 

Alonzo  Holbrook,  b.  at  Lemint>;t()ii,  \'t.,  Nov.  23,  1808;  m.  May  12,  1836, 
Sarah  C.  Bradley  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Isaiah  and  Mary  (Dustin)  Bradley, 
b.  Feb.  16,  1807,  in  Haverhill,  Mass.;  d.  in  Claremont  March  12,  1877. 
They  settled  in  Cornish  soon  after  tlieir  marriage,  where  he  d.  .\pril  21, 
1852.     The  family  remained  in  Cornisli  a  few  years  longer.     ChiUh-en, 
all  b.  in  Cornish: 
i.        Isaiah  Thomas,  b.  Aug.  6,  1837.    His  father  d>ing  when  he  was  but 
14,  left  him  in  charge  of  the  farm  which  he  cared  for  till  his 
majority.     He   enUsted   in   the   7th   Regt.  N.  H.  \'ols.      (See 
Military.)     After  the  war  he  engaged  in  trade  for  a  time  at  the 
Flat,  when  he  suddenly  left  town,  going  west  to  Mo.,  where  it 
is  said  he  d.  at  Marcellus,  Mo.,  in  1897.     Was  twice  m. 
ii.       Ellen  Maria,  b.  Feb.  18,  1840;  d.  March  19,  1859. 
iii.      Elizabeth  Sarah,  b.  April  22,  1842;  m.  Dec.  26,  1865,  George  H. 
Stowell,  Second,  of  Claremont,   where  they  both  spent  their 
lives.    They  had  five  cliildren,  all  b.  in  Claremont.     He  d.  Nov. 
21,  1888.    She  d.  Oct.  5,  1899. 
iv.      Susan  Amelia,  b.  Oct.  1,  1850;  m.  Sept.  18,  1877,  at  Newport,  Wil- 
liam H.  Ellsworth.     P'our  children.     Rrs.  a  short  time  in  Clare- 
mont and  then  rem.  to  Cal.,  where  she  d.  at   La  A'erne  Dec.  30, 
1890. 

HOOK. 

1.  Dyer  IIook  came  to  Cornish  from  Candia  in  1805.     He  was  b.  Oct.  — , 

1778;  m. ,  Mary  Griffin  of  Sandown,  dau.  of  Isaac  Griffin,  b.  — , 

1785.  Mr.  Hook  d.  July  3,  1815.  His  wid.  afterward  m.  July  16,  1817, 
Walter  H.  Foss  and  liad  children.  (See  Foss.)  She  d.  June  13,  1865. 
Children  by  Dyer  HooU : 

2.  i.        Peter,  b.  in  Cornish  Ai)ril  19,  1810. 

3.  ii.       Moody,  b.  in  Cornisli  .lunc  24,  1813.      . 

2.  Peters  Hook  {Dycr^)  b.  April  19,  ISIO;  m.  April   19,  1847,  Lucia  Maria 

Kendrick  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Clark  and   Lydia  (Smith)  Kendrick,  b. 


GENEALOGIES.  207 

Oct.  6,  1827,  and  d.  July  26,  18.54.  They  res.  for  a  time  in  Croydon. 
After  the  death  of  his  wife,  he  returned  to  Cornish  where  he  spent  the 
most  of  the  remainder  of  his  hfe.  He  d.  March  5,  1883.  "A  devout  and 
godly  man."    Children,  all  b.  in  Croydon: 

i.  Ellen  Maria,  b.  Aug.  22,  1848;  m.  March  11,  1896,  Joseph  Lang 
of  Candia,  son  of  Isaac  and  Martha  A.  (Ladd)  Lang.  No  chil- 
dren. 

ii.  Clara  Ella,  b.  Sept.  9,  1850;  m.  July  1,  1873,  Wilbur  W.  Cole  of 
Cornish.  One  cliild,  Merton  K.,  b.  June  29,  1878.  (See  Cole.) 
An  osteopathic  physician.    Res.  in  Newton  Center,  Mass. 

iii.  Emma  Eliza,  b.  Dec.  29,  1852;  m.  June  7,  1876,  Fred  W.  Read  of 
Cornish.    Six  children.    (See  Read.) 

iv.      Clark  K.,  b.  and  d.  in  1854. 

3.  MooDy2  Hook  (Dyer^)  was  b.  June  24,  1813.  Was  a  farmer.  Like  his 
brother  Peter,  he  was  possessed  of  a  sweet  and  happy  spirit,  ever  loyal 
to  an  enlightened  conscience,  holding  the  respect  and  confidence  of  all 
who  knew  liim.  He  m.  Sept.  7,  1842,  Eliza  Carroll  of  Croydon,  dau.  of 
John  Prince  and  Rachel  (Powers)  Carroll,  b.  Jan.  12,  1823,  and  d.  Nov. 
30,  1884.    He  d.  Aug.  17,  1886.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Rachel  Ann,  b.  Aug.  30,  1843.  She  was  a  successful  teacher  of 
schools  several  years;  m.  Jan.  1,  1868,  Ira  F.  Rovvell  of  Sutton, 
N.  H.  He  was  a  prominent  man  in  Sutton  and  afterwards  repre- 
sented ClaremontintheN.  H.  Leg.  of  1899.  They  rem.  to  Clare- 
mont  in  Nov.,  1882,  where  they  have  since  lived.  One  child, 
Harry  Franklin,  who  graduated  from  Stevens  High  School  in 
1893;  m.  Oct.  5, 1899,  Flora  A.  Magown  of  Claremont.  Has  been 
a  trusted  employee  of  the  Sullivan  Machine  Co.  for  si.xteen  years 
(1910). 

ii.  Mary  Frances,  b.  April  29,  1845.  She  also  was  a  successful  teacher 
of  schools;  m.  Feb.  15,  1866,  Frances  Edward  Freeman  of  Cor- 
nish. Two  cliildren.  (See  Freeman.)  Lived  a  few  years  in 
Cornish  and  then  rem.  to  Claremont,  where  she  d.  Aug.  3,  1903. 

iii.  Alice  Jane,  b.  Nov.  21,  1848;  m.  July  4,  1875,  Rev.  Howard  R. 
Mitchell  of  Waterville,  Me.  He  has  had  several  pastorates,  but 
they  are  now  (1910)  living  in  Waterville,  Me.  Two  children: 
1.  Frank  Howard,  b.  in  Oskaloosa,  la.,  Aug.  13,  1876.  2.  Grace 
Alice,  b.  in  Hinsdale,  May  18,  1880;  m.  June  7,  1911,  Edward 
Payson  Davis  of  Waterville,  Me. 

iv.  Luette  Eliza,  b.  June  26,  1851;  m.  June  12,  1873,  Seth  Raynsford 
Cole  of  Cornish.  One  son,  Clarence.  (See  Cole.)  She  d.  in 
Cornish  Jan.  3,  1878. 

V.      Andrew  Jackson,  b.  Dec.  7,  1864.    (See  sketch.) 

HOWARD. 

1.     Marshall  S.  Howard  was  b.  Sept.   14,  1815;  m.  first,  ,  Hopy  B. 

Winter  of  Croydon,  dau.  of  Timothy  and  Mehitable  (Thompson)  Win- 


208  HISTORY   OF  CORNISH. 

ter,  b.  Dec.  28,  1815;  d.  Oct.  23,  1873;  m.  second .     Has  res.  in 

several  places  in  Cornish  and  Claremont.  He  d.  in  Claremont,  June 
15,  1905.    Children,  all  by  first  wife: 

2.  i.        Wilbur  F.,  b.  Jan.  29,  1840. 

3.  ii.       Waldo  L.,  b.  Aug.  30,  1S41. 

iii.  Ikkna  M.,  b.  Sept.  25,  1843;  m.  first,  in  IStiO,  Thomas  B.  Edminster 
of  Cornish.  Had  two  children.  (See  Edmin.ster.)  She  m.  second, 
Dec.  22,  1866,  Charles  H.  Thompson.  No  issue.  She  d.  April 
29,  1874. 

iv.      RosELLA  B.,  b.  March  11,  1846;  d.  June  29, 1849. 

V.  Phebe  Ann,  b.  Sept.  18,  1847;  m.  Jan.  26,  1870,  Edward  T.  Ayers 
of  Cornish.    Two  children.     (See  Ayers.) 

\'i.  Hannah  C,  b.  Ai)ril  30,  1849;  m.  ^— ,  Wallace  Fletcher.  One  child. 
She  d.  Dec.  2,  1S7(). 

4.  \di.     Marshall  M.,  b.  April  19,  1854. 

viii.  Hopy  Diantha,  b.  June  17,  1854;  m.  first,  George  Taylor;  m.  second, 
Briggs.    Res.  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 

ix.      George  S.,  b.  Sept.  29,  1857.    Res.,  Bridgeport,  Conn.;  m. ,  May 

Lyon.    No  issue.    He  d. . 

2.  Wilbur  F.^  Howard  {Mnrshnll  Sa)  h.  Jan.  29,  1840;  m.  June  G,  1866,  Mrs. 

Luette  L.  (Coburn)  Tasker  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Stillman  and  Martha  W. 
(Mathews)  Coburn,  b.  July  28, 1845.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  War, 
a  member  of  Co.  I,  14th  Regt.  N.  H.  Vols.  Lost  a  foot  in  battle.  (See 
Military.)  For  years  afterwards  he  was  mail  carrier  between  Cornish 
Flat  and  Windsor,  Vt.  He  d.  March  6,  1894.  Cliildren,  all  b.  in 
Cornish: 

i.        Bertie,  b.  March  30,  1867;  d.  April  29,  1867. 

ii.       Leon  M.,  b.  March  13,  1868;  m.  Aug.  14,  1894,  Mary  L.  Trister  of 

Claremont.    Res.,  Lebanon,  whore  ho  is  in  trade. 
iii.      Allie  F.,  b.  Sept.  25,  1871;  m.  March  1,  1893,  Alice  M.  Benjamin  of 

Lebanon,  whore  they  res.    In  trade  in  Lebanon. 

iv.     Ernest  H.,  b.  Aug.  6,  1873;  m. ,  Anna  Morey  of  AYilmot  Flat. 

V.       Martha  H.,  b.  Dec.  28,  1883. 

3.  Waldo  L.'  Howard  (Marshall  S.^)  b.  Aug.  30,  1841;  m.  May  7,  1867, 

Eunice  F.  Deming  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Stephen  B.  and  Nancy  (Fisher) 
Deming,  b.  Sept.  16,  1846.  He  was  also  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  War,  an 
associate  with  his  brother  in  the  same  service.  After  the  war  he  was 
many  years  a  wheelwright  at  Lebanon,  where  he  d.  Dec.  15,  1889. 
Children: 

i.  Mabel  Eva,  b.  Feb.  12,  1870.  Was  a  teacher  in  Kimball  Union 
Academy  several  terms.  She  m.  July  21,  1897,  Prof.  WilUam 
Boynton.     One  dau.,  Dorothea,  b.  Nov.  13,  1898. 

ii.  Florence  Gertrude,  b.  May  21,  1879.  A  teacher  in  a  high  school 
in  Fernando,  Cal.,  1903,  where  she  res. 


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4.  Marshall  M.^  Howard  {Marshall  S.^)  b.  April  19,  1851;  m.  April  26, 
1878,  Mary  M.  Stone  of  Coriiish,  dau.  of  Le\a  F.  and  A.  Marcia  (Bishop) 
Stone,  b.  Feb.  4,  1858.  He  is  a  painter  and  paper  hanger.  Res.  on 
Cornish  Flat.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        George  L.,  b.  May  5,  1880;  d.  Feb.  17,  1902. 

ii.      Katie  May,  b.  Jan.  27,  1882;  m.  Oct.  27,  1904,  James  Arthur  Mc- 

Hugh. 
iii.      An  infant,  unnamed,  b.  IVIay  31,  1884;  d.  Sept.  13,  1884. 
iv.      Annie  Irena,  b.  Oct.  17,  1891.     Grad.  K.  U.  Academy,  1910, 
V.      Ralph  Wilbur,  b.  Sept.  27,  1894. 

HUGGINS. 

The  Huggins  were  of  English  descent.  About  the  year  1700,  Nathaniel 
Hugginsi  and  John  Huggins',  brothers,  and  also  a  sister  (name  not  known) 
came  to  America.  John  settled  in  "Old  Springfield,"  Mass.,  and  d.  there  in 
1712.  He  left  four  sons.  These  settled  chiefly  in  Conn,  and  N.  Y.  Nathaniel 
settled  in  Greenland  and  d.  there  at  an  advanced  age.  He  had  two  sons: 
Samuel  and  John.  Nothing  is  known  concerning  the  posterity  (if  any)  of 
Samuel,  but  John  continued  to  live  in  Greenland,  till  advanced  in  life  and  then 
came  to  Cornish,  the  year  not  known. 

1.  John  Huggins,  the  fii-st  of  the  name  in  Cornish  was  b.  in  1712  and  lived 
in  Greenland.  He  m.  Hannah  Ayers  of  the  same  place  and  of  about  the 
same  age.  They  had  eight  children,  all  supposed  to  have  been  b.  in 
Greenland.  The  parents  came  in  mature  life  to  Cornish  accompanied 
by  nearly  all  of  their  cliildren,  where  they  spent  the  remainder  of  their 
lives.  She  d.  April  28,  1801,  aged  89.  He  d.  Dec.  16,  1781;  was 
selectman  at  the  time  of  his  death,  aged  69.  Their  graves  are  with  us 
today.     Children : 

Samuel,  b.  in  1737. 

Mercy,  b.  Sept.  15,  1839.    She  m.  Abraham  Johnson,  who  waa  b. 
in  Eng.  June  13,  1730,  and  d.  in  Cornish  Oct.  24,  1803,  aged  73. 
She  d.  April  22,  1815,  aged  76.    Ten  children.    (See  Johnson.) 
Jonathan,  b.  about  1741. 
David,  b.  about  1744. 

Rebecca,  b.  about  1747;  m. McKenzie.    She  d.  Dec.  5,  1824, 

aged  77. 
vi.      Bridgett,  b.  about  1751;  m.  William  Paine  who  was  b.  about  1743 
and  d.  Sept.  4,  1812,  aged  69.    She  d.  March  15,  1822,  aged  71. 
5.  vii.    Nathaniel,  b.  May  10, 1754. 

vui.  Hannah,  b.  about  1757;  m.  James  Cate,  b.  in  1747,  and  d.  Nov.  19, 
1802,  aged  55.  She  d.  Aug.  22,  1788,  aged  30.  She  was  the 
second  ^ife  of  James  Cate,  the  former  one  being  named  Hannah. 

i.     Samuel^  Huggins  {Johm)  was  b.  in  1737.    The  name  of  his  first  mfe  is 
unknown,  but  she  was  the  mother  of  several  children.    After  her  death, 
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2. 

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ii. 

3. 

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4. 

iv, 

v. 

210  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

he  III.  second,  ,  Rebecca  Tasker  of  Cornish,  b.  in  1729  (?)  and  d. 

April  10,  1821,  aged  92.  He  d.  March  12,  1809,  aged  72.  Their  graves 
are  on  a  lonelj^  hillside  near  the  George  D.  Kenyon  farm,  far  from  any 
occupied  home.    Mr.  Huggins'  tombstone  bears  this  inscription: 

"Retire  my  friends,  dry  up  your  tears, 
I  must  lie  here  till  Clxrist  appears." 

The  following  list  of  their  children  may  not  be  entirely  complete  as 
no  clearly  defined  record  of  them  has  been  found: 

i.        John,  b.  in  1763;  d.  Aug.  1, 1813,  aged  50. 

6.  ii.       William,  b. . 

iii.      Betsey,  b. .    Never  m.;  d.  Nov.  30,  1843,  aged  71. 

7.  iv.     Ebenezer,  b.  in  1775. 

V.       Samuel,  Jr.,  b. ;  m.  July  9,  1813,  Mary  Russell. 

3.  Jonathan^  Huggins  (Johm)  was  b.  about  1741.     He  m.  Ruhamah  Brown, 

who  was  b.  in  1745  and  d.  Jan.  5,  1811,  aged  66.  He  d.  Jan.  7,  1809, 
aged  68.     Children,  supposed  to  have  been  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       Hannah,  b.  Nov.  10,  1771;  m.  about  1791,  John  Johnson  of  Cormsh. 

Eight  children.    (See  Johnson.)    She  d.  Feb.  26,  1869,  aged  98. 
ii.       Betsey,  b.  in  1772.     Never  m.  and  d.  in  Cornish  Nov.  30,  1843, 

aged   71. 

8.  iii.     John,  b.  June  21,  1773. 

iv.  Sarah,  b.  March  19,  1775;  m.  Jmie  8,  1794,  Amos  A.  Hilllard.  Ten 
children.    (See  Ililliard.)    She  d.  July  18,  1856. 

v.  Jonathan,  Jr.,  b.  in  1776;  m.  Nov.  15,  1798,  Abigail  Spaulding,  dau. 
of  Andrew  and  Abigail  (Martin)  Spaulding,  b.  May  27,  1770,  and 
d.  March  9,  1849.  He  d.  Sept.  29,  1848,  aged  75.  Lived  in  town 
till  1810,  then  a  few  j^ears  in  Craftsbury,  Vt.,  and  then  returned 
to  Cornish,  where  they  d.  They  had  six  children,  all  daugh- 
ters. 

vi.     Susannah,  b.  Feb.  8,  1777;  d.  July  25,  1805. 

vii.  Samuel,  b.  Feb.  9,  1779;  m.  first,  March  4,  1803,  Una  Baker  and 
by  her  had  three  children.  She  d.  Aug.  27, 1808;  m.  second,  Jan. 
15,  1809,  Rebecca  Stevens,  who  had  nine  children.  She  d, 
March,  18,  1859.  Mr.  Huggins  left  Cornish  when  young  and 
settled  at  Indian  Stream  in  Canada.  He  was  a  farmer,  enjoyed 
excellent  standing  in  society,  was  a  colonel  of  militia,  etc.  He 
d.  June  9,  1806,  at  Pittsburg,  Can.,  aged  88. 

9.  viii.   Jonas  B.,  b.  Oct.  1,  1781. 

ix.  Judith,  b.  June  10,  1783;  m.  Nov.  26,  1807,  Joshua  Spaulding  of 
Plainfield.  Nine  children.  They  lived  in  Meriden.  She  d. 
Nov.  12,  1860. 

X.       Lina,  b.  in  1786  and  d.  Aug.  27,  1808. 

4.  David*  Huggins  {John')  was  b.  about  1744.  m. ,  Hannah  Ayers,  dau. 

of  John  and  Hannah  (Luey)  Ayers,  b. ;  d.  Oct.  26,  1822,  aged  68. 


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He  d.  July  21,  1821,  aged  77.  They  had  several  children  but  their 
record  has  not  been  obtained,  except  the  names  of  two  as  taken  from 
their  tombstones: 

i.        John,  b.  — ■ — ;  d.  Sept.  1,  1777,  aged  2. 

ii.      Susan  H.,  b.  in  1779  and  d.  Aug.  1,  1803,  aged  24. 

5.  Nathaniels  Huggixs  (John^)  was  b.  May  10,  1754;  m.  July  27,  1773, 

Phebe  Aj^ers,  dau.  of  John  and  Hannah  (Luey)  Ayers,  b.  Dec.  10,  1758, 
and  d.  Nov.  26,  1814.  She  was  sister  of  Hannah,  his  brother  Da\'id's 
wife.  He  was  a  farmer  and  d.  in  Cornish  Jime  1,  1828.  Children, 
all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Mary,  b.  :\Iarch  8,  1779.    Never  m.    She  d.  Nov.  13,  1854,  aged  75. 

10.  U.       NATHANaEL,  Jr.,  b.  Aug.  22,  1780. 

in.      John,  b.  June  24,  1782;  d.  April  4,  1787. 

iv.  DA^^D,  b.  May  14,  1784;  m.  first,  Feb.  16,  1809,  Jerusha  Cobb  of 
Cornish,  dau.  of  Francis  and  Phebe  (Hobbs)  Cobb,  b.  June  30, 
1785,  and  d.  July  26,  1822;  m.  second,  Nov.  3,  1822,  CjTithia 
Bartlett.    He  d.  Aug.  29,  1851. 

V.      Joshua,  b.  Jan.  28,  1786;  d.  April  3,  1787. 

vi.     Thomas,  b.  Jan.  13,  1789;  d.  Feb.  3,  1804. 

11.  vii.    Joseph,  b.  Aug.  28, 1790. 

viii.    Benj.\jun,  b.  Nov.  30,  1792;  m.  April  11,  1816,  Mary  Babcock.    He 

d.  in  Ohio  Nov.  21,  1846. 
ix.      Phebe,  b.  Aug.   18,   1795;  m.  Dec.  30,   1831,  Amasa  Plaistridge. 

She  d.  April  10,  1869. 
X.       AsENATH,  b.  Sept.  5,  1797;  m.  Feb.  18,  1824,  Capt.  Seth  Bartlett. 

Rem.  to  Brownington,  Vt.    He  d.  April  3,  1S63. 
xi.      Enoch,  b.  Aug.  27,  1799;  m.  Sept.  14,  1830,  Irena  Nevens  of  Cornish, 

dau.  of  David  and  Betsey  (Pollard)  Nevens,  b.  July  10,  1804; 

d.  Oct.  25,  1860.     They  rem.  to  Vt.  and  afterwards  to  Peoria, 

111.    After  the  death  of  Irena  he  m.  second,  Sept.  24,  1861,  Mary 

F.  ffidder  of  Holland,  Vt. 

6.  William'  Huggins  {Samueb,  John^)  was  b. ;  m. ,  Joanna  ]\Iorse 

of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Luther  and  Eunice  (Smith)  Morse,  b.  March  2,  1806, 
and  d.  — — .  Mr.  Huggins  d.  Nov.  19, 1855.  Children,  supposed  to  have 
been  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Hantstah  Matilda,  b.  Aug.  7,  1831. 

ii.       William  Jefferson,   b.   Nov.   19,  1834;  m.  Sept.  30,  1879,  Mary 

Susan  Fairbanks,  dau.  of  Abel  W.  and  Marj^  (Hill)  Fairbanks, 

b.  June  30,    1857.     Two   children:     1.  Noel  Jefferson,  b.  Oct. 

27, 1885,  and  m.  Oct.  18,  1909,  Louise  Rogers.  2.  Dora  Agnes,  b. 

Dec.  3,  1890. 
iii.      Samuel  Luther,  b.  March  23,  1838. 
iv.      Lizzie  Caroline,  b.  Dec.  21,  1841. 
V.       Lucy  Ann,  b.  Nov.  11,  1846. 


212  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

7.  Ebenezer'  HuciGiNS  (Sa7miel-,  Johto)  was  b.  in  1775;  m.  Feb.  9,  1805, 

Charlotte  Jackson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Lievit.  Eleazer  and  Levina  (Child) 
Jackson,  b.  May  10,  1778,  and  d.  March  IS,  1865.  He  d.  Nov.  29,  1843. 
Children,  all  h.  in  town: 

i.        Free.man,  b.  Jan.  31,  1805  (?);  m.  Aug.  2,  1832,  Ann  Dorcas  Stearns 

of  Dracut,  Mass.,  b.  ;  d.  June  21,  1S39.     He  d.  Aug.  31, 

1833.    They  had  one  child,  Frances  Ann,  b.  July  19,  1833. 

ii.       Eben,  b.  April  6,  1806;  d.  unin..  Oct.  22,  1835. 

iii.      MoRRLS,  h.  June  1.  1809.    Never  m.;d. . 

iv.     Cyrenia,  b.  Aug.  8,  1812.    Never  m.;  d.  Nov.  5,  1888. 

V.       Laura  Levina,  b.  Feb.  4,  1814;  d.  young. 

8.  JoHX3  HuGGiNS  Uonnthntv-,  John^)  was  b.  June  21,   1773;  ni.  June  23, 

1796,  Sarah  Richardson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Miriam  (Hil- 
dreth)  Richardson,  b.  March  10,  1773,  and  d.  July  13,  1852.  His  occu- 
pation chiefly  was  peddling  goods  on  the  road.  While  thus  engaged  he, 
in  some  way,  and  perhaps  uin\ittingly  by  handling  smuggled  goods, 
became  amenable  to  the  law  and  so  l(!ft  his  family  and  the  town  and 
resided  in  Canada  the  last  years  of  liis  life.  He  d.  in  Sept.,  1827.  His 
family  all  remained  in  town  till  their  majority.  Cliildren,  all  b.  in 
Cornish: 

i.  John,  Jr.,  b.  Jan.  3,  1797.  He  went  to  Canada  in  1817;  m.  Thirza 
Mane  and  had  eight  cliildren.  Rem.  to  Petersburg,  111.,  in  1849, 
where  his  wife  d.  in  1854.  In  1850,  he  went  to  Cal.,  where  he 
spent  seven  years  and  then  relumed  to  Petersburg,  where  he  d. 
in  1871. 

ii.  Sarah,  b.  P'eb.  5,  1799;  m.  April  11,  1821,  Francis  Lothrop.  One 
child,  Edwin  A.    (See  Lothrop.)    She  d.  Dec.  14,  1873. 

iii.  Charlotte,  b.  May  2,  1801;  m.  July  5,  1829,  John  Deming  of  Cor- 
nish. Five  children.  (See  Deming.)  She  d.  May  8,  "1896.  "She 
was  possessed  of  a  lovely  Cliristian  character,  seasoned  with 
joyousness,  clear  common  sense  and  sparkling  wit.  These, 
added  to  the  charms  of  a  voice  inherited  from  her  mother, 
endeared  her  to  the  hearts  of  all.  She  read  the  IVil)le  through 
over  twenty  times  during  her  life." 

iv.  Olivia,  b.  Aug.  22,  1803;  m.  March  10,  1826,  William  C.  Poole  of 
West  Newton,  Mass.  Six  children.  (See  Poole.)  She  d.  Nov. 
8,  1891. 

V.       Amos  R.,  b.  Jan.  8,  180();  d.  Jan.  7,  1837. 
12.  \i.     Eri,  b.  Jan.  8,  1808. 

vii.  Susanna,  b.  April  18,  1809;  m.  April  28,  1839,  George  S.  Cushing 
of  Brookline,  Mass.    No  children.    She  d.  Sept.  9,  1840. 

viii.  Abigail  Spofford,  b.  June  16,  1811;  m.  Aug.  30,  1841,  George  S. 
Cushing  her  deceased  sister's  widower.  Two  children,  both  of 
whom  d.  young.  Mr.  Cushing  was  a  commission  merchant  in 
Boston.    She  d.  Nov.  29,  1884. 

ix.      Jonathan,  b.  Aug.  22,  1813.    Rem.  in  1813,  to  Buulvor  liill,  111.    In 


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1840  he  m.  Jane  A.  Putnam  of  N.  Y.,  a  grandniece  of  Gen. 
Israel  Putnam.  8he  was  b.  .Jan.  4,  1818,  and  d.  April  3,  1882. 
Seven  children,  all  b.  in  111.  Mr.  Huggins  was  a  very  prominent 
man  in  Woodburn,  111.,  was  postmaster  many  years.  A  Dea.  of 
the  Baptist  Church  and  Supt.  of  its  Sabbath  School  for  twenty- 
five  years.  Engaged  extensively  in  fruit  growing.  Was  ac- 
counted good  authoiity  on  all  horticultural  suV^jects.  Was 
treasurer  of  the  State  Society  and  Pres.  of  the  Alton,  111.,  Horti- 
cultural Society.  He  d.  in  Woodburn  March  12,  1876.  Their 
children  were:  1.  Sarah  J.,  b.  Nov.  21,  1842.  Lives  in  WiUiam- 
son,  N.  Y.  2.  Opheha  M.,  b.  Nov.  1,  1847.  3.  John  C.,  b. 
Feb.  4,  1851.  4.  Henry  J.,  b.  March  22,  1853.  5.  Abbie  C, 
b.  July  27,  1855.  6.  Hattie  B.,  b.  Dec.  22,  1857.  7.  Lillie  A., 
b.  Feb.  12,  1859. 

9.  Jonas  B.'  Huggins  (Jonathan',  Johw)  was  b.  Oct.  1,  1781.    He  m.  first, 

Dec.  25,  1803,  Hannah  Gate,  b.  in  1785  and  d.  Sept.  22,  1804,  aged  19; 
m.  second,  June  30,  1805,  Polly  Troupe  of  Pomfret,  Vt.,  dau  of  Samuel 
Troupe,  judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Vt.  He,  with  the  aid  of  his 
brother  Samuel,  built  the  large  brick  house  in  Cornish  now  (1904) 
owned  and  occupied  by  Augustus  Saint-Gaudens,  the  famous 
sculptor  and  artist.  Mr.  Huggins  d.  in  Cornish  March  5,  1828.  His 
wid.,  after  a  few  years,  rem.  to  Bunker  Hill,  111.,  and  resided  with  her 
son  till  her  death,  which  occurred  Jan.  9,  1853,  aged  75.  Children,  all 
by  second  wife  and  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        James  C,  b.  in  1807;  d.  Feb.  11,  1829  (?). 

ii.       Mary  Ann,  b.  in  1812;  m.  March  24,  1844,  Gardner  Parmenter. 

One  son,  Lucius,  b.  Feb.  11,  1845.    She  d.  June  17,  1845. 
iii.      Philander  C,  b.  Feb.  28,  1814.    (See  sketch.) 
iv.      Lucia,  b  — ■ — ■;  m.  a  Mr.  Holton.    She  d.  at  the  birth  of  her  only 

child,  Belle. 

10.  Nathaniels  Huggins,  Jr.  {Nathanieb,  John^)  was  b.  Aug.  22,  1780;  m. 

Dec.  10,  1804,  Sarah  Stone  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Dea.  Josiah  and  Hannah 
(Weld)  Stone,  b.  Nov.  21,  1782.  They  both  d.  the  same  day,  three  hours 
apart,  July  2,  1850.  "In  their  death  they  were  not  divided."  He  was 
a  farmer.  He  also  kept  quite  a  full  record  of  the  Huggins  family.  ChJ- 
dren,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Nathaniel  Newton,  b.  Dec.  2,  1805,  and  d.  Sept.  16,  1806. 

ii,       Sarah  Calista,  b.  Feb.  24,  1807;  m.  first,  April  26,  1837,  Benj.  F. 

Dorr.     He  d.  Jan.  25,  1840;  m.  second,  July  5,  1843,  Zebina 

Hawley  of  Windsor,  Vt. ;  m.  third,  Aug.  28,  1877,  Samuel  Stone 

of  Windsor.    She  d.  May  14,  1892. 
iii.      Charles  Pinckney,  b.  Nov.  24,  1808;  m.  April  20,  1840,  Louise 

Palmer  of  Boston.     Had  three  children.     Res.  in  Boston  and 

Hyde  Park,  Mass.    He  d.  June  7,  1893. 
iv.     Almira  Malinda,  b.  Jan.  10,  1811,  and  d.  Aug.  1,  1813. 


214  HISTORY   OF  CORNISH. 

13.  V.       'rvi.KK  Xkwton,  b.  Miucli  1,  1S13. 

vi.      Chkster  Stone,  b.  Doc.  12,  1814;  (i.  S.'pt.  s,  isi."),  in  Rochester,  Vt. 

vii.  Chester  Manly,  b.  July  Ki,  ISKi;  in.  Oct.  15,  1837,  Elizabeth 
Coler  in  Boston,  where  they  lived.  Four  children.  He  d.  Oct. 
18,  1890. 

viii.  Martha  Ann,  b.  Aug.  25,  1818;  m.  June  26,  1838,  Dr.  Elijah  Board- 
man  of  Cornish.  Three  children,  all  daus.  (See  Boardman.) 
Shed.  JulyG,  ISGl. 

14.  i.\.      George  Washington,  b.  Sept.  29,  1820. 

15.  X.       Nathaniel  Newell,  b.  July  12,  1822. 

xi.      Truman  Emmons,  b.  July  2,  1824,  and  d.  Sei)t.  7,  1824. 
xii.     An  infant  h.  March  13,  1826;  d.  the  same  day. 

11.  Jo.SEPH3  HuGGiNS  {Naihanieb,  John^)  was  b.  Aug.  28,  1790;  m.  Dec.  27, 

1815,  Hannah  P.  Bingham,  b.  May  31,  1793,  and  d.  March  14,  1879. 
She  was  a  dau.  of  Ellas  and  Vashti  (Elderkin)  Bingham.  Mr.  Huggins 
was  a  farmer  aii<l  ardent  supporter  of  the  Baptist  Church,  a  Free  Mason 
and  for  many  years  was  the  Treas.  of  Cheshire  Lodge.  Was  possessed 
of  a  pleasant  disposition  and  genial  nature.  He  d.  Aug.  16,  1878.  Chil- 
dren, all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Makv  Bingham,  b.  Jan.  23,  1817;  m.  Oct.  18,  1841,  Sylvester  S. 

Stone  of  Cornish.    No  children.    (See  Stone.)    She  d.  Sept.  10, 

1868. 
ii.       Joseph  Stillman,  b.  Dec.  24,  1818;  m.  March  4,  1858,  Elizabeth 

Murdoch. 

16.  iii.      Carlos  Freeman,  b.  March  22,  1821. 

iv.      Julia  Irena,  b.  March  23,  1827;  d.  Feb.  2,  1847. 
V.       Eveline  Amanda,  b.  Jan.  1,  1838;  d.  April  10,  1850. 

12.  Eri*  Huggins  {John\   Jonathan'^,   John^)   b.  Jan.  8,    1808;  m.   first,   in 

1836,  Samantha  Burbec  of  BrookUne,  Mass.,  b.  Sept.  23,  1807,  d.  May 
17,  1854,  at  West  Acton,  Mass.,  aged  45;  m.  second,  Mrs.  Kidder  of 
Westford,  Mass.  She  had  no  children.  They  lived  several  years  in 
town  and  in  1843  they  rem.  to  So.  Acton,  Mass.  He  enlisted  in  the 
26th  Mass.  Vol.  Inf.  during  the  Ci\al  War  and  d.  in  the  Marine  Hospital 
in  New  Orleans,  La.,  Oct.  12,  18(53.  Children,  the  first  three  b.  in 
Cornish,  the  rest  in  So.  Acton,  Mass. 

Anna,  b.  April  19,  1838.    An  invalid;  d.  Jan.  12,  1882. 
John  C,  b.  March  3,  1840.    (See  sketch.) 
iii.     Susan  C,  b.  March  20,  1842;  m.  first,  a  Mr.  Root.    He  d.  and  she 
m.  second,  Dec.  24,  1885,  Geo.  S.  Cusliing  of  Brooklino,  Mass., 
his  third  wife.     (See  family  of  John'  Huggins.)    He  d.   Jan.   30, 
1902.    She  d.  Feb.  13,  1898. 
iv.      Almina  R.,  b.  Dec.  27,  1843;  m.  Dec.  25,  1887,  Stephen  H.  Sawtelle 
of  Lynn,  Mass.    She  d.  Oct.  19,  1889.    He  afterwards  m.  June 
10,    1890,   Gorilla  Leshe,  dau.  of  Edwin  C.  and  Ohvia  (Poole) 
Leslie. 


GENEALOGIES.  215 

V.  Adoniram  Judson,  b.  Jan.  12,  1846.  Enlisted  in  the  same  Co.  and 
Regt.  with  his  fatlicr  and  served  four  years.  After  the  war,  he 
was  killed  by  the  bursting  of  his  engine  at  Bowling  Green,  Ky., 
Oct.  29,  1868. 

\a.      Eri,  Jr.,  b.  Feb.  14,  1848.    (See  sketch.) 

13.  Tyler  Newton*  Huggins   {Nathanieb-'^,  John^)  b.   March  1,  1813;  m. 

March  7,  1841,  Abigail  Wliittaker  of  Plainfield,  dau.  of  Ephraim 
Whittaker.  They  have  generally  lived  in  Plainfield  and  Claremont. 
She  d.  Nov.  2,  1880.  He  d.  at  Claremont  Aug.  20,  1892.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  mechanic.    Cliildren,  all  b.  in  Plainfield: 

i.        Mary  Ann,  b.  Oct.  17,  1841;  m.  May  5,  1863,  Leonard  N.  Kempton. 
ii.  and  iii.  Viola  Elizabeth,  and  twin  brother,  b.  Sept.  16,  1844.     The 

brother    d.    at    birth.     She    m.    Chapman.     She    d. 

Nov.  8,  1901. 
iv.      Henry  Tyler,  b.  Dec.  12,  1846. 
V.       Nathaniel  Newton,  b.  June  20,  1850. 
vi.     Abbie  Delia,  b.  Dec.  19,  1855. 

14.  George    Washington*     Htjggins    {Nathanieh-'^,    John^)    b.    Sept.    29, 

1820.  He  was  a  carpenter  and  builder,  also  a  farmer.  He  m.  June  1, 
1846,  Almira  Paulina  Pryor  of  Lebanon,  b.  July  26,  1813,  and  d.  April 
28,  1891.    He  d.  May  24,  1902.    Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.        Julia  Almira,  b.  Oct.  11,  1846;  m.  June  9,  1870,  WilUs  Cole  of  Cor- 
nish.   Two  children.    (See  Cole.)    She  d.  March  11,  1880. 
ii.       Sarah  b.  April  27,  1850;  m.  Jan.  24,  1884,  Albert  Butman.     Four 
children.     (See  Butman.) 
17.  iii.      George  Chester,  b.  Jan.  22,  1853. 

iv.      Charles  Tyler,  b.  Nov.  13,  18.55;  m.  Dec.  12,  1893,  Mrs.  Cordelia 
(Ladd)  Rawson,  wid.  of  Richmond  Rawson.    No  issue. 

15.  Nathaniel  Newell*  Huggins   {Nathanieb-"-,  John^)  h.  July  12,   1822; 

m.  in  Boston  Dec.  23,  1847,  Sarah  S.  Goss,  dau.  of  Jonathan  and  Olive 
(Adams)  Goss,  b.  June  17,  1822.  He  was  a  machinist  and  farmer.  He 
d.  Nov.  11,  1907,  at  Cornish  Flat.    Child: 

i.  Newell  Edward,  b.  April  12,  1851;  m.  Oct.  24,  1878,  Lizzie  M. 
Sanderson,  dau.  of  Levi  H.  and  Jane  (Rawson)  Sanderson,  b. 
March  31,  1858.    One  son,  Leon  Morris,  b.  Dec.  7,  1879. 

16.  Carlos  Freeman*  Huggins   (Joseph,   Nathanieb,  John^)   b.   March  22, 

1821.  A  farmer  and  res.  on  the  old  Huggins  homestead.  Was  a  very 
successful  school  teacher  in  his  day;  also  served  as  Supt.  of  schools  and 
also  as  a  selectman.  He  m.  first.  May  18,  1848,  Miriam  A.  Wyman  of 
Cornish,  dau.  of  Joshua  and  Althea  (Wellman)  Wyman,  b.  Sept.  15, 
1825,  d.  Oct.  24,  1849,  leaving  one  child;  m.  second,  March  22,  1853, 
EUzabeth  J.  Goss,  a  sister  of  Mrs.  N.  Newell  Huggins,  b.  Oct.  11,  1831, 
and  d.  Sept.  6,  1880.    In  less  than  five  days  from  her  death  she  was  fol- 


216  HISTORY  OF   COKNISH. 

lowed  by  three  of  her  children,  all  Irom  malignant  diphtheria.  Mr. 
Huggins  m.  third,  March  17,  1881,  Emily  S.  Leavitt  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
Nathan  and  Eliza  B.  (Wheeler)  Leavitt,  b.  April  27,  1831.  He  d.  Oct.  17, 
1905.  For  several  years  prior  1o  liis  death  his  vocal  organs  were  palsied 
so  he  lost  all  power  of  speech.    Children,  all  b.  in  town : 

i.       Edward  Freeman,  son  of  Miriam  A.  Wyman,  b.  June  14,  1849;  m. 

Oct.   11,   1873,  Nettie  Bethena  Spaulding,   dau.  of  Silas  and 

Mary  M.  (Sartel)  Spaulding  of  Cornish,  b.  May  23,  1846.    One 

child,  Lena  Furness,  b.  May  21,  1876,  and  d.  June  29,  1892. 

Divorced .    She  m.  Dec.  20,  1905,  Dr.  Geo.  H.  Greely  of 

FrankHn  Falls, 
ii.       Wilbur  G.,  b.  Jan.  15,  1854;  d.  Sept.  10,  1864. 
iii.      Oravin  a.,  b.  Nov.  14,  1858;  m.  Oct.  26,  1880,  Estelle  Kenyon  of 

Cornish,  dau.  of  George  D.  and  Sarah  (Bartlett)  Kenyon,  b. 

March  3,  1859.    Res.  in  Windsor.    For  many  years  he  has  been 

employed  as  freight  agent  in  the  depot  there. 
iv.      Mary  Adeline,  b.  Jan.  16,  1867;  d.  Sept.  8,  1880. 
V.      Ellen  Jane,  b.  Dee.  16,  1869;  d.  Sept.  11,  1880. 
vi.     Frank  Herbert,  b.  Oct.  15,  1871 ;  d.  Sept.  8,  1880. 

17.  George  Chester^  Huggins  {Geo.  W.\  Nalhanicb-"-,  Johm)  b.  Jan. 
22,  1853;  m.  June  12,  1880,  Frances  Austin,  dau.  of  Ozro  and  Achsa 
(White)  Austin,  b.  Dec.  2,  1857.  They  res.  on  Cornish  Flat.  He  is  a 
carpenter  and  builder.    Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.        Austin  Chester,  b.  May  27,  1881;  m.  — ,  Lena  Kempton,  dau.  of 

Liberty  and  Clara  (Allen)  Kempton,  b. -.    Cliild:    Dorothy 

K.,  b.  July31,  1905. 

ii.  Mary  Julia,  b.  March  31,  1883;  m.  June  16,  1906,  Lewis  G.  Britton, 
b.  in  Surrey. 

iii.     Bertie  Edward,  b.  July  13,  1886. 

HUNT. 

Dr.  George  W.  Hunt,  son  of  Harry  and  Mary  (Slai)les)  Hunt,  b.  May  20, 
1829,  in  Georgia,  Vt.,  and  was  one  of  three  sons  of  the  same  birth.  His 
twin  brothers  were  James  Madison,  who  d.  young,  and  Thomas  Jeffer- 
son, who  m.  Feb.  22,  1853,  Mary  Langdon,  and  had  two  children. 
The  former  pedigree  of  tliis  family  is,  Harrys,  Daniel-^  and  Gideon'  of 
Roxbury,  Conn.  Dr.  Hunt  was  a  graduate  of  Castleton,  Vt.,  Med. 
College.  He  m.  Sept.  20,  1858,  Cynthia  M.  Piper  of  Weston,  Vt.,  dau. 
of  Nahum  and  Catharine  (Bennett)  Piper,  b.  Nov.  27,  1838,  and  d.  April 
21,  1898.  He  res.  two  years  in  Grafton,  Vt.,  where  he  commenced  the 
practice  of  medicine  and  also  in  Weston,  Vt.,  four  years  and  in  1862 
came  to  Cornish  where  he  continued  in  the  successful  practice  of  liis 
profession  until  his  death,  which  occurred,  March  3,  1907.  (For  more 
extended  sketch,  see  Medical  Department.)  Children,  two  sons,  both 
b.  in  Cornish: 


GENEALOGIES.  217 

2.  i.       Edmund  B.,  b.  March  20,  1864. 

3.  ii.       George  W.,  Jr.,  b.  April  9,  1867. 

2.  Edmund  B.s  Hunt  {George  W.*,  Harrys,  Danieb,  Gideon^)  h.  March  20, 
1864;  m.  Oct.  27,  1889,  Maud  M.  Soule  of  West  Lebanon,  dau.  of  George 
W.  and  Martha  (Waterman)  Soule,  b.  Aug.  25,  1866.  Res.  on  Cornish 
Flat;  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business.     Children,  all  b.  on  the  Flat: 

i.  George  Edmund,  b.  Dec.  6,  1890.     Grad.  K.  U.  Academy,  1910. 

ii.  Mildred  Lucile,  b.  Jan.  14,  1892.     Grad.  K.  U.  Academy,  1910. 

iii.  Leigh  W.,  b.  Sept.  26,  1893. 

iv.  Olive  Louise,  b.  Oct.  22,  1894. 

V.  Cyril  Thomas,  b.  June  9,  1896. 

\\.  Raeburn  p.,  b.  Aug.  10,  1899. 

vii.  Barbara  I.,  b.  Dec.  5,  1903. 

4.  George  Wj  Hunt,  Jr.  {George  W.*,  Harrys,  Danieb,  Gideon^)  b.  April 
9,  1867;  m.  Aug.  17,  1898,  Kate  ]\L  Thrasher  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Arthur 
P.  and  Susan  A.  (Clement)  Thrasher,  b.  Jan.  24,  1875.  Postmaster 
and  general  merchant  on  Cornish  Flat  (1910).    Children: 

i.       Kenneth  T.,  b.  Sept.  29,  1899. 

ii.       Grace  Thrasher,  b.  April  20,  1901 ;  d.  Jan.  15,  1904. 

hi.      Harry,  b.  Oct.  18,  1907. 

HUNTER. 

1.  James  Hunter  came  from  Scotland.    His  early  history  is  obscure.    Had 

three  children  and  perhaps  more: 

2.  i.       James  Sumner. 

ii.  Lucy,  b.  about  1770;  m.  Oct.  8,  1789,  Capt.  Perez  Jackson  of  Cornish 
and  had  thirteen  children.  (See  Jackson.)  She  d.  May  18, 
1828,  aged  58. 

iii.  Hannah  Hunter,  m.  May  3,  1824,  Oliver  White  (second  wafe). 
She  had  no  children. 

2.  James  Sumner'  Hunter  {James^)  had  the  following  children: 

i.        Orsa,  m. ,  Samuel  Hibbard  and  lived  in  Vt. 

ii.  Amasa,  lived  in  Yt.  Had  two  sons,  both  killed  in  the  War  of  the 
Rebellion. 

3.  iii.      Zeno,  b.  March  13,  1812. 

4.  iv.     James  Sumner,  Jr.,  b.  July  11,  1818. 
v.       Lucy,  m.  — ■ — -,  John  C.  Neal. 

3.  Zeno'    Hunter    {James  Sumner-^,   James^)   b.   March  13,   1812.    Spent 

most  of  his  minority  with  Capt.  Amos  Hilliard;  m.  first,  Feb.  13,  1839, 
Almina  Mendana  Burnap  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Arunah  and  Betsey  (Burr) 
Burnap,  b.  March  23,  1818,  and  d.  April  18,  1856,  aged  38;  m.  second, 


218  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

Aug.  9,  185U,  Ilattie  E.  Nelson.     Mr.  Hunter  was  a  wheelwright  and 
general  mechanic  and  for  a  time  engaged  as  a  photographer.    He  Uved 
all  the  early  part  of  his  life  in  town,  then  for  several  years  in  Newport. 
He  d.  in  Unity  Doc.  IS,  1901,  aged  S8.     The  record  of  the  death  of 
second  wife  is  unknown.    Children  by  Almina  Mendaiia: 
i.        John  Howard,  b.  March  14,  1841.    A  wheelwright  and  carpenter. 
Has  worked  at  his  trade  in  Hartford,  Vt.,  and  Lebanon  and  Cor- 
nish; m.  first, ,  Ellen  P.  Harris.     Two  children;  m.  second, 


ii.       Harlan  Page,  b.  Oct.  30, 1844;  m. ,  Nelhe  A.  Weaver  of  Charies- 

town,  Mass.  Had  two  children  (1898).  He  is  a  carpenter  and 
joiner  and  lives  in  Brattleboro,  Vt.  (?) 

iii.      Lyman  Hall,  b.  Feb.  9,  18o3.  A  carriage  maker  and  general  mechanic. 

He  m.  ,   Mrs.   Mary  Elizabeth   (Bryant)   Sisson,  dau.  of 

Geo.  W.  and  Lydia  (Shaw)  Bryant,  b.  June  23,  1855.  No  chil- 
dren. Ilis  death  was  caused  by  an  accident  in  a  wood-work 
shop  in  Claremont,  March  22,  1887. 

iv.      LuciAN  Burnap. 

Child  by  Hattie  E.  Nelson: 

V.       Cora  B.,  b.  June  28,  1862;  m. . 

4.  James  Sumner'  Hunter  (James  Sumner^,  James^)  h.  July  11,  1818. 
Was  brought  up  by  John  Merrill  till  of  age;  m.  Jan.  14,  1842,  Zilpha 
Worthen  of  Lebanon  (?),  b.  Feb.  21,  1822,  d.  March  31,  1903,  aged  84. 
Mr.  Hunter  was  a  tailor  and  spent  most  of  liis  life  on  Cornish  Flat.  He 
d.  Jan.  22,  1891,  aged  73.  One  child: 
i,        John  Merrill,  b.  Sept.  18, 1844,  and  d.  Aug.  4,  1846. 

HUNTINGTON. 

Jedediah  Huntington,  the  son  of  Gideon  and  Avis  (Bliss)  Huntington, 
b.  in  Compton,  Can.,  Feb.  10,  1820;  m.  March  18,  18G8,  Achsa  White, 
dau.  of  Stilhnan  and  Nancy  (Farrington)  White,  b.  Jan.  18,  1842.  They 
came  to  Cornish  in  Jan.,  1873,  and  settled  in  the  "Poppy  Squash"  dis- 
trict. He  d.  Dec.  lo,  1S7."),  being  instantly  killed  by  faUing  in  front  of  a 
load  of  wood,  which  passed  over  him.  Children: 
i.        Elizaheth  M.,  b.  Jan.  20,  1S()0;  ni.  July  3,  1888,  Charles  Stephenson. 

She  d.  Oct.  9,  1S94. 
ii.       Nellie  A.,  b.  Sept.  16,  1870;  m.  April  18,  1895,  Frank  Armstrong  of 
Norwich,  Vt. 

HURD. 

Fred  William  Hurd,  son  of  Henry  J.  and  Henrietta  E.  (McQuesten)  Hurd, 
b.  in  Claremont  July  31,  1870;  m.  Nov.  27,  1889,  Florence  M.  Ken- 
yon  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Geo.  D.  and  Elizabeth  Q.  (Atwood)  Kenyon,  b. 
Nov.  12,  1872.  They  came  to  Cornish  in  1891  and  settled  on  the  Wm. 
D.  Spaulding  farm  in  the  north  part  of  the  town  as  a  farmer.    In  1904, 


GENEALOGIES.  219 

tlicy  sold  out  and  loft  town,  residing;  two  years  In  Newport  and  since 
I'JUtJ,  in  Clareniont,  where  he  labors  as  a  carpenter.    Children: 

1.  Lizzie  May,  b.  in  Claremont April  8,  1890;  d.  April  24,  1890. 

ii.  Harry  Kenyon,  b.  in  Cornish  April  7,  1892. 

iii.  Beatrice  Mabel,  b.  in  Cornish  May  6,  1894. 

iv.  Mildred  Estella,  b.  in  Cornish  April  3,  1896. 

V.  A  dau.  b.  in  Claremont  Sept.  15,  1909. 

HURLEY. 

Edward  Hurley  was  b.  in  Ireland,  in  1808.  He  m.  there  Julia  Bridgett 
Hogan.  They  came  to  America  about  1836.  After  hving  a  year  or  two 
in  Grantham  (now  Cornish),  they  settled  half  a  mile  south  of  Cornish 
Flat,  on  a  small  farm,  where  they  spent  nearly  the  remainder  of  their 
Uves.  A  couple  possessing  all  the  genuine  characteristics  of  the  Irish 
was  a  novelty  to  the  staid  citizens  of  the  neighborhood  that  was  some- 
what enjoyed.  He  d.  Jan.  20,  1892,  aged  84.  Bridgett  d.  Dec.  — , 
1897.     Children: 

i.        William,  b.  in  Ireland,  in  1833.    A  machinist.     He  never  m;  d.  in 

Cornish  July  17,  1863. 
ii.       Martin  V.  Buren,  b.  Sept.  — ■,  1836,  soon  after  his  parents  landed. 

Became  a  wheelwright  and  afterwards  a  barber  and  settled  in 

Windsor,  Vt.    The  last  three  or  four  years  of  his  Ufe  he  settled 

on  a  farm  south  of,  and  overlooking  Cornish  Flat,  where  he  d. 

Jan.  12,  1892.     He  had  m.  July  18,  1876,  Clara  Almira  Walker 

of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Ethan  and  Mahala  (Spaulding)  Walker,  b. 

Nov.  7,  1852.    Two  sons:    1.  Martin  V.  B.,  Jr.,  and  2.  Arthur. 

After  his  death  the  family  rem.  to  Claremont. 
iii.      Charles,  b.  — ■ — ■,  1838,  in  Grantham  (now  Cornish).     Hed.  Oct.  2, 

1851. 
iv.      Mary,  b.  ,  in  Cornish;  m.  ,  Cohn,  a  cigar  maker. 

Res.,  Springfield,  Mass.     —  children. 
V.       Maggie,  b.  July  27,  1852,  in  Cornish;  m.  ,   Lucius  Jordan  of 

Plainfield.    Three  children.    She  d.  Jan.  17,  1879. 

HUTCHINSON. 

Moses  Hutchinson,  a  son  of  Rev.  Elisha  and  Martha  (Eddy)  Hutchinson, 
was  b.  in  Pomfret,  Vt.,  in  April,  1800.    He  m.  first,  June  12,  1825;  Mehita- 

ble  Whitcomb,  dau.  of  Benj.  Whitcomb  of  Newport.     She  d.  ,  in 

Newport.    He  rn.  second, ,  Mrs.  Huldah  (Jackson)  Crosby,  dau.  of 

Capt.  Perez  and  Lucy  (Hunter)  Jackson,  b.  in  Cornish  May  11,  1807. 

She  d.  ,  in  Chicopee  Falls,  Mass.;  m.  third,  Sept.  22,  1868,  Mrs. 

Hannah  (Spaulding)  Carroll  of  Comish,  dau.  of  Daniel  and  Hannah 
Spaulding,  b.  Sept.  25,  1799,  and  d.  Oct.  27,  1889.  He  d.  Sept.  11,  1889, 
a  month  before  his  wife  d.  He  was  a  farmer,  a  devout  member  of  the 
Baptist  Church  and  was  a  bold  advocate  of  his  religious  convictions. 
Children,  all  by  first  wife: 


220  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

i.        Samuel,  b.  Aug.    17,    182(5;   m.   Jan.  — ■,    1873,   Mrs.   Angeline  H. 

(Mace)  Bean  of  Cornish.     Two  cliiklren,  daus.     His  wife  d. 

April  8,  1887. 
ii.       Elish.\,  b.  Nov.  1,  1828. 
iii.      Marth.v  J.,  b.  Sept.  28,  1830;  m.  — ■ — ;  Alonzo  Webb.    Two  cliildren. 

She  d.  in  Windsor,  Vt., .     Mr.  Webb  lived  several  years  in 

Cornish, 
iv.      Austin  C,  b.  Oct.  28,  1831.    Lived  in  Newport.     A  farmer. 
V.       Sarah  J.,  b.  Sept.  28,  1834;  d.  in  1872. 
vi.      Moses  H.,  b.  Aug.  20,  1836. 

vii.    Benjamin,  b. .    Went  to  Mass. 

viii.   Ellen,  b. .    Went  to  Me. 

JACKSON. 

Benjamin  Jackson,  a  brother  of  Lieut.  Eleazer  Jackson,  was  b.  Nov.  25,  1735, 
in  Ma.ss.  Was  m.  in  Attleboro,  Mass.,  Dec.  24,  1756,  to  Lydia  Peck 
of  R.  L  They  Uved  in  Reholjotli,  R.  I.  It  is  said  they  had  eight  sons 
and  three  daus.,  but  records  to  that  effect  are  lacking.  It  is  also  said 
that  he  was  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  enhsting  from  R.I.  He  came  out 
of  the  war  unharmed ;  sold  his  farm,  taking  his  pay  in  Continental  money, 
which  soon  became  worthless,  and  he  a  poor  man.  In  1781,  his  brother 
Eleazer  induced  him  and  family  to  I'em.  to  Cornish  where  they,  and 
several  of  their  children  spent  the  rest  of  their  lives.  One  of  their  sons 
d.  at  sea;  one  in  Ohio  and  one  in  Me.  The  following  imperfect  record 
is  the  best  that  can  be  given: 

2.  i.        Perez,  b.  ,  1765. 


u. 


3.  iii.     Joseph,  b. 
iv. 


v.       Lydia,  b.  May  27,  1773,  in  R.  I.;  m.  May  29,  1800,  Andrew  Comings 
of  Cornish.     Nine  children.     (See  Comings.)     She  d.  May  13, 
1849. 
4.  vi.     Oliver,  b. ,  1776. 

vii.     Emily,  b. ;  m.  — — •,  L.  Martindale  (?). 

viii.   b. . 

ix.      Betsey,  b.  1770  (?);  m. ,  Peletiah  Martindale.    She  d.  Sept.  6, 

1828,  aged  58. 


X. 


2.     Capt.  Perez2  Jackson  (Benjamiw)  was  b. ,  1765,  in  R.  I.    Came  to 

Cornish  with  his  parents  about  1781;  m.  Oct.  8,  17S9,  Lucy  Hunter,  b. 

,  1770,  and  d.  May  IS,  1S2S,  aged  58;  m. second, ■,  Mrs.  Downs 

and  by  her  had  one  child,  Augusta,  not  elsewhere  named.  Mr.  Jack- 
son was  a  farmer  and  lived  where  William  E.  Young  now  lives.  He  d. 
Oct.  3,  1846,  in  Nashua.    Cliildren,  supposed  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Lucy,  b.  April  19,  1791.     Never  m.;  d.  Sept.,  1860,  in  Newport. 
ii.       Heber,  b.  April  13,  1793. 


GENEALOGIES.  221 

iii.      FoKEST,  b.  May  24,  1794;  m.  ,  Mary  Davis  of  Cornish;  d.  in 

Grantham. 

iv.      Prudence,  b.  June  15,    1797;  m.  ,   James  Hall  of  Plainfield 

(second  wife).    No  children.    She  d.  in  Newisort . 

V.      Perez,  Jr.,  b.  Aug.  15,  1799;  m. ,  wid. Horton.     Had 

one  son,  Edward,  b.  in  1833.  Perez  d.  Nov.  23,  1833,  aged  35,  in 
Cornish. 

vi.      Eleanor,  b.  Oct.  4,  1801.    Never  m. ;  d. ,  in  Claremont. 

\di.  Rhoda,  b.  May  28,  1803;  m.  Nov.  25,  1828,  William  Atwood  of  Cor- 
nish. Four  cWldren.  (See  Atwood.)  She  d.  Aug.  20,  1874,  at 
^Miite  River  Junction. 

\iu.   James  H.,  b.  Aug.  7,  1805;  d.  in  N.  Y. 

ix.  HuLDAH,  b.  May  11,  1807:  m.  first,  Hiram  Crosby.  Six  children. 
One  dau.,  NelUe,  m.  N.  C.  Bliss;  m.  second, ,  Moses  Hutch- 
inson of  Newport.     No  issue.    She  d.  ,  at  Chicopee  Falls, 

Mass. 

X.  Henry,  b.  Aug.  5,  1809;  m.  May  3,  1837,  Almeda  Martindale  of 
Cornish,  b.  Oct.  21,  1816,  and  d.  April  14,  1884.  Two  cliildren: 
1.  Emma  Lois,  b.  in  Cornish  Sept.  19,  1850.  2.  Nelhe  Maria, 
b.  Newport  Jan.  31,  1854.  Mr.  Jackson  d.  March  26,  1855,  in 
Newport,  was  buried  in  Cornish. 

xi.      Mary,  b. ,  1810,  and  d.  in  infancy. 

xii.  BENJ.A.MIN,  tmn,  b.  IMarch  19,  1812.  Never  m.;  d.  in  1867  on  his 
way  from  Cal.  to  Sandwich  Islands,  where  he  h\'ed.  He  was 
buried  at  sea. 

xiii.    HiEL,  twin,  b.  March  19,  1812;  m. .     Twodaus.:     1.  Le\-ina, 

who  m.  t^-ice.  2.  Carrie,  who  m.  Dr.  S.  P.  Ford  and  had  three 
children.  Lived  at  Sandwich  Islands.  Carrie  d.  at  Honolulu, 
Oct.  20,   1869. 

3.     Joseph:  Jackson  {Benjamin^)  was  b.  — — ;  m.  ,  Eunice  Colby,  a 

sister  of  Beniah  Colby.  He  d.  Dec.  6,  1845,  at  the  almshouse  in  Cornish. 
It  appears  this  family,  though  worthy,  were  not  children  of  good  fortune. 
Their  records,  evidently,  were  not  preserved,  and  the  green  mounds  over 
their  dust  show  but  few  tablets  inscribed  to  their  memory.  Children,  all 
b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Charles,  b. ;  m. ,  a  Bradford  of  Claremont. 

ii.  DoLLY",  b. ,  1811.  Never  m.;  d.  a  cripple  at  almshouse  in  Cor- 
nish Dec.  23,  1846,  aged  35. 

iii.  Martha,  b. . 

iv.  Samuel,  b. ;  d. ,  in  Cornish. 

V.  Edward,  b.  — ■ — .    Went  to  sea. 

vi.  Dexter,  b. ■■    Went  to  sea. 

\n.  Ly'dia,  b. ;  m. ,  a  Mr.  Kenny.    Lived  in  Lebanon. 

viii.  Mary'  Jane,  b. ;  d.  young  in  Claremont. 

ix.  Mend.\:na,  b. ;  m.  a  Mr.  Kendall  of  Claremont. 


222  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

4.     Olivers  Jackson  {Benjamin^)  was  b. ,  1776;  m.  first,  July  10,  1803, 

Deborah  Choate,  dau.  of  William  and  Deborah  (Yerrington)  Choate,  b. 
Sept.  9,  1780,  and  d.  Oct.  14,  ISOG;  in.  second, ,  Mary  Esther  John- 
son of  Clareniont,  b.  — ■ — ;  17S5,  and  d.  June  11,  1821,  aged  36;  m.  third. 
March  10,  1S22,  CjTithia  Robinson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  David  and  Anna 
(Whittaker)  Robinson,  b.  Dec.  22,  1788,  and  d.  March  6,  1872.  He  d, 
Sept.  16,  1846,  aged  70.    Children  by  Deborah: 

i.        Phebe,  b.  ;  m.  Sept.  23,  1830,  Horace  Mitchell  of  Newport. 

Four  children: 

ii.       A  dau.  unnamed,  b.  ;  d.  ,  drowned  in  a  cistern,  aged  two 

j^ears. 

Children  by  Esther  Johnson: 

iii.  Deborah  L.,  b.  Sept.  1,  1810;  m.  in  1845,  Leonard  Harlow  of  Cornish. 
Two  cliildren.  (See  Harlow.)  She  d.  June  8,  1895.  Mr.  Harlow 
d.  Oct.  10,  1867. 

iv.      Mary,  b.  ;  m.  Samuel  Corser  of  Lebanon  and  afterwards  m. 

— — •,  Joshua  Richardson  of  Canaan.    No  children. 

V.  George,  b.  Aug.  29,  1814;  m.  July  27,  1853,  Emeline  Corhss  of  Nor- 
wich, Vt.  One  child,  Martha  M.,  who  d.  April  16,  1870,  aged 
18.    She  d.  Sept.  18,  1901.    He  d.  Dec.  27,  1903. 

vi.  Farris,  b. ;  m.  first, ,  Olive  Fisk  of  Claromont.  Four  chil- 
dren; m.  second,  .     He  d,  — — ,  July,  1906,  in  Maiden, 

Mass. 

vii.     Miles,  b. ;  m. ,  Emily  Blodgett  of  Canaan,  a  sister  of  Caleb 

Blodgett,  Esq.  Mr.  Jackson  was  a  blacksmith;  he  lived  and  d. 
in  Canaan. 

Children  by  Cynthia  Robinson: 

viii.  Esther  Ann,  b.  July  11,  1823;  m.  March  24,  1851,  George  W.  Gilbert, 
of  Windsor,  a  machinist.    Two  children.    She  d.  Aug.  1,  1911. 

ix.  Helen  Maria,  b.  — ,  1825;  m.  Feb.  16,  1846,  George  C.  Harlow 
of  Cornish,  son  of  EHas.  Lived  in  Windsor.  Five  children. 
Finally  lived  in  Framingham,  Mass.,  where  she  d. 

X.  Heber,  b.  May  26,  1831;  m.  first,  June  22,  1856,  Ada  Hill  of  West- 
minster, Vt.    Three  children.     M.  second,  June  18, ,  Sybil 

Pollard  of  Canaan.  Four  cliildren.  She  d.  Dec.  11,  1896.  He 
is  living  (1905)  in  Windsor  \\ith  a  son,  Thcron. 

xi.      Oliver,  b.  ,  1841;  m.  ,  Carrie  Pressy  of  Canaan.     Two 

children.    Living  in  ("1905)  in  N.  H.  State  Asylum  at  Concord. 

1.  Lieut.  Eleazer  Jackson,  b.  Aug.  22, 1748,  in  W^atertown,  Mass. ;  was  son  of 
Joseph  and  Zipporah  (Tower)  Jackson.  He  came  to  Cornish  in  1773  and 
chose  the  site  of  ihv  present  Jack.son  homestead,  since  occupied  by  his 
descendants.  He  m.  first,  March  10,  1774,  Levina  Cliild  of  Woodstock, 
Conn.,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Patience  (Thaj^erJ  Child,  b.  Jan.  24,  1751^ 
and  d.  Nov.  18,  1779. 


GENEALOGIES.  223 

"Friends  rotiro,   proparod  be, 
Wheu  God  calls  you  to  follow  me." 

(Epitaph  on  her  tombstone.) 

He  m.  second,  Feb.  15,  1781,  Huldah  Dresser  of  Pomfret,  Conn.,  dau. 
of  Nathan  and  Orinda  (Carpenter)  Dresser,  b.  Oct.  18,  1761,  and  d. 
Oct.  3,  1820.  He  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution,  served  as  a  private, 
Sergt.  and  Lieut.,  all  imder  the  command  of  Col.  Jonathan  Chase.  His 
name  appears  as  one  of  the  selectmen  of  the  town,  nine  different  years, 
from  1778  to  1819,  inclusive.  Was  a  school  "inspector"  in  1813  and  a 
generally  useful  man.  He  d.  April  19,  1831.  Children  by  first  wife, 
all  b.  in  Cornish: 

2.  i.       Walter,  b.  June  5,  1774. 

ii.       LoRA,  b.  April  29,  1776,  and  d.  in  infancy. 

iii.      Levina,  b.  Aug.  3,  1777,  and  d.  in  infancy. 

iv.      Charlotte,  b.  Maj'  10,  1778;  m.  Feb.  9,  1805,  Ebenezer  Huggins  of 

Cornish.     Five  cliildren.     (See  Huggins.)     She  d.  March  18, 

1865. 

Children  by  second  wife,  and  b.  in  Cornish: 

V.  Abel,  b.  Jan.  27,  1782,  and  d.  March  22,  1782. 

3.  vi.  Eleazer,  Jr.,  b.  May  10,  1783. 

4.  vii.  Daniel,  b.  June  21,  1785. 

5.  viii.  Abel,  b.  June  17,  1788. 

ix.  Levina,  b.  Sept.  10, 1791 ;  m.  March  8,  1809,  Ohver  Jenks  of  Newport, 
Eleven  children.  She  d.  Sept.  7,  1877.  "A  generous  and  self- 
den>dng  mother  and  remarkable  for  her  bountiful  hospitahty." 

X.       Nathan,  b.  Aug.  9,  1794;  d.  April  13,  1795. 

xi.  HuLDAH,  b.  Dec.  29,  1796;  m.  Oct.  7,  1817,  Horace  Weld  of  Cornish. 
Five  children.    (See  Weld.)    She  d.  Nov.  15,  1847. 

xu.  Nancy,  b.  May  22,  1798;  m.  June  19,  1821,  Peter  P.  Campbell  of 
Newton,  N.  J.    Six  cliildren.    She  d.  Feb.  23,  1863. 

xiii.    Betsey,  b.  Feb.  11,  1801.    Never  m.;  d.  May  7,  1877,  in  Boston. 

xiv.    Sarah,  twin,  b.  Jan.  11,  1803.;  d.  in  infancy. 

XV.  Mary,  t^\^n,  b.  Jan.  11,  1803;  m.  May  21,  1828,  Theron  Metcalf  of 
Newport.     Three  cliildren.     She  d.  Dec.  29,  1881. 

i.     Walters  Jackson  (Eleazer^)  b.  June  5,  1774;  m.  first,  Jan.  1,  1804,  Susan 
Taylor  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Capt.  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Sumner)  Taylor, 

b. ,  1776  (?),  and  d.  July  11,  1804,  aged  28;  m.  second,  April  11, 1805, 

EUzabeth  Weld,  dau.  of  Dea.  John  and  Deborah  (Plympton)  Weld,  b. 
Oct.  5,  1779;  d.  Sept.  11,  1855.  He  d.  July  25,  1820,  aged  47.  Children, 
all  b.  in  Cornish  and  by  second  wife: 

i.        Caroline  Matilda,  b.  Feb.  5,  1806;  m.  June  18,  1828,  Judah  S. 

Deming  of  Cornish.     Five  cliildren.     (See  Deming.)     She  d. 

Jan.  4,  1866. 
ii.       Stillman,  b.  Oct.  15,  1807;  m.  Jan.  1,  1841,  Lucinda  Knappen.    He 

d.  Oct.  12,  1887.    Seven  children. 


224 


HISTORY   OF  CORNISH. 


6.  iii.     Newton,  b.  Dec.  11,  1809. 

iv.  Susanna,  b.  June  19,  1811;  m.  May  19,  1840,  Isaac  Williams  West- 
gate  of  Plainfiolil.  Two  cliildren.  (See  Westgate.)  She  d.  May 
29,  1890. 

V.  Levina,  b.  Oct.  9,  1810;  m.  Nov.  15,  1842,  Jesse  Or\illo  Wyman  of 
Cornish.    She  d.  Feb.  4,  1876.    He  d.  March  14,  1882. 


Judge  Eleazer  Jackson. 


3.  Eleazerj  Jackson  {Eleazen)  b.  May  10,  1783;  m.  March  22,  1812,  Loia 
Corbin  of  Newport,  dau.  of  Dr.  James  and  Lois  (Kibbie)  Corbin,  b. 
Jan.  19,  1794,  and  d.  Aug.  10,  1870.  Inheriting  the  paternal  homestead, 
he  remained  on  it  during  his  life.  Although  a  farmer,  he  devoted  much 
time  to  public  ser\'ice.  In  youth,  for  eight  years  he  was  a  drum- 
mer in  the  state  militia  and  afterwards  promoted  to  the  captaincy  of 
the  light  infantry,  a  finely  equipped  military  company.  This  office  he 
held  five  years.  For  nine  years  he  was  a  teacher  in  the  public  schools.  He 
served  as  one  of  the  selectmen  for  nineteen  years.  Was  elected  six  years 
in  succession  to  the  state  legislature  and  three  times  to  the  state  senate. 
In  1833  he  was  appointed  associate  justice  of  the  court  of  common  pleas 


GENEALOGIES.  225 

for  Sullivan  county,  which  position  ho  held  twenty  years.  From  1820 
till  1860,  ho  WHS  frequently  appointed  road  commissioner  and  served  in 
laying  out  roads  in  six  counties  of  the  state.  He  also  devoted  much  time 
to  the  settlement  of  estates,  etc.  He  was  a  democrat  of  the  Andrew 
Jackson  typo,  always  firm  in  his  con\'ictions,  yet  never  obtrusive  with 
his  ])olitical  opinions,  but  was  affable  and  genial  in  all  his  associations. 
He  d.  Oct.  12,  1876,  aged  93.    Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Louisa,  b.  Jan.  6,  1813;  ni.  Nov.  8,  1832,  Dr.  John  Sabine  Blanchard, 
then  of  Cornish.  Four  children,  all  daus.  (See  Blanchard.) 
She  d.  May  17,  1872,  in  Meriden. 

ii.  Marietta,  b.  June  2,  1815;  m.  first,  Aug.  28,  1838,  Stephen  D.  Ford 
of  Cornish.  He  d.  Jan.  13,  1858.  She  m.  second,  July  1,  1863, 
Samuel  C.  Moulton  of  Plainfield.  She  d.  Nov.  28,  1877,  at  St. 
Louis,  Mo. 

iii.  Dr.  James  Corbin,  b.  Aug.  22,  1818.  Graduated  Kimball  Union 
Academy,  1840;  Dartmouth  College,  1844;  Jeff.  Mich.  Coll,  1847; 
m.  first,  June  5,  1849,  Mary  W.  Child  of  Boston;  m.  second, 
Helen  Lyman  of  Hartford,  Conn.  Established  liimself  in  the 
successful  practice  of  medicine  in  Hartford,  Conn.,  where  he  d. 
Feb.  7,  1882. 

iv.  Huldah  Dresser,  b.  Aug.  27,  1820;  m.  Nov.  12,  1845,  James  Mun- 
roe  Da\'idson  of  Cornish.  Four  cliildren.  (See  Davidson.) 
She  d.  Oct.  23,  1869. 

v.       Eleazer,  Jr.,  b.  Aug.  11,  1823;  m.  first,  Jan.  1,  1851,  Matilda  J. 

Farnham  of  Plainfield.    She  d.  April  5,  1858;  m.  second,  , 

Susan  Farnham,  a  sister  of  first  wife  (?).    She  d.  May  11,  1876. 
He  d.  May  2,  1876,  at  Albany,  N.  Y. 
7.  vi.      Charles  Edwin,  b.  July  19,  1827. 

I.     DANIEL2  Jackson  {Eleazen)  b.  June  21,  1785;  m.  first,  March  26,  1809, 
Sophia  Chase,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Polly  (Jirauld)  Chase,  b.  Aug.  22, 

1785,  and  d.  Feb.  12,  1836,  aged  50;  m.  second,  ,  Ann  Adams  of 

Reading,  Vt.  He  was  a  soldier  of  the  War  of  1812,  enlisting  from  Cor- 
nish. He  d.  Nov.  1,  1865,  aged  80.  No  (ihildren.  He  res.  many  years 
on  the  Poole  farm  on  the  mountain  above  the  "Hempyard."  Was  a 
man  of  good  natural  endowments  but  ruined  by  habitual  intoxication. 

i.  Abel:  Jackson  {Eleazen)  b.  Juno  17,  1788;  m.  March  24  (17,  town  record), 
1813,  Betsey  Morse  of  Cornish.  No  children.  She  d.  Feb.  19,  1841, 
aged  51.  She  was  dau.  of  Luther  and  Eunice  Smith  Morse,  b.  June  21, 
1797;  m.  second,  Nov.  4,  1841,  Hannah  B.  Chase,  dau.  of  Dea.  John  and 
Louisa  (Joslyn)  Chase  of  Cornish,  b.  April  22,  1803,  d.  Aug.  28,  1894. 
Like  his  brother  Eleazer,  he  was  promoted  in  militarj'  affairs  to  the 
captaincy  of  a  military  company.  He  was  a  millwright,  worked  at  his 
trade  several  years  in  Wallingford,  Vt.,  and  erected  several  mills  there. 
Returned  to  Cornish  Flat  in  1832  and  bought  the  lower  mill  i)rivilcge, 
rebuilt  the  mill  and  erected  a  fine  residence  there.  Still  continuing  at  his 
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226  HISTORY   OF  CORNISH. 

trade  he  built  and  helped  build  about  twenty  different  mills  in  town.  In 
1852,  he  retired  from  hi.s  trade  and  bought  the  Newton  Whittlesey  place 
on  the  Flat  where  he  spent  the  rest  of  his  life.  He  d.  Jul}'  12,  1859. 
Child  by  Hannah  B.  Chase: 

i.  Charles  Abel,  b.  Dec.  25,  1842.  A  carpenter  by  trade.  In  1861, 
he  enlisted  in  the  U.  S.  Navy  at  Charlestown,  Mass.,  and  served 
in  the  nav.y  about  two  years,  when  he  was  discharged  on 
account  of  disability.  In  the  spring  of  1867,  he  went  to 
Moweaqua,  111.,  where  (except  five  years  spent  in  Cornish)  he  has 
since  resided,  working  at  liis  trade.  He  m.  July  2,  1872,  Mary 
Jane  Glenn  of  Carlinville,  111.    Have  had  four  children,  all  b.  in  111. 

1.  Walter,  b.  Feb.  10,  1874.    2.  Mary  H.,  b.  Sept.  29, 1875.     3. 
Alma  O.,  b.  March  16,  1878.     4.  Grace  P.,  b  March  29,  1883. 

6.  Newtons  Jackson  {Walter^,  Eleazen)  b.  Dec.  11,  1809;  m.  Nov.  15,  1842, 

Ellen  L.  Chapman  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Theoda  (Colburn) 
Chapman,  b.  Sept.  28,  1823.  Mr.  Jackson  was  a  farmer  and  res.  near 
the  farm  of  his  grandfather,  Lieut.  Eleazer.  He  d.  April  2,  1871.  Chil- 
dren, all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Loretta,  b.  Oct.  30,  1846;  m.  Feb.  12,  1867,  George  B.  Walker  of 

Cornish.    Two  children.    (See  Walker.) 
11.       Sarah  Maria,  b.  Nov.  19,  1850;  d.  Jan.  25,  1854. 
lii.     Ellen  Louisa,  b.  May  29,  1855.    Unm.  (1910). 

7.  Charles  Edwin'  Jackson  {Eleazer"^^)  b.  July  19,  1827.     Inherited  and 

always  lived  on  the  homestead  of  father  and  grandfather;  m.  Oct.  8, 
1855,  Judith  Chase  Bryant,  dau.  of  Sj'lvanus  and  Sophia  (Woodward) 
Bryant  of  Cornish,  b.  Dec.  10,  1829.  Of  a  pleasant  and  genial  disposi- 
tion, he  won  many  friends.  A  Democrat  and  his  party  in  the  minority, 
yet  he  has  repeatedly  been  elected  on  the  board  of  selectmen.  He  also 
represented  the  to'wn  in  the  legislature  of  1877.  In  military  times  he  was 
Capt.  of  a  Co.  of  miUtia  and  afterwards  of  a  company  of  home  guards  in 
the  time  of  the  Civil  War.  Was  a  member  of  Cheshire  Lodge,  F.  A.  A.  M. 
He  d.  Feb.  10,  1904.    Children,  both  b.  in  Cornish: 

I.  Jennie  Lois,  b.  Jan.  19,  1858;  m.  June  15,  1886,  William  Dwight 

Spaulding,  then  of  Cornish.    Tliree  children.     (See  Spaulding.) 
They  res.  in  Hartland,  Vt.    He  is  in  trade. 

II.  Lizzie  Mary,  b.  May  29,  1862;  m.  Dec.  24,  1884,  George  Henry 

Boynton,  then  of  Cornish  Flat,  but  since  1888  a  hardware  dealer 
in  Claremont.     Four  children:     1.  John  J.,  b.  June  11,  1888. 

2.  Lois  Harriet,  b.  Sept.  8,  1891;  d.  Nov.  23,  1908.     3.  Florence 
Judith,  b.  Feb.  14,  1894.    4.  Katharine,  b.  June  2,  1896. 

Frank  C.  Jackson,  son  of  Ephraimand  Mary  (Gould)  Jackson,  wasb.  Feb. 

22,  1832,  in  :  m.  first, .     She  d.  — — ■;   m.  second,  in 

Cornish,  Sept.  30,  1890,  Mrs.  Emily  (Sanford)   Bacon  of  Providence,  R.  I., 


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227 


dau.  of  W.  C.  and  Hannah  (Dewey)  Sanford,  b.  in  Kingston,  R.  I.  A 
milliner.  No  children  by  either  marriage.  He  was  a  machinist  and 
blacksmith.  Lived  many  years  in  Providence.  Leaving  his  business  there 
he  came  and  settled  on  the  Flat  in  1890  (?).  Was  selectman  in  1895-96-97 
and  represented  the  town  in  the  legislature  of  1898-99. 


Charles  Edwin  Jackson. 


Rev.  James  T.  Jackson,  son  of  John  and  Priscilla  (Taylor)  Jackson  was  b.  in 
Danbury,  March  24,  1834.  Fitted  for  college  at  Andover  Academy, 
N.  H.,  and  Mclndoes  Academj',  Vt.  Graduate  oi  Dartmouth  College 
in  class  of  1859.  A  successful  teacher  many  years.  He  m.  Sept.  14, 
1865,  Martha  Mehssa  Smith,  dau.  of  Enos  and  Martha  (Sulloway) 
Smith,  b.  May  28,  1840.  Having  been  "approbated  to  preach"  by 
the  Concord,  N.  H.,  Congregational  Association,  he  came  to  Cornish 
in  April,  1874,  where  he  remained  twenty-two  years  in  the  ministry, 
a  much  beloved  pastor  and  townsman.  (See  Congregational  Church 
History;  also  "Old  Folks  Visit.")    After  his  dismission  from  the  Congre- 


228  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

national  Church  he  rem.  to  Merriinar,  Mass.,  whore  he  spent  about 
fourfecn  years  as  a  farmer.  In  1910,  he  returned  to  Cornish,  ha\dng 
purchased  the  Eleazer  Jackson  farm  where  he  lives.  Children,  b.  in 
Danbury: 

i.        John  Ends,  b.  July  19,  1870;  d.  in  Cornish  July  5,  1880. 
ii.       A  son  b.  Feb.  6,  1872,  and  d.  Feb.  25,  1872. 

Japhet  Jackson,  a  brother  of  Eleazer,  Benjamin  and  Michael,  was  b.  about 
1755.  Evidently  he  lived  in  t()\\Ti  a  few  years,  as  he  m.  June  5,  1800,  in 
Cornish,  Hannah  Currier,  dau.  of  Moses  and  Mary  (Hall)  Currier,  who 
was  b.  April  15,  1780.  No  record  of  any  children  b.  in  town  or  further 
record  of  this  family. 

Michael  .Jackson,  also  a  brotluT  of  Lieut.  Eleazer  Jackson  was  b.  June  7, 
1750.  He  came  from  W'atertown,  Mass.,  and  lived  some  years  in  Cor- 
nish near  his  brother;  m.  first,  Deborah  Jenks;  after  her  death  in  1794, 
he  m.  Aug.  7,  1796,  Polly  Shapley  of  Cornish.  It  is  not  known  when 
or  where  he  rem.  or  when  he  d.  There  is  no  firaxcstone  r(>cord  of  him  or 
of  his  family  in  town  excepting  one  son.  Children,  all  by  first  wife, 
and  a  part  at  least  b.  in  town: 

i.  Ruth,  b. ;  m. ,  a  Woodard. 

ii.  Louisa,  b. ;  m. ,  Elias  Jenks. 

2.  iii.  Otis,  b. ,  1777. 

iv.  Zipporah,  b. ,  1778;  m. ,  Thomas  Kendrick,  b.  in  1766  and 

d.  in  1845.    She  d.  in  18.58. 

V.  Sophia,  b. ;  m.  — — -,  Ira  Hewes. 

vi.  Polly,  b. ;  m. ,  Ira  Warren. 

vii.  Michael,  Jr.,  b. ;  m.  Olive  Colwell. 

viii.  Sylvester,  b. ;  m. ,  Anna  Cadwell. 

ix.  Dexter,  b. . 

2.  Otis2  Jackson  {Michaeh)  was  b.  in  1777  (?);  m.  Oct.  13,  1802,  Catharine 
Morse,  b.  in  1780  and  d.  June  12,  1859,  aged  79.  He  d.  July  21,  1857, 
aged  80.    Children,  so  far  as  known,  chiefly  from  death  record: 

i.  Harris,  b.  March  2,  1804. 

ii.  John,  b.  April  11,  1806. 

iii.  Josephine,  b.  Aug.  27,  1808.    Never  m.;  d.  Nov.  18,  1862. 

iv.  George  B.,  b.  March  11,  1811. 

V.  Mary  Lydia,  b.  July  27,  1813;  d.  Jan.  6,  1831. 

vi.  Marshall,  b.  Dec.  13,  1818;  d.  Nov.  22,  18.35. 

JACOBS. 

BuRNAM  Jacobs  was  b.  in  Croydon  Oct.  10,  1805.     Came  to  Cornish  when  a 

young  man;  m. ,  Eliza  Stearns,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Sabra  (York) 

Stearns,  b.  in  1810.     About  1842,  they  n^m.  and  settled  in  Rockford, 
111.,  where  they  spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives.    Their  children  were 


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all  b.  in  Cornish.      Those  whose  death  records  are  mentioned  were 
buried  in  town: 

i.  Hannah,  b.  in  1S34;  d.  July  14,  1N37. 

)i.  Maria  (or  Mary),  b.  in  1835. 

iii.  Helen  E.,  b.  Feb.  — ,  1837;  d.  March  21,  1837. 

iv.  Charles,  b.  in  1837. 

V.  A  child,  unnamed,  b.  in  1838;  d.  July  23,  1839. 

vi.  Luther,  b.  in  1839. 

vii.  Margaret,  b.  in  1841. 

JENNEY. 

Thi.s  family  is  of  English  and  Scotch  descent.  Of  this  family  was  Isaac 
Jenney  who  was  b.  in  Dartmouth,  Mass.,  May  5,  1743.  He  m.  Sept. 
27,  1770,  Margaret  Thompson  of  Stoughton,  Mass.  He  was  a  pioneer 
settler  in  that  part  of  Grant liam  afterwards  annexed  to  Plainfield. 
Here  they  brought  up  a  family  of  eight  children,  all  b.  in  Grantham. 
We  have  been  unable  to  find  the  full  record  of  all  of  these,  but  from 
various  sources,  we  obtain  the  following  partial  record : 

i.        Ebenezer,  b.  Aug.,  1773;  m.  and  lived  in  Leicester,  Vt.,  and  had  a 
family  of  eight  sons,  and  d.  there. 
2.  ii.      Asa,  b.  Aug.  17,  1776. 

iii.  Ephraim,  b.  in  1781.  Lived  first  in  Chester,  Vt.,  where  he  m.  Lois 
Heald  of  that  town.  They  lived  here  and  raised  a  large  family. 
A  short  time  before  his  death  he  rem.  to  Davenport,  Iowa,  where 
he  d.  Jan.  16,  1844,  in  the  home  of  his  son  Stephen  P.,  who  d. 
April  4,  1848,  leaving  a  dau.  Lois. 

iv.  David  Thompson,  b.  in  1782;  m.  March  9,  1817,  Sally  Rice  of  Cor- 
nish, dau.  of  Dimond  and  Lydia  (Bradley)  Rice,  b.  March  26, 
1797,  and  d.  in  Roxbury,  Vt.,  April  30,  1865.  H(\d.  in  Middle- 
sex, Vt.,  April  4,  1868.  They  had  eight  children.  The  first 
two  were  b.  in  Cornish:  1.  Sarah  Amelia,  b.  Dec.  19,  1817.  2. 
Samantha  Maria,  b.  April  26,  1819.  The  rest  of  the  children 
were  b.  in  Roxbury,  Vt.  One  of  their  sons,  Lucius  M.,  who  res. 
in  Tacoma,  Wash.,  has  rendered  this  account  of  his  father's 
family. 

V.       Ansel.     No  record  except  name. 

vi.     Isaac,  Jr.     No  record  except  name. 

2.  AsAJ  Jenney,  the  second  son  of  Isaac  and  Margaret  (Thompson)  Jenney, 
w^as  b.  Aug.  17,  1776.  He  m.  Jan.,  1803,  Cynthia  Olds  and  raised  a 
large  family.  He  remained  on  the  homestead  all  his  life  (hing  June 
30,  1847.     His  wife  d.  April  3,  1846.     Children,  all  b.  in  Grantham: 

i.        LoDiCEA,  b.  May,  1804;  d.  Sept.  28,  1810. 

ii.       Cynthia,  b.  Nov.  29,  1805;  m.  Feb.  13,  1840,  Alvin  Bean.     Three 

children.     She  d.  in  1883. 
iii.      Calvin,  b.  Feb.  9,  1808.     Never  m.;  d.  April  21,  1837. 


230  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

iv.  Asa,  Jk.,  b.  May  23,  ISIO;  in.  Aug.  23,  1831,  Ircna  Powers.  No 
children.  He  was  instantly  killed  in  the  street  on  Cornish  Flat 
by  being  thrown  from  his  carriage  by  horse  becoming  frightened. 
(See  Casualties.) 

3.  V.       EzEKiEL  O.,  b.  Oct.  20,  1812. 

4.  vi.      Chauncey  Perry,  b.  Fob.  27,  1815. 

vii.     LoDicEA,  2d,  b.  Feb.,  1816;  d.  May  28,  1818. 
viii.    Infant  unnamed;  d.  March  3,  1818. 

5.  ix.      Bryant,  b.  May  11,  ISIO. 

X.       Mary,  b.  Nov.,  1821;  d.  Jan.  21,  1822. 
xi.      Louisa,  b.  1824;  d.  April  10,  1825. 

xii.  Mehitabel,  b.  Feb.  7,  1826;  m.  Dec.  3,  1849,  Samuel  Bean  of  Plain- 
field.     One  child  thai  d.  in  1860.     Mrs.  Bean  d.  March  21,  1872. 

3.  Ezekiel  0.»  Jenney  (Asa^  Isaacs)  b.  Oct.  20,  1812;  m.  Nov.  27,  1841, 

Mary  Pike  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Lucinda  Pike,  b.  Oct.  23, 
1812.  Res.,  Plainfield.  He  d.  Oct.  27, 1876.  She  d.  Feb.  24,  1895,  aged 
82.     Five  children: 

i.        Asa  B.,  b.  Nov.  17,  1842.     Never  m. 

ii.      Alfred  P.,  b.  April  29,  1845;  m. ,  Josie  Marsh. 

iii.     Henry  K.,  b.  April  19,  1847;  m. , Whipple. 

iv.      Mary  F.,  b.  July  11,  1849.     Never  m.;  d. . 

v.       Frank  E.,  b.  Aug.  10,  1853;  m.  Sept.  1,  1874,  Lois  A.  Cutting  of 

Newport,  dau.  of  Freeman  and  Emily  A.  (Hubbard)  Cutting, 

b.  July  15,  1855.     Six  children. 

4.  Chauncey  Perry»  Jenney  (Asa'',  Isaacs)  h.  Feb.  27,  1815;  m.  March 

5,  1846,  Lucia  A.  Comings  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Andrew  and  Lydia 
(Jackson)  Comings,  b.  Jan.  30,  1816.  They  lived  in  Plainfield  one  year 
after  marriage,  and  in  1847  rem.  to  Corni.sh  and  settled  on  the  farm  for- 
merly owned  and  occupied  by  Dea.  J.  ^^'akefi('ld,  o\(>rlo<)king  the  Flat. 
Here  he  lived  and  took  an  active  part  in  farming,  town  and  school 
affairs  for  forty-one  years,  when,  in  1888,  he  sold  out  and  with  his  wife 
rem.  to  Toledo,  Ohio,  to  res.  with  their  son,  their  only  child.  Mr. 
Jenney  d.  Oct.  9,  1903.     His  wife  d.  June  9,  1905,  both  in  Toledo,  Ohio. 

6.  i.        Fred  Comings,  b.  Sept.  12,  1848. 

5.  Bryant' Jenney  (Asa'^,  Isaacs)  h.  May  11,  1819;  m.  Nov.  24,  1846,  Susan 

J.  Atwood,  dau.  of  Joshua  and  Sally  (Hardy)  Atwood,  b.  April  8,  1827. 
He  was  the  proprietor  of  the  hotel  on  Cornish  Flat,  and  managed  it 
several  years  until  failing  health  caused  him  to  dispose  of  it.  He  d. 
July 4, 1866.     Shesurvived  liim  \intil  Jan.  12,  1892,  aged  64.     One  child: 

i.        George  Bryant,  b.  in  1853,  in  Cornish;  m. ,  Fanny  Dudley  of 

Wind.sor,  Vt.  Lived  in  Cliff  oudalc  and^  Maiden,  Mass.  Was 
employed  by  the  Metropolitan  Insurance  Co.  He  d.  in  Maiden, 
Sept.  29,  1910,  leaving  a  wid.,  two  sons  and  two  daughters. 


GENEALOGIES.  231 

6,  Fred  C*  Jenney  {Chauncey  Perry*,  Asa-,  Isaacs)  h.  in  Cornish  Sept. 
12,  1848.  At  21  he  left  home  and  res.  in  Concord  about  ten  years;  m. 
Aug.  30, 1877,  Clara  B.  Ford.  In  1879  he  rem.  to  Toledo,  Ohio,  where  he 
is  employed  as  locomotive  engineer  on  the  L.  S.  and  M.  S.  R.  R.  Has 
had  three  children: 

i.  Harry  Tilton,  b.  July  4,  1878,  in  Concord, 
ii.  Eva  Ford,  b.  March  13,  1880,  in  Concord, 
iii.      Cora  Mae,  b.  Feb.  19,  1884,  in  Toledo,  Ohio. 

JIRAULD. 

Dea.  Reuben  Jirauld  (also  spelled  Gerald  and  Jirald)  was  b.  in  France  in 
1734  and  came  to  this  country  "at  the  time  of  the  Huguenot  war," 
or  at  the  time  when  they  were  oppressed  and  persecuted.  He  was  re- 
puted to  have  been  very  wealthy  in  France,  but  his  property  was  confis- 
cated and  he  fled  to  this  country  bringing  nothing  with  him  but  his  Bible. 
It  appears  that  he  settled  at  first  in  Plainfield,  Conn.,  where  he  m. 
Jan.  1,  1757,  Joanna  Spaulding,  a  dau.  of  Phihp  and  Ehzabeth  (Cleve- 
land) Spaulding,  b.  Sept.  22,  1733,  in  Plainfield,  Conn.,  and  d.  in  Cor- 
nish, Aug.  31,  1807.  He  with  his  family  early  came  and  settled  in 
Cornish  (possiblj^  Plainfield  at  the  first).  He  d.  in  Cornish  May  8, 
1800.     Children  (so  far  as  known) : 

i.        Martha,  b.  Aug.  2,   1759;  m.  in  1782,  Dr.  Joseph  Chapman  of 

Cornish.     Ten  children.     (See  Chapman.)     She  d.  March  15, 

1855,  aged  95-6. 
ii.      Polly,  b.  1761;  m.  Oct.  16,  1784,  Joseph  Chase  of  Cornish.     Ten 

children.     (See  Chase.)     She  d.  July  28,  1845,  aged  84. 
iii.      Hannah,  b.  • — — ;  m. ,  Da\'id  Read.     Three  children :  1.  Jacob. 

2.  Phillip.     3.  Hiram.     (See  Read.)     She  d.  in  1858. 
iv.     Sally,  b. ;  m. ,  Asa  Cole.     She  d.  in  1832.     He,  in  1852. 

JOHNSON. 

At  least  four  distinct  families  of  Johnsons  and  their  descendants  have  lived 
in  town,  with  no  known  relationship  to  each  other,  yet  doubtless  they  all 
might  be  traced  to  a  common  English  ancestor. 

1.  Abraham  John.son  was  b.  in  Eng.,  June  13,  1730.  He  came  in  early  life 
to  Portsmouth  and  soon  after  settled  in  Greenland.  Here  he  m.  about 
1760,  Mercy  Huggins,  dau.  of  John  and  Hannah  (Ayers)  Huggins,  b. 
Sept.  15,  1739,  and  d.  April  22,  1815,  aged  75.  They  came  to  Cornish 
in  1782,  when  he  was  52  j^ears  of  age,  and  settled  on  the  farm,  ever  since 
kept  in  the  name,  and  now  owned  and  occupied  by  his  great-grandson, 
J.  Farris  Johnson.  He  d.  Oct.  24,  1803.  Children,  all  b.  before  com- 
ing to  town,  except  the  last  two : 

i.       S.\rah,  b.  Dec.  2,  1762.     Never  m.    She  d.  Aug.  30,  1830. 
2.  u.       Joshua,  b.  Oct.  29,  1764. 
iii.     Hannah,  b.  Dec.  23,  1766. 


232  IllS'loin    OF  CORNISH. 

'.i.  iv.      John,  b.  Fob.  7,  1768. 

V.       Margaret,  b.  Mardi  "),  1770. 

vi.      T{f:hecca,  b.  Feb.  17,  1772. 

vii.     EuzABKTif,  b.  Oct.  1,  1779;   m.  Vc]).  1.  IMI7,  \\  asliiiifiton  Town. 

viii.    Mehc'y,  b.  April  30,  17SI. 

ix.      Mary,  b.  August  (5,  1784,  in  Cornish;    in.  .\\>n\   11,  1816,  Charles 

Lof hroj)  thon  of  Corni.sh.     Seven  children.     (Sec  Lotln-op.) 
X.       Abraham,  .Jr.,  b.  Nov.  6,  1793,  in  Cornish. 
One  of  the  daughters  m. Haines  of  Northficld,  \'t . 

2.  Jo.'^HUA^  Johnson  {Ahrahnm^)  was  b.  Oct.  29,  1764;  m. ,  Experience 

Barrows.     Res., .     Children: 

i.  Mary,  b.  Nov.  28,  1790. 

ii.  Melissa,  b.  July  23,  1792. 

iii.  Joshua,  b.  June  18,  1794. 

iv.  RuHAMA  Thompson,  b.  July  23,  1796. 

\.  Sarah,  b.  May  5,  1798. 

vi.  Experience,  b.  May  11,  1800. 

vii.  Abraham,  b.  Dec.  9,  ISOl. 

viii.  Hxi.dah  Wyman,  b.  May  22,  1804. 

ix.  John  Lorenzo,  b.  Dec.  29,  1806. 

3.  JoHN2  Johnson  (Abraham^)  was  b.  Feb.  7,  1768,  in  Greenland.     Came  to 

CornLsh  with  his  father  when  14  years  of  age;  m.  in  1791,  Hannah 
Huggins,  his  cousin,  dau.  of  Jonathan  and  Ruhania  (Brown)  Huggins, 
b.  Nov.  10,  1771,  and  d.  Feb.  26,  1869,  aged  97  years,  3  months,  16  days. 
They  res.  through  life  on  the  same  farm  that  his  father  owned  and  occu- 
pied.    He  d.  March  10,  1816,  aged  49.     Children,  all  b.  in  Corni.^h: 

i.        RuHAMA  B.,  b.  Dec.  26,  1793;    m.  in  1853,  Waterman  Spaulding  of 

riainfield.     She  d.  Sept.  2,  1855. 
ii.       Hannah,  b.  April  7,  1796;  d.  Aug.  26,  1810. 
iii.      Peninnah,  b.  Aug.  26,  1798;  d.  March  31,  1811. 
"So  fades  the  lovely  blooming  flower 
Smihng  solace  of  an  hour." 

(Inscription  on  tombstone.) 

iv.      JiDiTH,  b.  May  19,  1801;   m.  Sept.  6,  1820,  Wancn  Rice. 
V.       Hariukt,  b.  Nov.  12,  1803.     Never  m.;   d.  Feb.  21,  1855. 
vi.      Philenda,  b.  Nov.  26,  1805;   m.  Dec.  14,  1825,  Ja'vI  Ayers  of  Cor- 
nish.    Ten  children.    (See  Ayers.)    She  d.  Aug.  25,  1885. 

4.  vii.     John,  b.  Sept.  14,  1807. 

5.  viii.   AuRiN,  b.  July  21,  Isll. 

4.  John*  Johnson  (John^,  Abraham^)  was  b.  Sept.   14,   1S()7;    in.  Dec.  18, 

1832,  Orrel  Fletcher  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Sybil  (Spaulding) 
Fletcher,  b.  June  4,  1813;  d.  Dec.  9,  1908.  He  was  a  thrifty  farmer 
and  spent  his  entire  life  on  the  homestead  of  his  father,  dying  Feb.  28, 
1892.     Children: 


GENEALOGIES.  233 

i.  John  Farhis,  b.  Juno  IS,  1S33;  m.  Dec.  18,  1873,  Annie  Parnell  of 
Claremont,  formerly  of  Kent  Co.,  England.,  b.  May  22,  1847, 
dau.  of  Richard  Parnell.  No  children.  Res.  on  the  Johnson 
homestead,  making  the  4th  generation  living  in  the  same  home. 
A  farmer. 

ii.  Hiram,  b.  Feb.  22,  1837.  Soon  after  he  became  of  age,  he  went  west 
to  Woodburn,  111.,  living  there  several  years,  but  at  present 
(1905)  in  Decatur,  111.  He  represented  the  town  of  Woodburn 
in  the  state  legislature,  and  has  been  honored  in  many  ways  by 
his  fellow  citizens.  He  enhsted,  April,  1861,  in  the  first  111.  Regt. 
that  was  mustered  mto  service  from  that  state.  Was  mustered 
out  in  July  of  the  same  year.  Reenlisted,  Sept.,  1864,  and 
remained  in  the  service  till  mustered  out,  Aug.,  1865.  Was 
1st  Sergt.  In  1863,  he  m.  TilUe  Sanner  of  Ilhnois.  Four  cliildren, 
all  b.  in  Illinois. 

5.  Ai-REN»  JoHXSOX  {John'',  Abraham^)  was  b.  July  21,  1811.     A  farmer  and 

always  lived  in  town;  spent  two  and  one  half  years  (1852-54)  in  Cal.; 
m.  first,  Nov.  9,  1837,  Mary  Weld  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  John  and  Mary 
(HilUard)  Weld,  b.  Feb.  8.  1814,  and  d.  June  26,  1874;  m.  .second,  May 
26,  1878,  Elizabeth  G.  Billings.  She  d.  Oct.  18,  1889.  He  d.  March  7, 
1883.     Children,  all  by  first  wife  and  b.  in  town: 

i.        Langdon  O.,  b.  Sept.  9,  1839;   d.  March  19,  1866,  in  Lowell,  Mass. 

6.  ii.       Freeman  A.,  b.  May  5,  1846. 

iii.      John  Weld,  b.  Dec.  30,  1848;  d.  Dec.  15,  1868. 

6.  Freeman  A.<  Johnson  (Auren*,  John"^,  Abraham^)  was  b.  INIay  5,  1846; 

m.  Sept.  12,  1871,  Jennie  L.  Johnson,  dau.  of  WiUiam  P.  and  Saloma  A. 
(Souther)  Johnson,  b.  Feb.  26,  1846.     Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.        Alvah  F.,  b.  July  26,  1872;   d.  May  3,  1896. 

7.  ii.       Eben  M.,  b.  Feb.  1,  1874. 

iii.  Mary  S.,  b.  May  14,  1876;  m.  Sept.  16,  1902,  Charles  Henry  Stone 
of  Windsor,  Vt.,  where  she  res.  Two  children:  1.  Helen  B., 
b.  Nov.  20,  1904.    2.  Laura  J.,  b.  Nov.  25,  1905. 

7.  Eben  M.s  Johnson  {Freeman  A.\  Auren*,  John^,  Abraham^)  was  b.  Feb. 

1,  1874;  m.  Oct.  30,  1901,  Vonnie  M.  Stearns  of  Charlestown  and  form- 
erly of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Philander  C.  and  Laura  J.  (Mace)  Stearns,  b. 
Nov.  25,  1875.  Mr.  Johnson  is  a  farmer;  res.  ^vith  his  parents  on 
the  old  Weld  town  farm  property.  Has  served  four  years  as  select- 
man of  the  town.     Children: 

i.        Dayton  F.,  b.  IMay  6,  1964. 
ii.       Helen  R.,  b.  Oct.  8,  1906. 
iii.      LoRA  S.,  b.  June  20,  1909. 

1.     Abel  Johnson  was  b.  May  28,  1748,  in  .     Settled  in  Cornish  in 

1786;  m.  first,  ,  Beulah  Coy  of ,  b.  1753.     She  d.  Nov.  8, 


234  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

1792,  aged  39;  m.  second,  Feb.  6,  1793,  Sarah  E.  Chase  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  Samuel'  and  Silence  (Stow)  Chase,  b.  1766  and  d.  March  5,  1819. 
He  d.  April  25,  1819,  aged  71.  A  fanner,  a  prominent  Free  Mason  and 
a  man  highly  respected.     Children  by  first  wife,  and  1).  in  town: 

i.        Leonakd,  b.  Sept.  28,  17SS;  m.  Tliirzah  Stevens,  lived  and  d.  in 

Northumberland, 
ii.       Cl.\i{issa,  b.  Aug.  31,  1790;  d.  July  27,  1791. 
iii.     Abel,  b.  May  3,  1792;  d.  Feb.  26,  1793. 

Children  by  second  wife  and  b.  in  town: 

iv.     Sarah,  b".  Dec.  15,  1793.     Never  m.;  d.  Aug.  24,  1864. 

V.  Martha,  b.  1794  (?  1797);  m.  Jan.  16,  1815,  Daniel  Cole  of  Plain- 
field.     Six  children.     (See  Cole.)     She  d.  March  2,  1832. 

vi.      Polly,  b.  Dec.  1,  1795;  m.  Joseph  Freeman.     One  child,  Mary,  who 

m.  ,  A.  S.  Bartholomew  of  Plainfi(>l(l.     Polly  d.  Dec.  20, 

1875. 

2.  vii.     Seth,  b.  June  4,  1797. 

viii.  Joseph  K.,  b.  March  15,  1800;  m.  first,  Oct.  8,  1822,  Louisa  Chase 
of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Jolm  and  Louisa  (Joslyn)  Chase,  b.  March 
25,  1796;  d.  March  16,  1852.  They  lo.st  a  son  Leonard  who  d. 
Oct.  25,   1835-24.     Also  another  child  April  3,  1834,  aged  5 

mos.;  m.  second,  ,  Thankful  E.  Web.ster,  who  d.  Dec.  19, 

1892.     Mr.  Johnson  d.  Aug.  21,  1880. 

ix.      Samuel  C,  b.  Sept.  4,  1802;  d.  Feb.  22,  1804. 

X.  Mahy,  b.  March  29,  1808;  m.  Oct.  20,  1831,  Laurens  .\lfred  Grannis 
of  Claremont.     (First  wife.)     She  d.  July  27,  1835. 

2.     Seth2  Johnsox  (Abeb)  was  b.  June  4,  1797;  m.  finst,  Oct.  8,  1817,  Joanna 
Chase,  dau.  of  Joseph'  and  Polly  (Jirauld)  Chase,  b.  May  10,  1796,  and 

d.  Sept.  10,  1849;  m.  second,  ,  Louisa  McKenzie,  dau.  of , 

b.  1810  and  d.  Jan.  30,  1893,  aged  83.  He  d.  July  17,  1875,  aged  78. 
He  was  possessed  of  a  nobility  of  character  and  Ijoaring  that  won 
respect.  Was  a  prominent  churchman  and  Free  Mason.  He  repre- 
sented the  town  in  the  legislatme  of  18G6.  Children  by  Joanna,  and 
b.  in  town: 

i.       Sophia,  b.  April  5,  1818;  m.  Watson.     She  d.  Oct.,  1863. 

3.  ii.      Edwin  Chase,  b.  Oct.  15,  1820. 

iii.  Delia,  b.  March  10,  1823;  d.  Sept.  26,  1823. 

iv.  Erasmus  Darwin,  b.  Nov.  1,  1824;  m.  Sarah  Murdough. 

V.  Emily,  b.  Nov.  26,  1826;  m. ,  Paschal  P.  Story. 

vi.  Auel,  b.  Feb.  8,  1829. 

vii.  Alfred,  b.  March  21,  1831;  m.  ,  Sarah  F.  Grimes  of  , 

b.  July  9,  1838. 

viii.  Arthur,  b.  March  27,  1833. 

Child  by  Louisa  McKenzie: 

ix.      Richard  M.,  b.  Nov.  14,  1850;  d.  March  24,  1873. 


GENEALOGIES.  235 

3.  Edwin  Chasej  Johnson  {Seth,  Abel^)  was  b.  Oct.  15,  1820.  Spent  several 
years  in  Cal.  Came  back  to  Corni.sh  in  1863;  m.  June  4,  1863,  Ellen 
Maria  Spaulding  of  Corni.sh,  dau.  of  Rev.  Alvah  and  Ambra 
(Tower)  Spaulding,  b.  June  25,  1839,  and  d.  Nov.  14,  1897.  He 
engaged  in  farming  several  years  till  he  d.  April  5,  1891.  Cliildren, 
b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Arbella  A.mbka,  b.  Nov.  11,  1866;  m.  Nov.  3,  1894,  Dr.  Charles 

B.  Warren.     Res.  at  Green  Cove  Springs,  Fla.     She  d.  Dec. 

12,  1910.     Left  two  daughters. 
ii.       Nellie  Johanna,  b.  June  30,  1869;  m.  May  21,  1897,  John  E.  Kelley. 

Two  cliildren:     1.  Ellen  Mclver.     2.  John  E.,  Jr.     They  live 

in  Minturn,  Eagle  Co.,  Col. 

Jesse  Johnson,  a  brother  of  Abel,  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  settled  first  in 

Plainfield;   was  b.  in  1755;    m.  Sarah  Harrington,  \vho  was  b. 

in  1757,  and  d.  Aug.  8,  1851,  in  Cornish,  at  the  home  of  her  dau.,  aged 
94.  Mr.  Johnson  d.  in  Plainfield,  near  Cornish  line,  April  3,  1839. 
Children : 

i.        Lucy,  b.  May  24,  1791;   m.  Dec.  29,  1819,  Peletiah  F.  Bartlett  of 

Cornish.     Six  children.     (See  Bartlett.)    She  d.  Oct.  23,  1860. 
ii.       Sally  (or  Sarah),  b.  Dec.  15,  1792;    m.  March  5,  1816,  Nathaniel 

Bartlett,  brother  of  Peletiah.     Nine  children.     (See  Bartlett.) 

She  d.  Sept.  13,  1864. 
2.  iii.     Samuel,  b.  May  2,  1794. 

iv.      Hannah,  b.  — — ,  1798;  m.  Dec.  31,  1819,  Harvey  Smith  of  Cornish. 

Seven  children.    (See  Smith.)    She  d.  Oct.  2,  1869,  aged  71. 
V.       Phebe,  b. ;  m. ,  John  Kingsbury. 

2.  Samuels  Johnson  (Jesse^)  was  b.  May  2,  1794;  m.  April  13,  1820,  Ruhama 
Luey,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Ruhama  (Roberts)  Luey,  b.  Nov.  29,  1798. 
Lived  in  town  till  1852,  then  rem.  to  Windsor,  Vt.;  lived  several  years 
on  a  farm.  After  they  became  enfeebled  by  age,  in  1875,  they  went  to 
Milford,  Mass.  (now  Hopedale),  where  in  the  home  of  their  dau.,  Har- 
riet, they  spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives.  They  both  d.  the  same' 
month.  He  d.  Jan.  21,  and  she  d.  the  27th  of  Jan.,  1878.  Both  are 
buried  in  Windsor,  Vt.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       Laurilla  Cyeenia,  b.  Oct.  22,  1820;  m.  March  2,  1843,  WilUam  D. 

Spaulding  of  Cornish.     One  child,  Lucien  L.     (See  Spaulding.) 

She  d.  Jan.  24,  1871. 
ii.       Marcia  Ann,  b. ,  1825;  m. ,  1846,  John  B.  Parker,  a  music 

teacher.     She  d.  July  16,  1848,  aged  23,  in  Cornish.     One  child. 

(See  Parker.) 
iii.      Harriet,  b.  Jan.  25,  1828;   m.  July,  1852,  Newell  N.  Nelson;   hved 

in  Milford,  Mass.    One  child:    Samuel  N.,  b. ;   d.  Feb.  25, 

1893.     She  d.  April  9,  1900. 


236  HISTORY   OF   COTJXTSTT 

iv.     Samuel  Newell,  b. ,  1829;  d.  Juno  20,  1849. 

V.       Ellen  E.,  b. ,  1832;  m.  Juno  27,    1S49,   John  B.   Parker,  the 

wid.  of  hor  deceased  sister.  She  d.  March  24,  1S7S.  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.     One  child.     (Sec  Parker.) 

Nathaniel  Johnson  was  b.  in  Greenland  June  1,  ITils.  He  was  the  son  of 
Ebenozor  and  Hannah  (Marston)  Jolmsoii.  Came  1o  Cornish  when 
young  (date  unknown);  ni.  in  1795  (or  6),  Eleanor  Whitten  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  John  and  Anne  Whitten,  b.  Oct.  4,  1777,  and  d.  May  31,  1841, 
aged  63.  Mr.  Johnson  was  a  farmer  and  lived  in  the  north  part  of  the 
town,  which  place  has  remained  in  the  family  name  ever  since.  He  d. 
Sept.  26,  1855,  aged  87.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish. 

i.  James  W.,  b.  April  7,  1797.  When  of  age  he  m.  and  settled  in  North- 
field,  Vt.,  and  d.  there  April  1,  1870. 

ii.  Eleanor,  b.  May,  1800;  m.  Nov.  29,  1821,  John  Fitch  of  Cornish. 
Three  children.     (See  Fitch.)     She  d.  Juno  17,  1870. 

iii.  Hannah  W.,  b.  July  6,  1803;  m.  Ajjril  29,  1830,  Aaron  Bryant  of 
Cornish.  (Four  children.)  See  Bryant.  She  d.  Feb.  24, 
1856. 

iv.      John,  b.  Sept.  15,  1806;  d.  April  25,  1S52  (weak  minded). 

V.       Annie,  b.  Jan.  13,  1810;  d.  Jan.  12,  1867.    Never  m. 

vi.     Nathaniel,  Jr.,  b.  Aug.  29,  1812;  m. , .    He  d.  April  10, 

1850,  in  Woodstock,  Vt.     Three  children. 

2.  vii.     William  P.,  b.  Nov.  11,  1815. 

viii.    Marv  E.,  b.  Sept.  7,  1818.     Never  m.     She  d.  April  30,  1893,  in 

Plainfield. 
ix.      Fidelia  E.,  b.  Dec.  29,  1820;   m.  Sept.  15,  1846,  George  F.  Souther 

of  Plainfield.     She  d.   Aug.   5,    1895,  in  Randolph,   Vt.     One 

child,  l.ucia  A. 

2.  William  P.^  Johnson  {Naihanieb)  h.  Nov.  11,  1815;    m.  Oct.  29,  1844, 

Salome  A.  Souther,  dau.  of  David  and  Mary  (Avery)  Souther  of  Plain- 
field,  b.  Feb.  28,  1824,  and  d.  Oct.  21,  1894.  He  d.  Oct.  23,  1897.  A 
farmer,  lived  and  died  on  the  homestead.  Cared  for  his  parents  during 
their  advanced  age.  Had  quite  a  musical  talent.  Led  the  Baptist 
Church  choir  forty  years  in  Plainfield.    Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.        Jennik  L.,  b.  Feb.  26,  1846;  m.  Sept.  12,  1871,  Freeman  A.  Johnson. 

Three  children.     (See  Abraham  Johnson  record.) 
ii.       Arabella  F.,  b.  Nov.  30,  1848. 

3.  iii.     Frank  L.,  b.  Sept.  24,  1852. 

4.  iv.      Ed  E.,  b.  Aug.  5,  1858. 

3.  Frank  L.>  Johnson  {William  P.\  Naihanieb)  was  b.  Sept.  24,  1852;   m. 

Doc.  25,  1876,  Dora  S.  Chase  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Louis  T.  and  Mary 
(Smith)  Chase,  b.  Sept.  7,  1859.  Res.  on  the  homestead  of  Jacob  Chase. 
A  farmer  and  stock  dealer.  He  d.  Feb.  5,  1910.  One  child:  Marjorie 
May,  b.  May  7,  1892. 


GENEALOGIES.  237 

4.  Ed  E.'  Johnson  (William  P. 2,  NathanieU)  was  b.  Aug.  5,  I808;  m.  Nov. 
26,  1885,  Anna  Isabel  Lear  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  William  D.  and 
Hannah  (Fletcher)  Lear,  b.  Nov.  5,  1864.  A  farmer  and  resided  on 
the  farm  formerly  the  Josiah  Stone  homestead.  After  his  father's  death, 
he  returned  to  the  Nathaniel  Johnson  homestead.  He  d.  Oct.  6,  1907. 
Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.       Dahwin  B.,  b.  Oct.  1,  1886. 
ii.       Chables  W.,  b.  Feb.  8,  1890. 
iii.      Oscar  Frank,  b.  Oct.  16,  1899. 

JONES. 

Wells  H.  Jones,  b. ,  lived  in  town  several  years.     He  m.  Feb.  2,  1878, 

Ella  E.  Williams  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  George  Philander  and  Caroline 
E.  (White)  Williams,  b.  Oct.  28,  1856,  and  d.  June  25,  1899.     Children: 

i.        Hattie  E.,  b.  Sept.  12,  1878;   m. . 

ii.       Frank  E.,  b.  May  13,  1884;  m.  Jan.  13,  1909,  Vera  Savage  of  Rut- 
land, Vt. 
iii.      Fred  L.,  b.  Dec.  25,  1888. 

JORDAN. 

1.  Wardner  Jordan  was  b.  in  Plainfield  in  1818.     He  m.  first,  about  1845, 

Lucy  Whittaker  of  Grantham,  b.  in  1823.  He  with  his  familj'  came  to 
Cornish,  in  the  employ  of  the  town  and  had  charge  of  the  town  farm 
for  two  years.  After  this,  he  bought  the  Da\'id  Richardson  farm,  which 
he  leased  a  few  years  to  Levi  H.  Sanderson  while  he  returned  to  Plain- 
field.  In  1869,  he  came  back  to  Cornish  remaining  two  years  and 
then  sold  his  farm  to  Oliver  P.  Burr,  and  returned  to  Plainfield.  His  wife 
d.  there  March  27,  1872.  He  m.  second,  in  1874,  a  Mrs.  Blanchard, 
who  d.  in  Aug.,  1886.     He  d.  Aug.  11,  1889.     Children,  all  by  Lucy: 

2.  i.        Worth  C,  b.  May  2,  1848. 

ii.       John,  b.  Dec,  1852.     Rendered  mentally  weak  by  epilepsy;  d.  in 

Plainfield  Aug.  1,  1873,  by  accidental  drowning. 
iii.      Columbus  C,  b.  May  22,  1856;  m.  April,  1885,  Bessie  Jordan  of 

Plainfield. 
iv.      Byron,  b.  Nov.  12,  1863;  d.  unm.  March  8,  1890. 

2.  Worth  C.^  Jordan  {Wardnen)  was  b.  May  2,  1848.     Lived  in  town  most 

of  his  life;  m.  first,  Nov.  21,  1867,  Lizzie  E.  Ayers  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
Stephen  and  Charlotte  (Emerson)  Ayers,  b.  Nov.  4,  1844,  and  d.  May 
18,  1887;  m.  second,  Nov.  17,  1887,  Mrs.  Eva  L.  (Newton)  Leslie,  dau.  of 
Rufus  Newton  of  Plainfield,  b.  Feb.  22,  1854,  and  d.  June  10,  1903.  He 
d.  in  Plainfield  Nov.  30,  1899.     Cliildren  all  b.  in  Cornish,  by  first  wife: 

i.        Vinnie,  b.  ;  m.  first ,  William  Curtis  of  Cornish.     He  d. 

April  10,  1897;   m.  second , Woodard. 

ii.       Martin  E.,  b.  ;  d.  in  Plainfield  April  6,  1906. 

Child  by  last  wife: 

iii.     Ada,  b.  Dec.  7,  1890. 


238  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

KELLEY. 

The  Kolloys  of  Cornish  are  of  Enght^h  desc-ent.  Their  hne  can  be  traced 
beyond  the  Xornian  conquest  to  the  ancient  Britons.  The  first  known 
immigrant  to  this  country  was  John'  Kelley,  who  came  from  Newbury, 
Eng.,  to  Newbury,  Mass.,  in  1G33,  four  generations  succeeding  him. 
The  name  John  followed  in  the  ancestral  line.  \\'illiam  Somer«  Kelley 
{John  5-4-1-2-1)  with  Mary  (Howe)  Kelley,  Ids  wife,  res.  in  Salem  and 
had  eight  cliildren.  Their  youngest  son,  Amos',  was  b.  in  Salem  Aug. 
8,  1800;  came  to  Cornish  in  1825;  m.  Feb.  14,  1826,  Abigail  Coburn 
of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Simon  and  Ruth  (Eaton)  Coburn,  b.  Aug.  22,  1803, 
d.'Feb.  15,  1878,  aged  74.  Mr.  Kelley  d.  in  Cornish  Aug.  3,  1881;  a 
farmer  and  a  quiet,  unpretending,  conscientious  citizen.  Children, 
all  b.  in  Cornish: 
i.  Albert  0.,  b.  Sept.  15,  1826.  Never  m.;  d.  March  22,  1899. 
ii.       Sabr.\  a.,  b.  Jan.  21,  1828;  m.  Oct.  15,  1848,  John  P.  Foster  of  Salem. 

Six  children.     She  d.  June  17,  1868. 
iii.      Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  Feb.  6,   1830;  m.  Feb.   18,   1853,  James  F. 
Taskcr  of  Corni.sh.   Three  children.    (See  Tasker.)   Shed.  March 
14,  1864. 
iv.      Marcia  L.,  b.  March  9,  1832;  m.  Nov.  15,  1863,  Jo.shua  C.  B.  Whar- 
ton, in  Mattoon,  111.     One  child  b.  March  6,  1865.  Res.  Col. 
V.       Abiue  .Jane,  b.  Feb.  28,  1834;  m.  April  14,  1858,  Dea.  Henry  E. 
Rich  of  Cornish.     She  d.  July  27,  1878.     No  children,  except 
,  one — Axma,  whom  they  had  adopted. 

vi.     Emily  R.,  b.  July  1,  1836;  m.  April  8,  1856,  S.  Manville  Nott,then 
of  Claremont.     Settled  in  Charlestown,    111.     Seven   children, 
all  except  the  first  b.  in  Illinois. 
vii.     Simon  C,  b.  May  19,   1838.     A  shoe  manufacturer  in  Methuen, 
Mass;  m.  Oct.  22,   1862,  Hattic  F.  Emery  of  Berwick,  Me. 
Two  children, 
viii.   Adaline  S.,  b.  Jan.  16,  1840;  in.  Dec.  27,  1864,  James  F.  Tasker, 
the    husband    of    her    deceased    sister.     Two    children.     (See 
Tasker.) 
2.  ix.      Orra  Amos,  b.  June  4,  1842. 

X.       Arabel  R.,  b.  Aug.   16,   1845;  m.  Feb.   14,   1867,  Marvin  Judah 

Deming  of  Cornish.     One  child.     (See  Deming.) 
xi.      Marion  A.,  b.  Sept.  14,  1846;  m.  Nov.  14,  1871,  John  P.  S.  Smith 
of  Cornish.     Three  sons.     (See  Smith.) 

2.     Orra  Amos'  Kelley  {Amos'',  William  S.%  John^-*-*-^^)  b.  June  4,  1842. 

Remained  on  the  homestead  and  had  the  care  of  his  parents  during. 

their  last  years.     Farmer.     Since  1890  has  res.  on    Cornish   Flat;   m. 

July  1,  1866,  Mary  E.  Woodcock  of  Corinth,  Vt.     Children,  all  b.  in 

Cornish : 
i.        EvaM.,  b.  April  11,  1867. 
ii.       LiLLi.vN  J.,  b.  Sept.  21,  1869. 
iii.     Hattie  M.,  b.  March  3,  1872. 


GENEALOGIES.  239 


KENDRICK. 


Rev.  Ariel  Kendrick  was  b.  March  31,  1771,  in  Coventry,  Conn.  He  was 
the  son  of  Ebenezor  and  Anne  (Davenport)  Kendrick,  the  third  of 
eight  children.  When  five  years  of  age  the  family  rem.  to  Hanover. 
He  was  ever  the  subject  of  serious  religious  impressions  and  was  early 
inclined  to  the  Christian  ministry.  Choosing  it  for  his  life  work  he 
prepared  himself  for  it,  begiiming  to  preach  in  Hanover.  He  settled 
in  Woodstock,  Vt.,  and  afterwards  in  Salisbury,  where  he  remained 
four  years.  After  this  he  came  to  Cornish  in  the  year  1801.  Here  he 
settled  and  was  pastor  of  the  Baptist  Church  about  twenty  years. 
His  last  years  were  spent  in  Cavendish,  Vt.,  where  he  d.  March  25, 
1856,  aged  85.  He  m.  first,  Oct.  25,  1792,  Penelope  Cotton,  b.  Dec. 
25,  1769,  and  d.  April  14,  1844,  aged  74;  m.  second,  about  1850,  Mrs. 
Emma  Parker,  wid.  of  Dr.  Parker  of  Cavendish,  Vt.  She  was  b.  May 
20,  1887,  and  d.  June  23,  1876,  aged  89.     Children,  all  by  Penelope: 

2.  i.        Clark,  b.  Nov.  3,  1794. 

ii.       Abigail,  b.  Jan.  19,  1796,  in  Woodstock,  Vt.;  m.  Oct.  18,  1847, 
Aaron  White  of  Cornish.     (Second  wife.)     She  d.  April  12,  1852. 

3.  iii.      Ariel,  Jr.,  b.  Dec.  15,  1797,  in  Salisbury. 

4.  iv.      James,  b.  Nov.  6,  1799,  in  Salisbury. 

V.       Mary  Chase,  b.    Nov.    26,    1801,    in    Cornish;    m.    1826,    T>a\nd 

Walker.     Three  children.     Lived  in  Charlestown,  Va. 
vi.      Stillman,  b.  Nov.  9,  1803;  d.  March  27,  1812. 
vii.     Louisa,  b.  April  10,  1805.     Never  m.     She  d.  in  Thetford,  Vt.,  in 

1873. 
viii.   Jesse,  b.  May  10,  1808;  d.  March  13,  1809. 
ix.       Penelope,  b.  Dec.  3, 1810;  m.  James  Nevious.    Rem.  to  Charlestown, 

Va.     She  was  a  teacher  many  years.     She  d.  in  1877. 
X.       Arvine,  b.  Feb.  15,  1812;  d.  July  18,  1813. 
xi.      Anne  Davenport,  b.  1817;  m.  1845,  John  Daggett,  b.  in  1812  and 

d.  Aug.  21,   1892.     They  res.  m  Thetford,  Vt.,  where  she  d. 

Oct.  20,  1887. 

2.  Clark2  Kendrick  (Arieb)  b.  Nov.  3,  1794,  in  Woodstock,  Vt.  He  m. 
first,  Jan.  8,  1823,  Lydia  Smith  (sister  of  Benj.  Smith),  b.  1798 
and  d.  March  16,  1843;  m.  second,  1842,  EHzabeth  M.  Bailey,  dau. 
of  Andrew  and  Rebecca  (French)  Bailej^,  b.  Dec.  18,  1806,  and  d.  March 
23,  1881.  He  d.  in  Cornish  May  12,  1849.  .Aiter  Mr.  Kendrick's 
death,  she  m.  John  Bartlett  of  Cornish,  April  3,  1850.  Children  by 
Lydia,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

5.  i.        George  Nelson,  b.  Feb.  6,  1824. 

ii.  Lucia  Maria,  b.  Oct.  6,  1826;  m.  April  19,  1847,  Peter  Hook  of 
Cornish.  They  rem.  to  Croydon  where  she  d.  July  26,  1854. 
They  had  four  children,  all  daughters.     (See  Hook.) 

iii  Henry  Clark,  b.  Dec.  16,  1827;  m.  Nov.  12,  1860,  Frances  Virginia 
Quevedo,  b.  March  16,  1843.  They  res.  in  Claremont  until 
1857;  after  that  m  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.  Feb.  19,  1903. 


240  TTIST()T?y   OF   r01?NTSTT. 

A  painter  and  decorator.  They  had  five  children  all  of  whom  d.  in 
infancy  except  the  oldest,  Charles  Henry  Quincy,  b.  Oct.  6, 
ISGl,  who  lives  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. — the  genealogist  of  the 
Kenclrick  faniily. 

G.  iv.      HoKACE  LouENZo,  b.  Feb.  15,  1830. 
V.       Eliza  Jewett,  b.  1835;  d.  Nov.  15,  1852. 
\i.      Benjamin  Smith,  b.  March  5,   1838;  m.   Nov.  8,   1860,   Minerva 

Wiswell,  b.  1839.     He  d.  in    Spririfificld,    Xi.,    July    13,    1868. 

Was  accidentally  killed.     Served  ciuring  the  Civil  War.     Had 

two  daughters;  res.   in  Springfield,    Vt. 

Child  by  Elizabeth  M.  Bailey: 
7.  vii.    James  Arvixe,  b.  Aug.  3,  1846. 

3.  Ariel2    Kendrick    (Arieh)   h.   Dec.    15,    1797.     Studied  medicine  and 

grad.  at  Ca.stleton,  Vt.  Located  and  practiced  in  No.  Springfield,  Vt., 
over  fifty  years;  m.  first,  Dec.  6,  1826,  Mary  C.  Bryant  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  Sylvanus  and  Judith  (Chase)  Bryant,  b.  Nov.  30,  1807,  and  d. 
1858.  He  m.  second,  Dec.  1,  1858,  Mary  Jane  White,  dau.  of  Moses 
and  Mary  Dutton  White,  b.  Nov.  9,  1839.  No  children  by  first  wife. 
One  dau.  by  last  wife — Eva  Jane.  He  d.  May  12,  1887,  honored  and 
respected. 

4.  James2  Kendrick  (Arieh)  h.  Nov.  6,  1799.     He  m.  Jan.  3,  1836,  Hannah 

Ayers,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Lydia  (Bartlett)  Ayers  of  Cornish,  b.  .\pril 
19,  1811,  d.  April  21,  1904.  He  was  a  painter  and  stone  dealer  and 
res.  in  Claremont  from  the  time  of  his  marriage  until  his  death,  Oct. 
24,  1877.  An  upright,  honorable  man  and  consistent  member  of  the 
Baptist  Church.     Children,  three  daughters,  all  b.  in  Claremont: 

i.       Evelyn,  b.  Sept.  20,   1838;  m.  June  13,   1861,  Henry  F.  Balch. 

Res.,  Minneapolis,  Minn.     Three  daughters, 
ii.       Elizabeth,  b.  March  4,  1841;  d.  Oct.  7,  1846. 
iii.     Mary  Frances,  b.  March  31,  1846.     Res.,  Claremont.     Unm. 

5.  George  Nelson'  Kendrick  (Clarh,  Arieb)  h.  Feb.  6,  1824.     A  farmer; 

lived  on  the  farm  where  his  grandfather  and  father  lived;  m.  Nov.  16, 
1852,  Lydia  J.  Spencer,  dau.  of  Archibald  and  Lydia  F.  (Spaulding) 
Spencer  of  Plainfield,  b.  May  28,  1829.  He  d.  Dec.  30,  1891.  She 
d.  Marcli  30,  1908.     Children,  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Lucia  Ann,  b.  Feb.  13,  1856;    m.  Feb.  22,  1882,  Henry  W.  Deming 

of  Cornish.     She  d.  Jan.  22,  1892.     No  issue, 
ii.       MaryEliz.\,  b.  July  11,  1858;  d.  Feb.  10,  1859. 

6.  Horace  Lorenzo'  Kendrick  (Clark"-,  Arieh)  h.  Feb.  15,  18.30; 'm.  July 

15,  1851,  Rachel  J.  Stearns,  dau.  of  Daniel,  Jr.,  and  Mary  (Williams) 
Stearns,  b.  April  5,  1830,  in  Cornish  and  d.  April  5,  1876,  in  Claremont. 
He  d.  Feb.  15,  1855,  in  Claremont.     One  child: 


GENEALOGIES.  241 

i.  Henry  Clark,  b.  Oct.  16,  1853;  m.  Nov.  2.3,  1886,  Martha  J. 
Bartlett  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Jesse  J.  and  Ehiiina  (Dunham) 
Bartlett,  b.  May  28,  1855.  They  had  no  children.  He  d.  June 
30,  1910,  in  the  asylum  at  Concord.     Buried  in  Cornish. 

7.  James  Arvine'  Kendrick  (Clark^,  Arieh)  b.  Aug.  3,  1846.  An  operative 
mason.  He  m.  first,  Nov.  26,  1868,  Sarah  A.  Bartlett,  dau.  of  Lyman 
and  Catharine  Olive  (Hilliard)  Bartlett,  b.  .July  2,  1847,  and  d.  Jan.  17, 
1892;  m.  second,  March  7,  1893,  Lavinia  W.  Bailey,  dau.  of  Andrew 
and  Hannah  (Lewis)  Bailey,  b.  June  2,  1846,  and  d.  June  29,  1899; 
m.  third,  August  8,  1900,  Ermina  R.  Robinson.  Children,  all  by 
Sarah  A.  Bartlett  and  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Stella  Lillian,  b.  April  14,  1870;  m.  Feb.  14,  1893,  Clifton  E. 

Dinsmore.     She  d.  Feb.  28,  1895. 
ii.       Kate   Elizabeth,   b.   April   9,    1872;    m.   July    1,    1894,    Fred   G. 

Mower.     One  child:  Stella  Lillian,  b.  June  20,  1895. 
iii.      Eva  Lucinda,  b.  March  23,  1874;  d.  Aug.  29,  1880. 
iv.      May  Lavinia,  b.  March  1,  1886. 

KENYON. 

The  Kenyon  family  came  from  Rhode  Island,     The  first  name  we  find  is 

that  of  Joseph   Kenyon,  b.  Feb.  5,  1737;  m.  ,  Catharine  Enos,  b. 

Sept.  12,  1742,  and  d.  Sept.  5,  1826.  This  family  came  to  Plainfield 
(date  unknown)  and  settled  on  a  farm  north  of  Cornish  line,  opposite 
the  farm  of  Dr.  Joseph  Chapman  in  CornLsh.  He  d.  April  15,  1829. 
Children : 

2.  i.        Joseph,  Jr.,  b.  March  15,  1761. 
ii.       Paine,  b.  Feb.  26,  1763. 

iii.      Marcy,  b.  March  29,  1765,  m. ,  Abel  Stone,  Jr.     She  d.  July  15, 

1848.     He  d.  Oct.  23,  1848. 

3.  iv.      MuMFORD,  b.  July  28,  1767. 

V.       Martha,  b.  Sept.  7,  1769;  m.  — — ,  Amos  ShurtM.     She  d.  Aug., 

1825. 
vi.      Sabra,  b.   March  19,   1772;  m.  ,  William  Spaulding.     She  d. 

Jan.  1,  1858. 
vii.    Ruth,  b.  Sept.  8,  1774;  m.  ,  David  Stone.     She  d.  March  8, 

1859.     She  had  eight  children.     (See  Stone.) 
viii.    Betsey,  b.  Feb.  8,  1777;  m.  first,  Barney  Fisher;  m.  second,  a  Mr. 

Ferand.     She  d.  Feb.  17,  1853. 
i.\.      James,  b.  May  11,  1779;  m.  ,  Betsey  Stone.     He  d.  Sept.  10, 

1824. 

X.       Waity,  b.  Jan.  1,  1782;  m. ,  James  Jordan.     She  d.  Dec,  1824. 

xi.      Elsie,  twin,  b.  Nov.  23,  1784;  m.  March  22,  1804,  Phinehas  Root. 

She  d.  June  17,  1868.     She  had  two  children.     (See  Root.) 
xii.     Ends,  twin,  b.  Nov.  23,  1784;  m.  first,  ,  Sarah  Kenyon,  who 

d.  March  30,  1816;  m.  second,  Mary  Tift. 
xiii.    Raymond,  b. ;  d.  Sept.  17,  1842. 

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242  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

2.  JosEi'H2-i  Kenyon  was  b.  March  15,  1761;  in. ,  Hop.scdiah  Parker. 

Remained  on  the  homestead  and  good  authority  says  they  had  sixteen 
children,  but  several  of  their  names,  together  with  the  dates  of  birth, 
marriage  and  death  of  many  of  tlie  family  cannot  be  found,  therefore 
tlie  order  of  tiie  eleven  children  as  given  may  not  be  correct.  He  d. 
April  11,  1842.     Children,  as  far  as  ascertained: 

i.        Mary,  b. ;  m.  first,  Jan.  10,  1805,  Jesse  Lombard  in  Windsor,  Vt.; 

m.  second, Cleveland. 

ii.       Joseph,    Jr.,  b.  ;   m.  Sarah   Palmer.     Six   children.     He   was 

drum  major  in  the  militia  and  was  ever  after  given  the  title  of 
"Major."  He  was  a  worthy  man  and  member  of  the  Congre- 
gational Church  in  Plainfield. 

4.  iii.     Elijah  P.,  b. ,   1803  (?). 

iv.      Stephen,  b.  ;  m.  — — -.     He  was  a  lame  man,     He  attended 

the  toll  bridge  at  Windsor  several  years. 
v.       Daniel,  b. ;  m.  — — ,  Sarah  Eggleston,  dau.  of  Col.  and  Betsey 

(P^ullam)  Eggleston.     She  d.  May  12,  1907.     A  son  of  theirs 

(Geo.  D.)  d.  in  Claremont  Feb.  21, 1901,  aged  45  years,  4  months, 

24  days.     He  had  m.  Lizzie  E.  Bartlett,  dau.  of  Sylvester  N. 

Bartlett.     Daniel  d.  about  1893. 

vi.      Phebe,  b.   ;  m.  ,  Camj). 

vii.     Hepsediah,  b.  1816;  m.  William  Godfrey.     Lived  in  Lebanon, 
viii.   Eliza,    twin,    m.    ,    James    Godfrey,    a   brother    of    William. 

Lived  in  Enfield.     He  was  a  shoemaker;  she  a  milliner.     They 

d.  about  1890. 

5.  ix.      Isaac  C,  twin,  b.  1816. 

6.  X.       George  Dana,  b. ,  1817. 

xi.      James  E.,  b.  Jan.  9,  1833;  m. ;  d.  in  Plainfield  Aug. 

5,  1909. 

3.  MuMFORD2  Kenyon   (Joseph^)  was  b.  July  28,  1767;  m.  ,  Betsey 

Cogg.svvell,  b.  ;  d.  Aug.  28,  1829.     He  d.  March  n2,  1841.     The 

record  of  their  children  has  not  been  found,  except  one: 

7.  i.       John  Nelson,  b.  1807. 

4.  Elijah  P.j  Kenyon  {Joseph--^)  was  b. ,  1803;  m. -,  Mary  Hunt- 

ington Bingham,  dau.  of  Elias  and  Hannah  T.  Bingham,  b.  March 
27,  1806,  d.  Feb.  18,  1872.  He  liv(>d  in  Cornish  and  d.  March  14,  1878. 
Children : 

i.        An  infant,  b.  ;  d.  April  27,  1827. 

ii.       Hannah  P.,  b. ,  1829  (?);  m.  Dec.  6,  1854,  F.  J.  Chase.     She  d. 

Sept.   1,   1877. 

Darwin  H.,  b.  ,  1831  (?);  m.  March  7,  1861,  Maria  E.  Hyde. 

She  d.  Oct.  16,  1861,  aged  24.     He  d.  Dec.  26,  1861. 

Benjamin  Cutler,  b.  May  9,  1837  (?);  m. .     He  d. 

Nov.  21,  1877. 
V.       Lucy  A.,  b.  Nov.  29,  1834;  d.  May  12,  1906. 
vi.      Abbie  L.,  b.  May  26,  1846.     Living  in  Windsor,  Vt.  (1907);  unm. 


111. 


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GENEALOGIES. 


243 


5.     Isaac  Cj  Kenyon   (Joseph^^)  was  b. 


1816;"! m.   May   20,   1846, 


Eliza  Emeline  Bartlett  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Sarah  (John- 
son) Bartlett,  b.  Jan.  8,  1826.  Mr.  Kenyon  d.  Aug.  15,  1857.  His 
wid.  afterwards,  in  1860,  m.  Alpheus  Baldwin,  a  son  of  Dr.  Eleazer 
Baldwin  of  Strafford,  Vt.  She  d.  Oct.  10,  1895.  She  left  one  son  by 
first  husband:  Clarence  N.  Kenj^on,  a  successful  merchant  in  Barre,  Vt., 
b.  Jan.  10,  1856,  and  m.  Dec.  27,  1876,  Hattie  M.  Jenness.  Have 
had  two  children. 

The  sons  of  Joseph  Kenyon  were  celebrated  for  their  musical  talents, 
especially  that  of  martial  music.  Isaac  C.  was  a  drummer;  Stephen  was 
a  fifer;  Joseph  was  a  drum  major;  Elijah  P.  was  a  clarionet  plajer 
and  George  D.  was  a  bugle  and  cornet  player;  his  son,  Edwin  G., 
and  grandson,  Martin  E.,    are  both  .skilful  players  on  the  cornet. 


George  D.  Kenyon. 


George  Dana'  Kenyon  (Joseph"-^)  was  b.  March,  1817;  m.  first,  May 
20,  1846,  Sarah  Maria  Bartlett,  a  sister  of  the  wife  of  his  brother,  Isaac 
C,  b.  Aug.  27,  1821,  and  d.  Oct.  8,  1865;  m.  second,  June  27,  1866, 
Lizzie  Quinton  Atwood  of  Weathersfield,  Vt.,  dau.  of  Dr.  Robert  and 

EK-ira  M.  (Nutting)  Atwood,     b. ,  1835  (?),  and  d.  Aug.  8,  1885. 

Mr.  Kenyon  was  a  first-class  musician,  leader  and  instructor  of  the 
Windsor  brass  band  many  years,  was  choir  leader,  etc. 

It  will  be  observed  that  Mr.  Kenyon  and  his  brother  Isaac  married 
sisters  on  the  same  day,  and  together  settled  in  the  same  house  on 


244  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

"Kenyon  Hill"  in  IsKi.  I'lir  hidilicr  Isaac  d.  in  IS,")?.  Mr.  Kenyon 
continued  on  the  placo  till  al'lcr  the  dcatii  (if  his  second  wife,  when  his 
health  failint;;,  he  sold  his  farm  in  1SS7  and  retired.  He  d.  Sept.  19, 
1889,  aged  72.     Children,  all  h.  in  town: 

8.  i.        Edwin  ti..  b.  Dec.  12,  1S49. 

ii.  Stell.v  M.,  b.  March  3,  1859;  in.  Oct.  26,  1880,  Oru  in  A.  Huggina 
formerly  of  Cornish,  but  has  been  employ(>d  many  years  as 
freight  agent  in  Windsor,  ^'t.,  where  they  res.  One  child: 
Jes.sie,  b. . 

Child  by  second  wife: 

iii.  Florence  M.,  b.  Nov.  12,  1872;  m.  in  Claremont  Nov.  27,  1889, 
Fred  W.  Hurd  of  Croydon.  Lived  in  town  till  1904,  when 
they  rem.  first  to  Newport  two  years  and  in  190(3,  to  Claremont. 
Five  children.     (See  Hurd.) 

7.  John  Nelson'  Kenyon  {Mumford--,  Joseph^)  was  b.  in  1807;  m.  , 

Mary  Fortune,  b.  in  1808,  and  d.  in  Cornish  July  18,  1865.  He  d. 
Nov.  1,  1864.  The  order  and  dates  of  birth  of  their  children  are  uncer- 
tain: 

i.        George  A.,  b.  in  1828.     He  d.  unm.  April  27,  1858. 
10.  ii.       Charles  N.,  b.  Jan.  16,  1831. 

iii.      Mary,  b. ;  d. ,  in  Lowell,  Mass. 

iv.      John  S.,  b.  .     Soon  after  he  became  of  age,  he  left  home  and 

town  for  parts  unknown,  and  liis  relatives  have  never  heard 

from  him. 
V.       Myra  A.,  b. ;  m. ,  Henry  Hall  of  Lebanon.     Three  children: 

1.  Frank  A.     2.  Winnie  M.     3.  Alice. 

8.  Edwin  G.<  Kenyon   {George  D.',  Joseph^-^)  was  b.  Dec.   12,   1849;  m. 

May  24,  1871,  Luzette  S.  Comings  of  Corni.sh,  dau.  of  Joseph  B.  and 
Sybil  (Nevens)  Comings,  b.  Jan.  17,  1849.  Fie  is  an  accomplished 
musician,  chorister,  band-leader  and  teacher  of  vocal  and  instrumental 
music.  They  hved  in  town  till  1898,  when  they  rem.  to  Plainfield. 
At  i)resent  (!l906)  is  town  clerk  of  Plainfield.  Children,  both  b.  in 
Cornish: 

9.  i.        Martin  E.,  b.  Aug.  17,  1872. 

ii.       Mabel  S.,  b.  Jan.  23,  1875;  d.  May  3,  1893,  aged  IS,  while  a  student 
at  K.  U.  Academy. 

9.  Martin  E.s  Kenyon  (Edwin  G.\  George  /).',  Joseph^^)  was  b.  Aug.  17, 

1872;  m.  Dec.  6,  1893,  Julia  Ami  Avers  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Edward  T. 
and  Ann  P.  (Howard)  Ayers,  I).  .Inly  15,  1872.  In  trade  in  Windsor, 
Vt.,  where  they  res.     Children: 

i.        Bernice  M.,  b.  Sept.  19,  1894,  in  Corni.sh;  d.  April,  1895. 
ii.       Raymond  Fitch,  b.  March  23,  189(). 
iii.      Hazel  Ann,  b.  Sept.  16,  1898. 


GENEALOGIES.  245 

iv.      Velma  Alice,  b.  June  27,  1901. 

V.       Edward  Ayers,  twin,  b.  Feb.  14,  1907. 

vi.      Edwin  Comings,  twin,  b.  Feb.  14,  1907. 

10.  Charles    N.^  Kenyon    (John  Nelson',  Mumfor(b,  Joseph)  was  b.  Jan. 

16,  1831;  m.  Feb.  2,  1852,  Elizabeth  A.  White,  dau.  of  Smith  and  Mary 
(Horton)  White.  Lived  in  the  northern  part  of  Cornish,  also  some 
years  in  Plainfield.     He  d.  July  12,  1885.     Children: 

i.        Frank  H.,  b.  Feb.  22,  1854,  in  Plainfield;  d.  Jan.  12,  1876. 
ii.       Fred  P.,  b.  March  20,  1856,  in  Plainfield. 

11.  iii.      George  R.,  b.  Nov.  21,  1863,  in  Cornish. 

iv.      Emma  C,  b.  Jan.  12,  1866,  in  Cornish;  m.  Feb.  17,  1891,  Robert  A. 

Dannatt.     She  d.  June  16,  1901. 
V.       Mary  J.,  b.  April  25,  1868,  in  Plainfield;  m.*  ,  M.  C.  Hugh. 

Two  children.     She  d.  in  Plainfield  Oct.  27,  1909. 
vi.      Leon  C,  b.  May  15,  1881;  m.  ,  Alice  Hadley.     He  d.  July, 

1908. 

11.  George  R.s  Kenyon  (Charles  N.-*,  John  Nelson^,  Mumford^  Joseph') 
was  b.  Nov.  21,  1863;  m.  June  3,  1891,  Hattie  E.  Mansur,  dau.  of  C.  D. 
and  Elmira  C.  (Beckworth)  Mansur,  b.  July  23,  1867.     Children: 

i.  Carroll  E.,  b.  Oct.  26,  1894,  in  Plainfield. 

ii.  Sylvia  A.,  b.  Aug.  31,  1896,  in  Cornish. 

iii.  George  M.,  b.  Jan.  30,  1899,  in  Cornish. 

iv.  Charles  D.,  b.  Aug.  5,  1901,  in  Cornish;  d.  Sept.  3,  1902. 

v.  Minnie  A.,  b.  March  5,  1904,  in  Cornish. 

KIDDER. 

James  G.  Kidder  was  b.  Jan.  29,  1810,  in  Weathersfield,  Vt.  He  was  the 
son  of  Moses  and  Nancy  Ann  (Goodwin)  Kidder.  Came  to  Cornish- 
about  1849.  Had  m.  Sept.  16,  1841,  Sarah  F.  Burr,  dau.  of  Ebenezer 
and  Mary  (Hall)  Burr,  b.  May  15,  1816,  d.  March  3,  1898.  They  lived 
many  years  at  the  Flat,  where  they  both  died.  He  d.  suddenly  Nov, 
25,  1872.     Cliildren: 

i.  Mary  J.,  b.  April  30,  1842,  in  Claremont;  m.  in  Oct.,  1865,  William 
B.  Switzer  of  Woodstock,  Vt.,  where  they  lived.  Had  five 
children.     She  d.  Oct.  9,  1873. 

ii.  Nancy  A.,  b.  .June  15,  1843,  in  Cornish;  m.  first,  Sept.  29,  1862, 
Reuben  Benway,  a  soldier  of  the  Civil  War,  in  the  14th  N.  H. 
Vols.  He  died  in  the  service  Nov.  12,  1863;  m.  second, 
March  29,  1868,  Henry  H.  Sanderson,  also  a  soldier  in  the  Civil 
War,  from  Mass.  Three  children,  all  by  last  husband,  lived 
at  Cornish  Flat.     (See  Sanderson.)     She  d.  March  9,  1906.     ^ 

iii.  James  Birney,  b.  July  2,  1845.  He  enlisted  March  31,  1864,  in 
the  IT.  S.  Cav.,  and  d.  in  the  service  July  7,  1864. 

*Town  Record  says  John  W.  Flint  and  Mary  J.  Kenyon  were  m.  Nov.  17, 
1886. 


246  HISTORY  OF  CORXLSH. 


KIMBALL. 


The  first  Kimballs,  or  Kemballs,  came  to  America  in  1634.  Richard 
Kimball  came  in  the  ship  Elizabeth  and  soon  after  landing,  settled  in  Water- 
town,  and  afterward  in  Ipswich,  Mass.  He  m.  first,  Martha  Scott.  After- 
ward he  m.  Margtirc'lt  Dow.  The  generations  following  and  prior  to 
Cornish  history  are  as  follows: 

Benjamin^,  b.  1637;  m.  Mary  Haseltine.  Res.,  Bradford,  Mass.  Richard', 
b.  Dec.  30,  1665;  m.  Mehitable  Day.  Res.,  Haverhill,  Mass.  Jobs  b.  Sept. 
16,  1702;  m.  Mary  Green.  Res.  in  Bradford  and  Methuen,  Mass.,  and 
Plainfield,  Conn.     These  were  the  parents  of 

1.  ELiPn.\LET5  Kimball,  b.  Feb.  10,  1730,  in  lirudford.  Mass;  m.  May  10, 

1759,  Elizabeth  Woodard,  res.  in  Plainfield,  Conn.,  till  soon  after  the 
settlement  of  Cornish,  where  he  came  with  his  family  and  settled  in 
town  and  remained  throiifj;h  life,  dyiiifi;  May  5,  1805.  His  wife  soon 
followed  him,  dying  Nov.  4,  1805.  When  he  settled  he  supposed  his 
farm  was  within  the  limits  of  the  town  of  Plainfield,  but  afterward  when 
the  lines  were  established,  it  was  found  that  it  ran  about  20  rods  north 
of  his  house,  thus  placing  his  home  outside  of  Plainfield,  and  in  the 
town  of  Cornish.     This  was  a  great  grief  to  liim.     Children: 

i.        Tamerson,  b.   March  8,   1760,   m.  ,  Nathan  Gates.     Eleven 

children.     She  d.  Oct.  10,  1838. 

2.  ii.       John  Lovell,  b.  Jan.  21,  1762. 

3.  iii.      Eliphalet,  b.  ,  1765. 

iv.      RoxY,  b. ;  m.  a  Mr.  Gates;  lived  in  Morristown,  Vt. 

V.       Sally,  b. ;  m.  first.  May  30,  1804,  Benj.  Rowe  (?);  m.  second,  a 

Mr.  Baglcy;  lived  in  Morristown,  Vt. 
vi.      Samuel,  b. ;  lived  in  Morristown,  Vt. 

2.  John  Lovell*  Kimball  {Eliphalet^,  Job*,  Richard^  Benjamin^,  Richard'^)  b. 

Jan.  21,  1762;  d.  Oct.  1,  1836;  m.  first,  March  19,  1788,  Tamerson 
Freeman,  dau.  of  Daniel  and  Mercy  (Gates)  Freeman,  b.  Dec.  8,  1760,  d. 
April  22,  1814;  m.  second,  June  14,  1816,  Mrs.  Sarah  (Hyde)  Hough, 
dau.  of  Elihu  and  Sarah  (Griswold)  Hyde,  b.  May  18,  1776.  After 
the  death  of  Mr.  K.  she  lived  with  her  dau.,  Mrs.  J.  B.  ^^'ellman,  till 
she  d.  Feb.  6,  1856.  Mr.  Kimball  seems  to  have  droi)pod  the  name 
of  John  and  was  always  mentioned  as  "Lovell."  He  was  Dea.  of  the 
Congregational  Church  many  years.  Several  transactions  in  land 
by  him  are  recorded.  At  one  time  he  paid  $5.00  to  Oliver  Torrey,  a 
neighbor,  for  a  water  privilege.     Children,  all  by  first  wife: 

i.       Daniel  Freeman,  b.  ;  m.  ;  had  one  son,  Daniel  F.,  Jr., 

b.  in  Cornish.     The  father  d.  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
ii.       Clarissa,  b. ;  m.  Sei)t.  21,  1813,  Dennison  Smith  of  Barre,  Vt. 

3.  Eliphalet'  Kimball    {Eliphalet^,   Job*,   Richard*,   Benjamin',   Richard^) 

b.  in  Plainfield,  Conn.,  in  1765.  He  m.  April  4,  1790,  Selinda  Ripley, 
b.  April  4,  1773,  dau.  of  William  and  Lydia  (Brewster)  Ripley  of  Pom- 


EDVVAPJ)   1).   KIMBAI.I. 


GENEALOGIES.  247 

fret,  Conn.  About  1787,  he  came  to  Cornish,  where  he  spent  the 
remainder  of  his  life  upon  the  farm  owned  by  his  father,  dj^ng  Oct.  5, 
1842,  aged  77.  Selinda,  his  wife,  d.  June  4,  1854,  aged  81.  Their 
children,  all  b.  in  Cornish,  were: 

i.       RoxY,  b.  Dec.  27,  1790;  m.  Oct.  30,  1809,  Gridly  Dorr.     Had  nine 

children.     (See  Dorr.)     D.  April,  1857. 
4.  ii.       William  Ripley,  b.  March  23,  1792. 

iii.     Betsey,  b.  Aug.  23,  1793;  d.  Jan.  30,  1841;     unm. 

iv.     Olive,  b.  April  7,  1798;  m.  June  4,  1817,  Daniel  Fitch.     She  d.  in 

1858.     Four  children.     (See  Fitch.) 
V.      LovELL,  b.  Dec.  2,  1799;  m. ,  Elvira  St.  John,  dau.  of  Solomon 

and  Mary  (Beekman)  St.  John,  b.  Oct.  3,  1814,  in  Albany, 

N.  Y.,  d.  in  Chicago,  111.,  in  Feb.,  1895.     They  had  sLx  children, 
vi.      James  Brewster,  b.  April  23,  1801;  d.  Aug.  16,  1805. 
vii.    Mary  Brewster,  b.  Dec.  2,  1806;  m.  June  2,  1830,  Ebenezer  Cole 

of  Cornish.     Five  children.     (See  Cole.)     She  d.  Nov.  29,  1854. 

4.  \\'illiam  Ripley'  Kimball  {Eliphalel^'-,  Job*,  Richard*,  Benjamin^,  Rich- 
ard^) h.  March  23,  1792;  m.  Sept.  1,  1818,  Eliza  D.  Dorr  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  Benj.  and  Elizabeth  (Cotton)  Dorr,  b.  Feb.  18, 1798,  and  d.  July  16, 
1854.  He  d.  June  7,  1856.  He  was  a  farmer,  a  man  of  good  adminis- 
trative abihty  and  of  fine  personal  appearance.  He  inherited  not  a 
Utile  of  the  force  and  energy  of  character  of  his  grandfather,  William 
Ripley,  for  whom  he  was  named. 

His  wife  was  a  woman  of  sweet  spirit,  of  great  loveliness  of  character, 
combined  with  a  deep  religious  experience,  all  of  which  endeared  her 
to  a  large  circle  of  friends.  She  was  an  active  member  of  the  Con- 
gregational Church.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Eliza  Jane,  b.  Aug.  2,  1819;  m.  June  22,  1840,  Farris  Comings  of 
Cornish.  Thej'  had  five  children.  They  res.  many  years  in 
Norwich,  Vt.,  and  West  Lebanon.  He  d.  July  25,  1874,  since 
which  time  she  res.  in  Shelburne  Falls,  Mass.,  till  her  death, 
Sept.  2,  1905. 

ii.  Caroline  Celinda,  b.  Dec.  6,  1821;  m.  Nov.  23,  1847,  Dr.  Abner 
Spicer  Warner.  She  d.  Sept.  12,  1866.  Res.,  Weathersfield, 
XI!onn.     Five  children. 

iii.      William  Ripley,  Jr.,  b.  July  22,  1823;  m. ,  Lizzie  Wliittle  of 

Westminster,  Vt.  Two  children.  1.  John,  who  d.  young. 
2.  George,  who  d.  unm.     Res.  in  Lexington,  Ky. 

iv.  Edward  Dorr,  b.  April  16,  1825;  m.  Sept.  12,  1860,  Jeannette 
Ripley  Treat,  dau.  of  James  Treat,  b.  Aug.  10,  1835,  d.  July  15, 
1888.  He  was  educated  at  K.  LT.  Academy.  For  some  years  he 
was  one  of  the  firm  of  J.  P.  Squires  &  Co.  of  Boston.  In  1886,  he 
returned  to  Cornish  for  a  short  time.  Losing  his  only  child,  by 
a  sad  fatality  (see  Casualties),  he  returned  to  Chelsea,  Mass., 
where  he  engaged  in  the  proAdsion  business  in  Faneuil  Hall 
Market,  Boston,  until  1889,  when  he  retired.     Since  1890,  he  has 


248  HISTORY  OF  CORNLSH. 

res.  in  Watertown,  Mass.  Ho,  however,  owns  a  large  stock  farm 
in  Newport,  which  is  under  the  management  of  his  brother, 
Henry  M.  He  is  generous,  sj-mpathctic  and  thoughtful  of  the 
wants  of  the  need3^  ^^'orthy  young  persons  and  public  institu- 
tions have  been  aided  by  him.  The  chapel  at  Mt.  Auburn, 
]\Iass.,  was  built  largeh*  with  his  mono}'.  He  remembered  his 
native  town  by  a  fund  of  $3,000  for  the  worthy  poor.  In  all  the 
laudable  enterprises  his  excellent  wife,  while  living,  joined  him 
in  hearty  self-sacrificing  approval,  and  since  her  death  he  has 
continued  in  manj^  similar  acts  of  benevolence.  They  had 
but  one  child,  Mary  '^I'reat,  b.  March,  1864,  in  Chelsea,  Mass., 
and  d.  in  Cornish  Oct.  22,  1866. 

V.       Maeth.\  Abigail,  b.  A]m\  .3,  1827,  and  d.  same  day. 

\d.      Laura  Ann,  b.  April  10,  1828;  d.  May  15,  1828. 

vii.  George  Franklin,  b.  Sept.  24,  1829;  d.  Buffalo,  X.  Y.,  Nov.  27, 
1883.  He  m.  in  Weathersfield,  Conn.,  Jan.  9,  1861,  Ida  Almira 
Carnahan  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  She  is  the  dau.  of  Rowens 
Cary,  sister  of  the  well  known  authors,  Alice  and  Phoebe  Cary. 
She  res.  in  Buffalo.     They  had  three  children. 

viii.  Mary  Ellen,  b.  Dec.  28,  1831.  Never  m.  She  d.  Dec.  30,  1887, 
buried  at  Mt.  Auburn. 

ix.      Louis  Mill,  b.  Dec.  18,  1833;  m.  first,  Caroline  Coiikling  Rus.-^ell 

of    Lyme,    Ohio,  b.  Oct.  23,   1840;  m.  second,   March, , 

Abilens  Cleveland  (Cotton)  Eaton,  dau.  of  Ward  Cotton  of 
Hartford,  Vt.     Res.,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.     Five  children. 

X.  Lucia  Cotton,  b.  Sept.  21,  1836;  m.  Oct.  11,  1865,  Capt.  Chas. 
Prentice  Hall,  a  teacher  and  school  superintendent  in  \'t.  and 
Mass.,  since  1889.  Res.  in  Shclhurnc  Falls,  Mass.  Five 
children. 

xi.  Henry  Martin,  b.  June  23,  1838;  m.  Nov.  10,  1864.  Ellen  E. 
Chapin  of  Newport,  b.  Feb.  4,  1842,  dau.  of  Dca.  David  H. 
Chapin  of  Newport.  He  left  Cornish  in  ISdS  and  went  to 
Newport  where  he  has  since  res.  For  a  few  years  lie  was  engaged 
as  i)ruvision  dealer  in  Newjjort,  but  in  1890,  he  with  his  brother 
established  the  "Riverside  Stock  Farm"  and  engaged  in  the 
raising  and  sale  of  horses.  This  is  one  of  the  most  prominent 
stock  farms  in  the  state.  He  was  educated  at  K.  U.  Academy. 
Three  children. 

xii.     IL\rriet  Abby,  b.  July  12,  1840;  m.  first, ,  Swarty  Richardson 

of  Lawrence,  Mass.;  m.  second,  "William  Edward  AUis  of  New 
York  City.  She  d.  Dec.  10,  1882,  leaving  one  dau.  by  first 
husband,  Eliza  Richardson. 

5.  Edward'  Kimball  (Jonothnn'-,  Samuel*,  David',  Boijamin."-,  Richard^) 
b.  Feb.  3,  1763,  in  Bradford,  Mass.  By  the  genealogical  record  it  will 
be  seen  that  he  was  rem.  four  generations  from  the  other  Kimballs  of 
Cornish,  so  the  relationship  between  them  was  very  slight.  He.  m. 
March   18,    1785,  Sarah  Emerson.     He  was  a  soldier  in   Col.  Went- 


GENEALOGIES.  249 

worth's  Regt.  in  Sept.,  1779,  aiul  was  then  of  IVlham.  He  res.  in 
Cornish  and  made  purchases  of  hind  there  and  in  Croydon.  He  d.  in 
1814,  but  it  is  not  known  where  ho  d.  or  is  Ijuried.  Children,  b.  in 
Cornish : 

i.        Phoebe,  b.  Nov.  IS,  1786;  hved  to  be  verj^  old;  d.  in  Windsor,  Vt. 

ii.  Phixeas,  b.  April  28,  1788;  d.  in  New  York  City  March  25,  1863; 
m.  July  5,  1812,  Sarah  Spicer,  b.  March  16,  1790,  and  d.  in 
Lagrange,  Texas,  Aug.  12,  1843.  Four  children.  One  son,  at 
least,  b.  Feb.  18,  1814,  in  Cornish,  Philander  Spicer. 

iii.  Jesse,  b.  Feb.  7,  1790;  m.  March  21,  1815,  Polly  Chase,  dau.  of 
Joseph  and  Polly  (Jirauld)  Chase. 

iv.      Abiah,  b.  June  29,  1794;  m.  Nov.  28,  1814,  Charles  Dudley. 

V.       Sarah,  b.  April  8,  1796;  m.  ,  Gad  Orris.     SLx  children. 

vi.      Edward,  b.  May  4,  1798;  m. ,  Mary  Jane  Jones.     No  children. 

vii.     Sophia,  b.  March  30,  1800;  m.  Stewell. 

viii.  ZiMRi  Kimball,  b.  May  11,  1802;  d.  in  Windsor,  Vt.,  May  4,  1874; 
m.  Fannie  Cummings,  b.  June  11,  1806,  d.  Dec.  2,  1880.  He  was 
a  blacksmith  and  farmer  and  res.  in  Felchville  and  Windsor,  Vt. 

ix.      Benjamin,  b.  May,  1804;  m.  ,  Susan .     No  children. 

X.  William  Masser,  b.  May  27,  1806;  d.  in  Massina,  N.  Y.,  June  18, 
1861;  m.  Abigail  Jones,  dau.  of  William  and  Polly  (Cole)  Jones. 
She  d.  Feb.  20,  1861. 

xi.      Charles  Henry,  b.  Dec.  13,  1808;  m.  Ehza  Ann — . 

KINSMAN. 

William  M.  Kinsman,  b.  Nov.  17,  1817,  in  Williamstown,  Vt.,  wastheson 

of  Ephraim  and  Rebecca   (Dow)   Kinsman;  m.  ,   Mrs.    Maria    (Mun- 

ger)  Dean,  dau.  of  William  and  Ruth   (Bond)   Munger,  b.   Feb.  26,   1820, 
and  d.  Jan.   13,   1892.     Mr.  Kinsman  came    from    Plainfield    to    Cornish, 

,   and  settled  on  the   "Richard    Coburn"    farm,    where    he    remained 

until  liis  death  April  1,  1878.     One  child,  b.  in  Plainfield. 

2.  Darwin  B.  Kinsman,  b.  Feb.  21,  1847;  m.  Jan.  17,  1871,  Adaline  Estelle 
Chase  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Moses  and  Fidelia  (Alden)  Chase,  b.  April 
25,  1844.  Thej^  res.  on  the  "Francis  Cobb"  farm.  He  is  a  farmer  and 
also  a  general  mechanic.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Arthur  Halsey,  b.  May  13,  1872. 

ii.  Helen  Maria,  b.  April  6,  1874;  m.  Oct.  29,  1894,  Edgar  C.  Mar- 
shall   of    Newport,     Three    children.     He    d.    .     She    m. 

second,  Feb.  27,  1907,  Justin  H.  Snow. 

iii.      Darwin  Ford,  b.  Nov.  7,  1877. 

iv.  Bertha  Estelle,  b.  Feb.  1,  1882;  m.  June  22,  1907,  Clayton  K. 
Smith  of  Cornish. 

KNIGHT. 

Lysander  Knight  was  b.  in  Hartland,  Vt.,  about   1800;  m.  ,  Nancy 

Hill  of  Plainfield,  Vt.,  where  they  lived  until  1848,  when  they  came  to 


250  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

Cornish  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  ''Poppy  Squash"  district  where  they 
remained  several  years  and  finally  rem.  to  Lancaster,  to  res.  witli  their 
eldest  son  and  d.  there.     CliiUh-cn,  all  b.  in  Vt.: 

i.        Calvin,  b.  April  1,  1826;  m. ,  Sarah  Bean  of  Plainfield.     Lived 

and  d.  in  Lancaster.     Two  daughters. 

ii.       Harvey,  b.  Sept.  6,  1829;  m. ,  Tainson  riiccnleaf  of  Sharon,  Me. 

Lived  a  few  years  in  town  and  tlicn  settled  in  Norwich,  Vt.  Had 
three  sons,  Seymore,  Willie  and  George;  also  a  daughter  who 
m.  Judd  Leonard  ami  res.  in  Norwich,  \'t.  Mr.  Knight  d. 
April,  1897. 

2.  iii.     Lewis  F.,  b.  Dec.  1,  18.3.3. 

3.  iv.     Alonzo,  b.  May  6,  1836. 

V.  Hollis,  b.  Feb.  3,  1839;  m.  Oct.  3,  1865,  Berilla  Humphrey.  En- 
listed in  the  Civil  War.  (See  Military.)  One  child:  Henry 
Edson,  b.  Nov.  2(5,  1866,  and  d.  Aug.  10,  1880.  Spent  the  rest 
of  his  life  in  town.     A  cooper  by  trade.     He  d.  May  22,  1899. 

vi.     Emeline,  b.  in   Hartland,  Vt.,  in    1841;   m.  ,    Jackson    King 

of  Lancaster,  where  she  has  since  res.  Two  children:  Morris 
and  Bertha. 

2.  Lewis  F.=  Knight  (Lysanden)  h.  Dec.  1,  1833;  m.  Nov.  30,  1863,  Sally 

Hardy  of  Corni.sh,  dau.  of  Dr.  Samuel  and  Prudent ia  (Coburn)  Hardy, 
b.  Nov.  19,  1841,  and  d.  June  24,  1903.  He  lived  several  years  in  Cor- 
ni-sh  and  then  rem.  to  Claremont,  where  he  d.  March  28,  1883.  Chil- 
dren, b.  in  Corni.sh: 

i.        Geutrxjde  B.,  b.  Nov.  23,  1865.     A  compositor  in  ihc  ofiice  of  the 

National  Eagle  at  Claremont.     Unm. 
ii.       Frank  H.,  b.  April  9,  1867;  m.  June  18,  1890,  Minnie  M.  Baum  of 

Claremont. 
iii.      Samuel  W.,  b.  1870;  d.  July  1,  1872. 
iv.     Fred  W.,  b.  April  17,  1874. 
V.       Mary  L.,  b.  Feb.  15,  1876. 

3.  Alonzo2  Knight  (Lysander^)  was  b.  May  6,  1836.     Served  in  the  Civil 

War.  (See  Military.)  M.  Jan.  1,  1858,  Nancy  M.  Butman  of  Irasburg, 
Vt.,  b.  May  22,  1830.  Res.  in  town  until  1868  and  then  rem.  to  Wash- 
ington, where  he  has  since  res.  His  wife  d.  July  22,  1908.  A  carpenter 
and  farmer.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish  except  1h(>  last  one: 

George,  b.  May  7,  1859,  and  d.  June  17,  1861. 

i.       Jennie,  b.  Aug.  17,  1860. 

ii.      Hattie  a.,  b.  April  4,  1862. 

V.     James  F.,  b.  Aug.  13,  1865. 
V.       Lulu  B.,  b.  June  20,  1867. 
vi.     Forest  C,  b.  Dec.  20,  1871,  in  Washington. 

LAMBERTON. 

Joseph  Lamberton  was  b.  Nov.  9,  1791,  in  Plainfield;  m.  first,  in   1818, 
Rhoda  Martha  Ford  of  Claremont,   dau.   of   Capt.    Daniel   and   Lydia 


GENEALOGIES.  251 

(Goodwin)  Ford,  b.  in  1787,  d.  April  11,  1825,  aged  38;  m.  second, 
Sept.,  1825,  Hannah  Vinton  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Lieut.  John  and  Susannah 
(Manning)  Vinton,  b.  June  12,  1789,  and  d.  July  14,  1876.  A  farmer. 
Res.  in  Clarcmont  until  1835  and  afterwards  in  Plainfield  and  Hart- 
land,  Vt.,  but  came  to  Cornish  in  1847  and  res.  on  the  Vinton  home- 
stead the  rest  of  his  life,  dying  Aug.  2,  1871,  aged  79.  Children,  all  b. 
in  Claremont: 

Children  by  Rhoda  Martha: 

i.        Beverly  M.,  1st,  b.  March  4,  1819;  d.  Aug.  4,  1820. 
ii.       Martha  A.,  b.  Oct.  27,  1820;  d.  June  5,  1849,  in  Cornish. 
ill.      Beverly  M.,  2d,  b.  Sept.  27,  1822;  d.  Dec.  11,  1850,  in  Cornish, 
iv.      Sarah  J.,  b.  Nov.  9,  1824;  m.  Feb.,  1854,  John  Paddleford  of  Hart- 
land,  Vt.     She  d.  in  Hartford,  Vt.,  July,  1879. 

Children  by  Hannah  Vinton : 

V.  Rhoda  IVL,  b.  June  24,  1827;  m.  Feb.  13,  1864,  Stephen  Williams  of 
Cornish.     One  child:  Mattie  H.,  b.  in  Cornish  Oct.  24,  1865. 

vi.    Janette,  b.  Sept.  22,  1828;  m.   fu-st,  April  29,  1851,   David  Da\ds 
of  Lee  Co.,  Iowa.     One  son;  m.  second,  1890,  Jasper  Newton 
of  Denmark,  Iowa,  where  she  d.  March  20,  1901. 
2.  vii.     Joseph  Lucius,  b.  Jan.  30,  1831. 

viii.  James  H.,  b.  Dec.  30,  1832;  m.  Dec.  19,  1861,  Martha  Lavinia  York 
of  Cornish,  b.  Dec.  25,  1826,  dau.  of  Uriah  and  Betsey  (Wil- 
liams) York.  No  children.  A  farmer.  They  res.  in  Clare- 
mont.    Hed.  June  11,  1908. 

2.  Joseph  Lucius^  Lamberton  (Joseph^)  b.  Jan.  30,  1831;  m.  March  19, 
1860,  Helen  P.  Smith  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Savory) 
Smith,  b.  Aug.  2,  1841.  Res.  till  1878,  on  the  Vinton  homestead  and 
since  in  Claremont.  He  d.  May  3,  1902.  She  d.  Jan.  14,  1908,  in 
Morrisville,  \t.     Children,  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        David  H.,  b.  April  20,  1861.     Journalist.     Editor  Morrisviille  (Vt.) 

Messenger,  etc. 
ii.       John  C,  b.  Aug.  1,  1865;  d.  Nov.  14,  1878. 

LANE. 

1.  Justus  Lane  b.  ]\Iarch  24,  1778;  m.  Huldah  Veasey,  b.  May  3,  1777; 

d.  April  30,  1860.  He  d.  March  14,  1859.  They  had  nine  children. 
The  seventh  and  eighth  were  twins,  b.  in  Chariest  own  Feb.  15,  1817. 

2.  John  L.\ne,  the  fourth  child  of  Justus  and  Huldah  (Veasej')  Lane,  was  b. 

July  30,  1809,  in  Westminster,  Vt.  He  was  a  carpenter  and  builder. 
Lived  several  years  in  Claremont.  He  m.  Sept.  16,  1836,  Nancy  J. 
Richardson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Polly  (Hilliard)  Richardson, 
b.  Sept.  16,  1818.  They  came  from  Claremont  to  Cornish  in  Dec, 
1848.  Settled  on  the  Joseph  Richardson  farm  for  several  j'ears;  then 
rem.  to  Plainfield,  where  he  d.  April  21,  1873.  After  his  death,  his 
wid.  rem.  to  Lebanon  with  her  son  where  she  d.  Jan.  18,  1893.  Chil- 
dren: 


252  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

i.  Marcus  M.,  b.  March  18,  1840  in  Chiremont.  He  enlisted  Aug. 
22,  1862,  in  Co.  I.  14th  Rofit.  X.  H.  Vols.  Wa.s  wounded  Sept. 
19,  18G4,  at  the  battle  of  Opcquam  Creek  and  di-scharged  June  2, 
1865.  He  m.  Jan.  18,  1866,  Helen  M.  Miller,  of  Plainfield, 
dau.  of  Jonathan  and  Anna  (Thatcher)  Miller,  b.  July  27, 
1S4.':5.  He  settled  in  Lebanon,  first  a.s  a  mechanic  and  after- 
wards on  a  farm.  Three  cliildren:  1.  Mabel  E.,  b.  May  12, 
1873.  2.  John  M.,  b.  Sept.  26,  1876.  3.  Ralph  R.,  b.  July 
4,  1882. 

ii.       Abbie  a.,  b.  Dec.  11,  1843,  in  Claremont;  m.  Oct.  7,  186.5,  Charles 
P.  Fifield  of  Plainheld.     He  d.  Jan.  25,  1871,  aged  38.     She  d. 
without  issue  July  16,   1877.     (Tombstone  record  says,  July 
18,  1876.) 
2.  i.        John. 

ii.  Luci.\x;  m.  Jan.  10,  1849,  Emeline  Richardson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
Eri  and  Abigail  (Bragg)  Richardson.  They  had  three  children: 
1.  Emma  R.,  b.  Nov.  10,  18.52.  2.  George  B.,  b.  Oct.  1,  1856. 
3.  Anna  M.,  b.  Jan.  .30,  1860.     He  d.  Feb.  3.  1892. 

iii.  Lew^is;  m.  May  8,  1850,  Betsej'  C.  Wyman  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Saul 
and  Rebecca  (Day)  Wyman,  b.  Oct.  15,  1828,  d.  June,  1889. 
No  children  except  one  whom  they  adopted.  These  two  broth- 
ers with  their  families,  res.  in  Charlcstown. 

William  and  Hannah  Laxe  lived  many  years  in  Cornish.  He  probably  d.  in 
town  but  there  are  no  records  showing  the  fact.  Hannah  d.  Aug.  19, 
1829,  aged  64.     Their  children  were : 

i.  William,  b.  Aug.  26,  1800.  He  never  m.;  was  somewhat  eccentric; 
a  great  lover  of  military  display;  was  deficient  in  some  mental 
qualities.       Was  for  many  years  known    as    "Judge    Lane." 

ii.       Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  Sept.  4,  1805. 

LEAR. 

Nehemiah  Lear  was  b.  Oct.  17,  1802,  in  Goshen;  was  the  son  of  Robert  and 
Lydia  (.Angell)  Lear;  m.  first,  Nov.  2,  1825,  Eleanor  Crowell  of  Bow, 
flau.  of  Jonathan  and  Anna  (Corlis)  Crowell,  b.  May  1,  1801,  and  d. 
March  22,  1859.  About  the  time  of  his  marriage  he  settled  in  Cornish, 
where  all  lus  children  were  b.  Soon  after  his  wife's  death,  he  rem.  to 
Newport,  and  afterward  to  Sunapee,  where  he  spent  the  rest  of  his  life. 
He  m.  second.  May  22,  1862,  Nancy  C.  Jacobs.  She  d.  and  he  m. 
third,  Aug.  29,  1875,  Mary  C.  Perkins.  He  was  a  farmer,  also  a  Capt. 
in  the  15th  Regt.,  State  Militia,  several  j-ears.  He  d.  in  Sunapee,  Dec. 
11,  1884.     Children,  all  by  first  wife: 

i.  Infant  son,  b.  Sept.  7,  1826,  and  d.  same  day. 

2.  ii.  Solon  Corlis,  b.  July  27,  1827. 

3.  iii.  William  Dow,  h.  .May  31,  1829. 

4.  iv.  Alverse  Darwin,  b.  Nov.  27,  1831. 


GENEALOGIES.  253 

V.  Eleanor  Rosina,  b.  Feb.  3,  18-34;  m.  Jan.  24,  1861,  Gilman  Crosby 
of  Croydon.  Tliree  children:  two  girls  and  one  boy.  She  d. 
July  12,  1886. 

vi.      Joseph,  b.  July  28,  1837,  and  d.  July  7,  1847. 

vii.  AxxAH  Levina,  b.  Aug.  22,  1842;  m.  Dec.  13,  186r,,  Martin  V.  B. 
Lear.  Three  children.  She  d.  Jan.  1,  1893.  She  manifested 
a  gift  as  an  authoress  and  wrote  several  books,  among  them, 
one  entitled  "One  Little  Woman,"  which  has  won  much  com- 
mendation. 

2.  Solon  Corliss  Lear,  b.  July  27,  1827;  m.  Sept.  16,  1847,  Mrs.  Chestina  R. 

Waldron  of  Boscawen,  dau  of  Israel  and  Sally  (Crowell)  Shepard,  b.  Dec 
6,  1824.     Farmer  and  carpenter.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Joseph,  b.  April  14,  1848;  m.  March  27,  1876,  EHzabeth  J.  Man- 
chester.    Res.,  Haverhill,  Mass. 

ii.  Fred  Willis,  b.  Jan.  29,  1856;  m.  Feb.  25,  1879,  Luella  Eliza  Hart 
of  Cornish,  dau.  of  William  C.  and  Elizabeth  (Fitts)  Hart,  b. 
April  13,  1853.     Two  children.     Res.,  Haverhill,  Mass. 

iii.  Clara  Adella,  b.  May  29,  1857;  m.  Dec.  18,  1875,  Everand  C.  Per- 
kins, d.  Sept.  15,  1878.     One  child. 

iv.  Elmer  Ellsworth,  b.  Nov.  19,  1859  (family  record),  Oct.  15, 
1859  (town  record).  Res.,  Newport;  m.  a  Mi.ss  Pike  of  New- 
port. 

3.  William  Dow=  Lear  (Nehemiah^)  h.  May  31,   1829;  ra.  June  6,   1860, 

Hannah  A.  Fletcher  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Benj.  S.  and  Sarah  (Atwood) 
Fletcher,  b.  March  2,  1835,  d.  Aug.  11,  1881.  A  farmer,  res.  on 
homestead  at  South  Cornish.  He  d.  Sept.  22,  1904.  Children,  all  b. 
in  Cornish : 

i.        Anna  Isabel,  b.  Nov.  5,  1864;  m.  Nov.  26,  1885,  Ed.  E.  Johnson 

of  Cornish.     Two  children.      (See  Johnson.) 
5.  ii.       Charles  Story,  b.  March  14,  1867. 

iii.      Sybil  Gertrude,  b.  Jan.  21,  1869;  m.  Nov.  19,  1888,  Clayton  B. 

Hilliard  of  Cornish.     Two  children.     (See  HiUiard.) 

4.  Alverse  Darwin:  Lear  (Nehemiah^)  h.  Nov.  27,  1831;  m.  Dec.  12,  1872, 

Delia  A.  Smith,  dau.  of  Andrew  and  Hannah  (Creed)  Smith,  b.  July  13, 
1854.  Mr.  Lear  is  a  general  carpenter  and  res.  in  Leominster,  Mass. 
Children,  all  b.  in  Leominster: 

i,  Bernice  Edmond,  b.  Sept.  22,  1874. 

ii.  Harry  Clifton,  b.  Dec.  5,  1875. 

iii.  Robert  Her.mon,  b.  June  3,  1879. 

iv.  Alice  Levina,  b.  June  29,  1885. 

5.  Charles  Story^  Lear  {Wiliiam  Dr-,  Nehemiah^)  h.  March  14,  1867.  Con- 

tinues to  remain  on  the  homestead.     He  m.  June  28,   1899,  Jennie 


254  lll.S'I'UKV    OF   CUUM.Sll. 

L.  Goward  of  Cornish,  ilaii.  nl"  Iv  ( )ii;iii(l(i  mid  Mary  (Rcdfield)  Goward, 

b.  August  9,  1873.     Children: 
i.        KvELYN  Goward,  b.  Oct.  19,  1902. 
ii.       DouoTHY  Fletchek,  b.  July  24,  1905. 

LEAVITT. 

Halsey  C.  Leavitt  wasb.  inGouverneur,  N.  Y.,Sopt.  27, 1S27;  wasthcj'oung- 
est  of  eight  children.     In  1842,  he  was  bap.  into  the  liapti.st  Church  of 
his  native  town.     Soon  after,  lie  began  holding  meetings  and  preach- 
ing in  schoolhouses.    Choosing  the  ministry  for  his  life  work,   he,   after 
fitting,  was  ordained,  Feb.  15,  1861,  pastor  of  the  church  in  West  Bol- 
ton, Vt.,  where  he  remained  four  years,  and  tlien  in  Swanton,  Vt.,  three 
years.     In  1867,  he  accepted  a  call  from  the  Baptist  Church  in  Cornish. 
Here  he  remained  five  years,  a  very  efficient  and  much  beloved  pastor.* 
After  this,  he  served  the  N(nv[)ort  church  six  years,  during  which  time 
he  represented  the  town  in  th(>  state;  legislature.     He  then  returned  to 
Vermont,  where,  in  South  Londonderry,  he  labored  a  few  years  and  d. 
Jan.  2,  1885.     He  m.  Oct.  3,  1853,  Romanda  Leach  of  his  native  town, 
who  survived  him  over  twenty  years,  dying  Sept.  23,  1906.     Children, 
both  b.  in  Gouverneur,  N.  Y.: 
i.        Julius  Adelbert,  b.  March  4,  1855.     Grad.  at  K.  U.  Academy, 
class  1870;    Brown  University  in  1875.     He  then  studied  at 
Newton  Theological  Seminary;    was  called  to  the  church  in 
Grafton,  Vt.,  April  1,  1876.     Here,  on  the  30th  of  May  follow- 
ing, he  m.  Isabel  I.  Brown  of  Providence,  R.  I.     Was  ordained 
June  24,  of  the  same  year.     May  1,  1877,  he  became  pastor  of 
the  church  in  Essex  Junction,  Vt.     He  remained  here  three 
years  and  then  accepted  a  call  to  the  church  in  Bcloit,  Kan., 
hoping  by  the  change  to  benefit  i\w  h(>alth  of  Mrs.  Leavitt,  but 
she  d.  soon  after  settling  in  Kansas.     He  m.    second,    Dec. 
29,  1880,  Lillie  L.  Lemon  of  Collinsville,  111.     After  remaining 
two  and  one-half  years  in  Beloit,  he  went  to  the  Leavenworth 
Baptist  Church,  where  he  remained  until  called  to  the  superin- 
tendency  of  the  Sunday  school  work  of  the  state  of  Illinois.     In 
the  autumn  of  1890,  he  accepted  the  presidency  of  Ewing  (Illinois) 
College,  which  position  he  still  holds.     Two  children — one  by 
each  wife, 
ii.       Hattie  Amelia,  b.  Jan.  29,  1857.     Was  educated  at  New  London 
Academy,  and  afterwards  studied  music  in  Boston.     She  m. 
Jan.  18,  1885,  James  A.  Bardwell.     She  res.  in  Brattleboro,  Vt. 

1.  N.\THAN  Leavitt  was  b.  Dec.  31,  1795,  in  Sanbornton.  Came  to  Gran- 
tham, when  a  small  lad.  Remained  there  until  1836,  when  he  came  to 
Cornish.  He  m.  Jan.  19,  1825,  Eliza  B.  Wheeler;  b.  Jan.  19,  1804,  in 
Rehoboth,  Mass.  (now  Warren),  and  d.  Nov.  19,  1892.  Mr.  Leavitt d. 
in  Cornish  March  3,  1878.  A  i)r()si)erous  farmer;  made  dairying 
and  stock  raising  a  specialty.     Children: 

*See  Baptist  Church  history. 


GENEALOGIES.  255 

i.        Emily,  b.  April  27,  1830.     She  m.  March  17,  1881,  Carlos  F.  Hug- 
gins  of  Cornish.     Prior  to  her  marriage,  she  was  a  teacher  of 
large  experience  and  success,  also  superintendent  of  schools  in 
Cornish. 
2.  ii.       Elia-s  S.,  b.  July  8,  1835. 

iii.      Henry,  b.  Nov.  9,  1839;  m.  April  30,  1868,  Edna  Hall,  dau.  of  Wil- 
liam Hall  of  Croydon,  b.  .     They  res.  at  Ayer  Junction, 

Mass.,  where  he  is  employed  on  the  railroad.     They  have  three 
children. 

2.  Elias  S.2  Leavitt  (Nathani)  h.  July  8,  1835;  m.  Sept.  7,  1859,  Laura 
Smith  of  Hanover.  Res.  in  Cornish  many  years  on  the  paternal  home- 
stead until  Nov.,  1887,  when  they  rem.  to  Hanover.  Now  (1903)  res. 
in  West  Lebanon.  A  farmer.  Was  selectman  in  Cornish  two  years. 
Mr.  Leavitt  was  a  man  possessed  of  a  kind  and  generous  disposition  that 
was  always  sho^ni  toward  his  neighbors,  sometimes  with  seeming  dis- 
regard of  his  own  financial  interests.     Children: 

i.        M.\Riox  Chellis,  b.  Jan.  5,  1866;   m.  first,  Oct.,  1888,  Charles  H. 

Nye;  m.  second,  August  24,  1902,  Arthur  V.  Ruggles  of  Clinton, 

Mass.     One  child,  a  son. 
ii.       Leonard  Frank,  b.  April  20,  1868;  m.  Jan.  3,  1893,  Maud  M.  Saw- 

3-er  of  South  Acton,  IMass.    One  chUd,  a  dau. 
iii.      Geffanena  Kate,  b.  March  23,  1875;  m.  June  6,  1895,  Dr.  Herbert 

H.  Lamson  of  Windsor,  Vt. 

RoswELL  Leavitt  was  b.  in  Charlemont,  Mass.,  Jan.  2,  1775.  His  grand- 
parents were  Joshua  and  Mary  (Winchell)  Leavitt  of  Suffield,  Conn. 
They  had  eight  children;  his  father.  Rev.  Jonathan  Leavitt,  beingone 
of  the  number,  was  b.  in  Suffield  Jan.  22,  1731.  Grad.  at  Yale  College 
in  1758;  ord.  (Cong.)  at  Walpole,  May  27,  1761;  m.  Dec.  10,  1761, 
Sarah  Hooker  of  Farmington,  Conn.  Removed  to  Charlemont  in  Oct., 
1768,  he  was  pastor  until  his  death,  Sept.  9,  1802;  his  wife  having  d. 
Oct.  11,  1791.  They  had  one  daughter  and  eleven  sons.  Roswell  was 
the  eighth  of  their  twelve  children.  The  records  do  not  show  where  he 
was  educated,  but  presumably  at  Wilhams  College.  He  was  m.  in 
Greenfield,  Mass.,  Sept.  25,  1798,  to  Dorothy  Ashley  of  Charlemont. 
She  was  dau.  of  Jonathan  and  Tirzah  (Field)  Ashley,  and  b.  in  Deer- 
field,  Mass.,  March  3,  1776.  Soon  after  their  marriage,  they  came  on 
horseback  to  Cornish,  where  they  lived,  and  Doctor  Leavitt  practiced 
medicine  successfully  until  his  death,  Nov.  4,  1817.  He  built  the  large 
two-story  brick  house  near  the  Flat,  since  occupied  bj'  Darwin  J.  Spauld- 
ing.  His  wife  remained  in  Cornish  until  1833,  and  then  rem.  to  Bos- 
ton to  be  with  her  children.  She  d.  Oct.  9,  1846,  at  the  home  of  her 
.son-in-law,  Rev.  G.  C.  Beckwith,  and  is  buried  at  Mt.  Auburn.  Chil- 
dren, all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       Jonathan,  b.  July  23,  1799;  d.  Aug.  16,  1800. 


256  llLS'n)KY    OF   CORNISH. 

ii.  Jonathan,  b.  Oct.  21,  ISOO;  m.  finst,  Charlotte  E.  Stearns  of  Bod- 
ford,  Mass.,  Oc(.  10,  1S.37.  Had  two  cliildicn.  Siic  <1.  Fob.  27, 
1850.  Later  in  life  h(>  m.  second,  Mrs.  Abby  (Johnson)  Pack- 
ard of  Providence,  R.  I.  He  grad.  at  Amherst  College  as  vale- 
dictorian in  1825,  and  three  years  later  from  .Vndover  Theologi- 
cal Seminary.  Ord.  Sept.  24,  1828.  Settled  as  Cong,  pastor 
in  Bedford,  Mass.  After  some  years  he  settled  over  RichmoTid 
Street  Church  in  Providence,  where  he  d.  Oct.  7,  1877,  aged  77, 
and    is  buried  at  Mt.  Auburn. 

ui.      RoswELL,  b.  Aug.  14,  1802,  and  d.  Aug.  10,  180:^. 

iv.  RoswELL,  b.  Sept.  14,  1803;  d.  while  a  student  at  Amherst  College, 
Dec.  28,  1828,  aged  25. 

v.  DouoTHY  Ashley,  b.  March  22,  1805.  Educated  as  teacher  at 
IMeriden  and  Ashfield  (Mass.)  Academies.  She  m.  Aug.  12, 
1829,  Rev.  Aaron  Foster,  whose  name  and  distinguished  serv- 
ices of  forty-five  years  as  pastor  and  missionary  are  well  known. 
He  d.  April  10,  1870,  aged  76,  at  Geneva,  N.  Y.  She  d.  there, 
IMarch  10,  1882,  aged  77.  They  were  both  interred  at  Mt. 
Auburn.     They  left  one  son  and  five  daugliters. 

vi.  Hart  Hooker,  b.  Feb.  12,  1807.  When  quite  young,  he  went  into 
the  hat  and  fur  business  in  Boston  at  91  Court  St.,  where  he 
continued  through  life.  He  m.  Dec.  29,  1836,  Elizabeth  Noakes 
of  Boston.  She  d.  Nov.  18,  1878.  He  d.  in  Cambridge  July 
28,  1885,  aged  78.  Both  lie  buried  in  Mt.  Auburn.  No  chil- 
dren. 

vii.  Erasmus  D.\rwin,  b.  Dec.  20,  1809.  Studied  medicine  at  Dart- 
mouth College.  Settled  as  physician  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  where 
he  remained  about  thirty  years.  Thence  he  rem.  to  Cambridge- 
port,  Mass.,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  in  the  same 
profession.  He  m.  Nov.  30,  1835,  Almira  Fay.  who  was  b.  Dec. 
13,  1812,  in  Warwick,  Mass.  They  celebrated  their  golden 
wedding  with  five  sons,  one  dau.  and  twenty  grandchildren 
present.  The  eldest  son  is  an  engineer  and  machinist  of  wide 
reputation;  three  are  clergymen  and  one  is  in  mercantile  Ufe. 
Doctor  Leavitt  d.  Oct.  3,  1888.     She  d.  Feb.  20,  1895. 

viii.   George  Washington,  b.  March  12,  ISl  1 ;  .1.  Feb.  20,  1828,  aged  17. 

ix.  Martha  Washington,  twin  si.ster  of  the  last;  m.  Oct.,  1833,  Rev. 
G.  C.  Beckwith,  D.D.,  a  grad.  of  Middlebury  College  and  Ando- 
ver  Seminary.  Pastor  in  Portland,  Me.,  and  Boston,  Mass. 
Was  sent  as  peace  commissioner  to  the  courts  of  Eng.  and 
France.  He  d.  in  Boston  May  12,  1870,  and  his  wife,  April  6, 
1881,  aged  70.  Both  arc  interred  in  Mt.  Auburn. 
X.       Charlotte  Jane,  b.  Nov.  26,  1813;  d.  Jan.  15,  1824,  aged  11. 

LESLIE. 

Rev.  George  Leslie  was  b.  in  Colerain,  Ireland,  in  1728.     Came  when  very 
young  to  America.     Was  educated  at  Harvard  University  and  then  set- 


GENEALOGIES.  257 

tlod  in  the  ministry  in  Ipswich,  Mass.  In  1780  he  accepted  a  call  to 
settle  in  Washington,  where  he  preached  until  his  death,  Sept.  11,  1800, 
having  spent  about  fifty  years  in  the  ministry.  He  was  tendered  a 
professorship  in  Dartmouth  College  but  declined  it.  "He  was  a  man 
of  brilliant  genius,  and  great  learning,  and  eminent  for  piety  and  moral- 
ity." (Epitaph  on  tombstone.)  His  wife,  Hepsibah  Burpee,  d.  April 
11,  1814.  They  had  eight  children,  all  b.  in  Ipswich,  Mass.,  except  the 
last  one: 

i.        George,  Jr.,  m.  Miriam  Burpee.     Lived  in  Washington. 

ii.       David,  m.  and  res.  in  Washington.     Had  four  children.     In  old 

age  he  came  to,  and  d.  in  Cornish,  in  Oct.,  1835. 
iii.      James,  m.  and  lived  for  a  time  in  Washington.     Four  children. 

2.  iv.      William,  b.  — — : 

V.       Hepsibah,  b.  about  1770;  m. ,  Isaac  French.     Lived  in  Wash- 
ington.    She  d.  April  10,  1864,  aged  94. 

3.  vi.      Joseph,  b.  Feb.  28,  1774. 

vii.     Mehitable,  b.  about  1779;  m.  ,  John  Pressy.     They  lived  in 

Claremont,  where  she  d.  about  1815. 
viii.   Elizabeth,  b.  May  27,  1782,  in  Washington,  where  she  always  res. 

2.  William^  Leslie  {Rev.  George^)  was  b. .     He  m.  Feb.  27,  1791,  Polly 

(Mary)  Chase  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Samuel,  3d,  and  Elizabeth  (Leet)  Chase, 
b.  Aug.  16,  1773,  and  d.  June  28,  1797,  aged  nearly  24.  After  her  death 
he  rem.  wdth  his  family  to  Ohio.  No  further  record  of  him.  Children 
by  Mary,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.        Samuel  Chase,  b.  Sept.  17,  1791;  m.  EUza  Thomas  of  Claremont. 

ii.       Betsey,  b.  Nov.  16,  1793;  m.  Dec.  15,  1811,  Aaron  West. 

iii.      George  W.,  b.  April  1,  1796;  m.  first,  Feb.  22,  1821,  Gratia  Bartlett 

of  Cornish.     She  d.  May  12,  1822,  aged  24;   m.  second,  Sept. 

14,  1824,  Lucy  Stearns  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Daniel  Stearns. 

3.  Joseph^  Leslie  {Rev.  George^)  b.  Feb.  28,  1774;  m.  Nov.  26,  1801,  Rebecca 

Farrington  then  of  Claremont,  dau.  of  Ichabod  and  Phebe  (Fisher) 
Farrington,  b.  May  23,  1784,  and  d.  April  14,  1851,  in  Cornish.  He  was 
a  teacher  and  farmer.  Lived  in  Claremont  vintU  1819,  then  settled  in 
Cornish  where  thej'  remained  through  life.  He  d.  April  13,  1852. 
Children,  except  the  last  three,  b.  in  Claremont: 

i.        Mehitable,  b.  April  10,  1802;  m.  and  went  to  Framingham,  Mass. 

ii.       George  W.  H.,  b.  April  29,  1804.     Settled  Newbury,  Vt. 

iii.      Alvira  H.,  b.  March  13,  1806;  d.  yoimg. 

iv.      Alonzo  K.,  b.  March  6,  1808.     Settled  in  Haverhill. 

V.       Alvira  M.,  b.  Feb.  20,  1810;  m.  April  17,  1826,  Sylvanus  Harlow 

of  Cornish.     Twelve  children.     (See  Harlow.)     She  d. ,  in 

Springfield,  Mass. 
vi.      Prudence  Maria,  b.  April  27,  1812;  m.  first,  Goodhue  of 

Enfield;  m.  second, Pettee  of  same  place. 

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258  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

4.  vii.    Harrison,  b.  June  27,  1814. 

viii.   Stephen  E.,  b.  Feb.  19,  1816.     Settled  in  Haverhill. 

ix.      Thomas  H.  G.,  b.  Feb.  5,  1818.     Settled  in  Mass. 

X.       Joseph  Lucius,  b.  Sept.  15,  1821.     A  tailor  and  settled  in  Mass., 

but  finally  became  a  Universalist  preacher. 
xi.      Charles  Edwin,  b.  June  22,  1823.     Settled  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  and 

other  places   as    a   tailor;    m.  ,  Olivia  A.  Poole,  dau.  of 

William  C.  and  Olivia  (Huggins)  Poole,  b.  April  20,  1827,  d. 

Jan.,  1891.     Two  children:     1.  Horace,  b.  Dec.  16,  1847.     2. 

Gorilla  C,  b.  Jan.  1,  1852. 
xii.     Norman  Leroy,  b.  Aug.  8,  1825.     A  tailor  and  settled  in  Mass. 

4.  Harrison'  Leslie  [Joseph"^,  Rev.  George^)  b.  June  27,  1814.     Was  educated 

at  New  Hampton  Academy.  Became  a  successful  teacher  in  which  he 
took  much  pride;  of  somewhat  vain  deportment,  yet  a  man  of  fair 
ability  and  judgment  and  of  good  morals.  He  spent  several  years 
teaching  in  Mass.  "on  the  Cape."  While  thus  engaged  he  formed  the 
acquaintance  of  Betsey  Sears,  b.  Dec.  19,  1821,  whom  he  m.  March  27, 
1842.  He  spent  the  rest  of  his  life  at  farming  in  town.  Betsey  d.  Jan. 
14,  1879,  aged  60.  He  m.  second,  March  15,  1881,  Eva  L.  Newton, 
dau.  of  Rufus  and  Laura  W.  Newton,  b.  P'eb.  22,  1854,  and  d.  June  10, 
1903.  No  issue.  He  d.  Oct.  26,  1887.  After  the  death  of  Mr.  Leslie 
his  wid.  m.  Nov.  17,  1887,  Worth  C.  Jordan  and  by  him  had  one  child. 
(See  Jordan.)     Children,  all  by  first  wife  and  b.  in  Cornish: 

5.  i.       Washington  Irving,  b.  July  23,  1843. 

6.  ii.       Charles  Richelieu,  b.  March  27,  1845. 

5.  W^ASHiNTON  Irving*  Leslie  (Harrison*,  Joseph^,  Rev.  George^)  was  b.  July 

23,  1843;  m.  April  6,  1870,  Mrs.  Sarah  (McAllister)  Bailey.  She  d. 
July  1,  1911.  A  farmer  and  lives  where  his  father  lived.  Children,  all 
b.  in  town: 

i.        Twin,  b.  Feb.,  1871,  and  lived  but  two  days. 

ii.       Twin,  b.  Feb.,  1871,  and  lived  but  two  days. 

iii.  Herbert,  b.  Sept.  18,  1873;  m.  Nov.  5,  1892,  Ellen  Nelson;  had  sev- 
eral children.  (See  Nelson.)  He  d.  Oct.  24,  1902,  in  West 
Clarcmont. 

iv.      Lillian  Josephine,  b.  Aug.  6,  1875;  d.  Aug.  11,  1876. 

6.  Charles  Richelieu*  Leslie  (Harrison*,  Joseph^,  Rev.  George^)  was    b. 

March  27,  1845;  m.  P^eb.  14,  1866,  Frances  L.  Bartlett  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  Lyman  and  Catharine  O.  (Hilliard)  Bartlett,  b.  Jan.  7,  1845, 
d.  March  17,  1886.  He  d.  Aug.  31,  1873.  Before  his  m.  he  enlisted  in 
the  Civil  War.     (See  Military.)     Children,  both  b.  in  town : 

i.        Frank  Hubert,  b.  Nov.  21,  1866;  m.  March  16,  1909,  Laura  B. 

King.     Live  in  Claremont. 
ii.       Ida  Kate,  b.  Jan.  31,  1808;  d.  in  1886. 


GENEALOGIES.  259 

LEWIS. 

Samuel  Lewis  was  b.  in  Dublin,  in  1772.  He  m.  Aug.  23,  1796,  Mary  White, 
dau.  of  Thomas  and  Mary  (French)  White.  They  came  to  town  with 
at  least  three  children:  Thomas,  Benj.  S.  and  Samuel,  Jr.  The  latter 
was  probably  the  oldest  of  the  three,  was  b.  in  1797.  Lived  in  town  with 
his  wife,  Harriet  Belding,  whom  he  m.  Jan.  15,  1817,  and  had  one  son 
Henry,  b.  Nov.  25,  1817,  and  they  evidently  soon  after  left  town. 

Thomas2  Lewis  (Samueh)  was  b.  in  Dublin, ,  came  to  town  when  young 

(date  uncertain);  m.  Oct.  18,  1821,  Mary  Turner  (pedigree  unknown). 
Their  children  were : 

i.  Calvin  F.,  b.  Oct.  8,  1822. 

ii.  Chakles  H.,  b.  Feb.  15,  1824. 

iii.  Leland  B.,  b.  Aug.  24,  1826;  d.  Aug.,  1909,  in  Gravette,  Mo. 

iv.  A  child,  b.  and  d.  in  1827. 

v.  Joseph  E.,  b.  Sept.  19,  1828. 

vi.  Infant,  b.  Feb.,  1831;  d.  May,  1831. 

vii.  William  H.,  b.  July  13,  1832. 

viii.  Mabtha  E.,  b.  Feb.  24,  1835. 

ix.  Alvin  a.,  twin,  b.  May  24,  1837. 

X.  Alfred  A.,  twin,  b.  May  24,  1837. 

xi.  Mary  E.,  b.  Aug.  17,  1840. 

Benjamin  Sidney^  Lewis  (Samueb)  a  brother  of  Thomas,  was  b.  in  Dublin, 
Dec.  4,  1804.  Came  to  town  when  young;  m.  Aug.  27,  1827,  Abigail 
Westgate  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Abigail  (Luey)  Westgate,  b. 
April  19,  1807,  and  d.  April  17,  1872.  He  was  a  carpenter  and  general 
worker  in  wood.     He  d.  June  19,  1876.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Martha  Maria,  b.  Oct.  31,  1828;  m.  April  13,  1858,  A.  P.  Carpenter. 

Lived  in  Amherst.     One  son,  M.  B.  Carpenter,  b.  Aug.   13, 

1859.     She  d.  Jan.  28,  1906. 
ii.       Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  March  29, 1830;  d.  April  14, 1830. 
iii.      Benjamin  Edward,  b.  Dec.  27,  1831;  m.  July  18,  1865,  Emma  Lam- 

phire.     No  children.     They  separated.     He  Hved  in  Springfield, 

Vt.     A  carpenter.     He  d.  Feb.  1,  1907. 
iv.     Infant  of  a  few  days,  d.  Jan.  6,  1832. 
v.       James  Munroe,  b.  Nov.  26,   1833;  m.  Sept.  27,   1864,  Ellen  P. 

SparUng  of  Claremont.     She  d.  June  7,  1900.     Three  children: 

1.  Everetta  M.,  b.  Aug.  14,  1865.     2.  WiUiam  SparUng,  b.  Sept. 

18,  1870.     3.  Evelena  May,  b.  Sept.  29,  1873;  d.  June  21,  1880. 

Mr.  Lewis  was  a  carpenter  and  lived  in  Claremont.     He  d.  Feb. 

16,  1911,  in  Peterborough. 
vi.     Eliza  Ann,  b.  April  9,  1837;  m.  May  5,  1861,  John  Farwell.     Three 

children:   1.  George  F.,  b.  June  16,  1861.     2.  Frank  D.,  b.  Oct. 

31,  1862.     3.  Cari  E.,  b.  Aug.  19,  1877;  d.  April  18,  1879.    She 

d.  Jan.  10,  1886.     Mr.  Farwell  d.  March  24,  1902. 


260  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

"The  goldon  gates  were  open,  a  gentle  voice  said  'Come,' 
And  with  farewells  unspoken,  she  calmly  entered  home." 

(Inscription  on  her  tombstone.) 

vii.     Frances  Emeline,  b.  May  2,  1840;  d.  May  3,  1867. 

viii.   Sylvester  Suluvan,  b.  Jan.  19,  1842;  d.  Jan.  16,  1863. 

i.\.  Marcia  Matilda,  b.  April  30,  1845;  m.  first,  May  17,  1870,  George 
Austin,  who  d.  Sept.  18,  1871;  m.  second,  Oct.  14,  1879,  Jeffer- 
son T.  Benson. 

X.       Infant  of  two  weeks;  d.  Oct.  25,  1847. 

xi.  William  Kimball,  b.  July  22,  1849;  m.  Jan.  10,  1872,  Frances  Ella 
Fletcher,  who  d.  Feb.  26,  1875.  He  d.  Jan.  5,  1879.  They  had 
no  children. 

LINDSAY. 

James  B.  Lindsay,  son  of  Robert  \V.  Lindsay  was  b.  in  1824,  in  Montreal, 
Can.  He  was  of  Scotch  descent.  He  m.  Helen  Phaneuf  of  St.  Antoine, 
Can.,  at  Woodstock,  Vt.  When  the  Civil  War  broke  out  they  res.  in 
Enfield,  from  which  place  he  enlisted  in  1862,  in  Co.  C,  in  the  15th 
Regt.  N.  H.  Vols.  They  had  eight  children  b.  to  them.  They  came  to 
Cornish  to  five  in  1888,  from  Claremont.  Two  sons  besides  their  par- 
ents became  res.  of  Cornish,  the  other  children  made  homes  elsewhere. 
Mr.  Lindsay  d.  March  31,  1901. 

Marvin  B.  Lindsay,  .son  of  James  B.  and  Helen  Lindsay,  was  b.  Sept.  27, 
1873,  in  Keene.  Came  to  Cornish  with  his  parents  and  settled  on  the 
Chauncey  P.  Jenney  place,  south  of,  and  overlooking  the  Flat;  m. 
Sept.  27,  l"'896,  Nettie  B.  Churchill  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Barker  B.  and 
Mrs.  Mary  (Westgate)  (Britton)  ChurchiU,  b.  Feb.  20,  1808.  Their  chil- 
dren, all  b.  in  town,  are: 

i.  Infant  son,  b.  April  21,  1897;  d.  April  22,  1897. 

ii.  Helen  Mary,  b.  July  25,  1898. 

iii.  Agnes  Lucy,  b.  Feb.  16, 1900. 

iv.  James  Barker,  b.  Jan.  15,  1902. 

v.  Benjamin  Marvin,  b.  Sept.  10,  1904. 

vi.  Verda  Blanche,  b.  July  14,  1907. 

Benjamin  F.  Lindsay,  son  of  James  B.  and  Helen  Lindsay  was  b.  in  Hart- 
land,  Vt.,  March  10,  1880;  m.  Feb.  11,  1902,  Grace  M.  Ayers,  of  Man- 
chester. Children:  1.  James  B.,  b.  Sept.  28,  1903;  d.  Jan.  31,  1904.  2. 
Helen  P.,  b.  April  26,  1905;  d.  March  18,  1907.  Settled  on  a  farm  south 
of  his  brother's  farm.  Devotes  much  of  his  time  to  ministerial  labor. 
Is  at  present  (1909)  pastor  of  a  newly  formed  church  at  So.  Cornish. 
Was  ord.  Oct.  25,  1908.  (See  mention  of  the  church  in  Church  His- 
tory.)    Mrs.  Grace  M.  Lindsay  d.  June  13,  1910. 


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LITTLE. 


Hiram  Little,  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Pettingill)  Little,  was  b.  March 

1,  1807,  in  Springfield.  He  m.  Nov.  14,  1832,  Roxana  Carr,  dau.  of  Peter  and 
Sarah  (IMitchell)  Carr,  b.  March  30,  1809.  They  came  from  East  Plainfield 
in  1835  and  settled  on  Cornish  Flat  at  the  east  end  of  Main  Street.  He  built 
the  brick  house  on  the  south  side  of  the  street  where  they  spent  the  rest  of 
their  lives.  He  was  a  wheelwright  and  carriage  and  sleigh  manufacturer. 
Was  a  very  thorough  workman  and  strictly  honest.  Some  of  his  carriages 
have  been  in  use  over  fifty  years  and  still  rendering  good  service.  He  was 
a  man  trusted  and  beloved  by  all  his  townsmen.  He  served  six  years  as 
a  selectman  and  six  j-ears  as  Trcas.  of  the  town.  They  had  but  one  child: 
Hiram  Aden,  unfortunately  born  idiotic,  b.  June  17,  1844,  and  d.  July  13, 
1867.  Mr.  Little  d.  Nov.  12,  1860.  His  wid.  afterwards,  March  12,  1872, 
m.  Rufus  Bean  of  Lebanon,  who  came  and  lived  on  the  Flat  till  he  d.  Nov.  11, 
1886,  aged  82.     She  d.  Sept.  10,  1890. 

LOTHROP. 

JoHX  LoTHROP  was  b.  in  Easton,  Mass.,  Oct.  12,  1759;  m.  first,  Dec.  7,  1780, 
Sarah  Cook  of  Easton.  They  came  to  Cornish  to  live  in  1807,  and  set- 
tled on  the  farm  since  known  as  the  Goward  homestead.  This  farm 
was  first  owned  bj-  Thomas  Nutter  and  was  deeded  by  him  to  Mr. 
Lothrop  ^lay  23,  1807,  who  deeded  the  same  to  Isaac  Goward  Nov. 
9,  1824.  Mrs.  Lothrop  d.  June  29,  1827.  He  m.  second,  June  10,  1828, 
Mrs.  Lydia  (Bradley)  Rice,  wid.  of  Dimond  Rice,  who  was  b.  in  1774, 
and  d.  Sept.  14,  1864.  He  d.  Nov.  21,  1836.  Children,  all  by  first 
wife,  and  b.  in  Easton,  Mass. : 

i.        Calvin,  b.  Sept.  24,  1781 ;  m.  May  14,  1807,  Betsey  Clapp. 

2.  ii.       Francis,  b.  Sept.  18,  1783. 

iii.      Ansel,  b.  Aug.  3,  1785;  m.  Nov.  8,  1812.  Abigail  R.  Dimond. 

iv.      Abigail,  b.  Oct.  13,  1787;  m.  Sept.  30,  1804,  Isaac  Goward  of  Easton. 

Nine  children.     (See  Goward.)      She  d.  in  Cornish  June  16, 

1848. 
V.       RuEL,  b.  July  7,  1789;  m.  Nov.  13,  1812,  Mary  Judkins. 

3.  vi.      Ch.\rles,  b.  Oct.  26,  1791.    • 

vii.     Jason,  b.  May  16,  1794;  m.  Feb.,  1818,  Susan  Judkins. 

■\iii.    Rhoda,  b.  May  29,  1797;  m.  Sept.  2,  1823,  Benjamin   Kingsbury. 

ix.      William,  b.  July  1,  1799. 

2.  Francis^  Lothrop  {John^)  b.  Sept.  18,  1783,  in  Easton,  Mass.;  m.  fiirst 

Feb.  7,  1808,  Rhoda  Keith.     She  d.  -.     He  m.  second,  April  11, 

1821,  Sarah  Huggins  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  John  and  Sarah  (Richardson) 
Huggins,  b.  Feb.  5,  1799;  d.  Dec.  14,  1873.  He  lived  several  years  in 
Meriden;  engaged  in  making  nails,  then  came  to  Cornish  in  1839  or 
1840.  Built  and  settled  on  the  place  near  Dea.  John  Chase's  mills, 
where  he  spent  the  rest  of  hi.-^  life.  He  d.  May  25,  1868.  Children  by 
Rhoda  Keith: 


262  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

i.        Pashur,  b.  Sept.  8,  1803. 
ii.       WiLLARD  Frost,  b.  April  22,  1810. 
iii.     Joseph  Keith,  b.  March  31,  1812. 
iv.     Nahum,  b.  Aug.  13, 1816;  d.  April  4, 1817. 
Child  by  Sarah  Huggins: 

V.  Edwin  A.,  b.  1824.  He  fell  from  the  roof  of  a  building,  dying  sud- 
denly, June  25,  1842.     (See  FataUties.) 

"Edwin,  the  world  no  more  can  claim  thee  for  her  own, 
Yet  spirit  dear,  forgive  the  tear, 
Which  those  must  shed,  who're  doomed  to  linger  here. " 

(Epitaph  on  his  tombstone.) 

3.     Charles'  Lothrop  (John^)  b.  Oct.  26,  1791,  in  Easton,  Mass.,  m.  April 
11,    1816,   Mary  Johnson  of  Cornish,   dau.  of  Abraham  and  Mercy 

(Huggins)  Johnson,  b.  Aug.  6,  1784,  d. .     He  d. .     Children, 

all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Charles  D.,  b.  April  5,  1817;  m.  Sept.  1,  1839,  Mary  E.  Richardson 
of  Acton,  Mass.  Occupation,  a  chair  manufacturer.  He  d.  in 
N.  Y.  City  Nov.  17,  1883. 

ii.  Mary  E.,  b.  May  19,  1818;  m.  May  11,  1843,  David  Comings  of 
Cornish.  No  issue.  He  d.  July  29,  1846;  m.  second  in  Acton, 
Mass.,  Albert  Haynes  and  settled  in  Cherokee,  Iowa,  where  she  d. 

iii.  Harriet  E.,  b.  July  2,  1819;  m.  first,  in  Acton,  Mass.;  Oct.  26,  1846, 
Francis  Huntoon.  He  was  killed  in  1847  in  Athol,  Mass.,  by 
the  falling  of  a  bridge.  She  m.  second,  Lafayette  Huntoon,  a 
brother  of  her  former  husband.  She  d.  in  Natick,  Mass.,  Oct., 
1889. 

iv.  William  Reed,  b.  Sept.  30,  1820;  m.  first,  Sept.  11,  1845,  Mary  E. 
Weston.  She  d.  June  25,  1848;  m.  second,  Sept.  14,  1849,  Susan 
Putnam.  He  d.  Feb.  22,  1853.  Occupation,  a  tailor.  Res., 
Acton,  Mass. 

V.  John  Johnson,  b.  June  17,  1822;  m.  first,  Jan.,  1845,  Nancy  Hildreth, 
who  d.  in  1850;  m.  second,  in  1850,  Mary  M.  Mead.  Res.,  San 
Francisco,  Cal.,  where  he  d.  March  10,  1886.  A  sewing  machine 
agent. 

vi.  Henry  O.,  b.  Sept.  16,  1823;  m.  first,  Nov.  22,  1846,  Rebecca  W. 
Wood  of  Acton,  Mass.,  who  d.  Aug.  23,  1854;  m.  second,  March 
6,  1856,  Mrs.  Susan  (Putnam)  Lothrop,  wid.  of  William  R.  Lo- 
throp. She  d.  Oct.  22,  1887,  in  South  Boston;  m.  third,  Mrs. 
Ida  Knight  of  Dorchester,  Mass.,  in  1895. 

vii.  Elmira  M.,  b.  Feb.  13,  1825;  m.  at  Acton,  Mass.,  June  19,  1845, 
Cyrus  Noyes.  Settled  in  Milford,  Mass.,  where  she  d.  Jan. 
20,  1887. 

LUEY. 

John  Luey  was  the  first  known  of  the  name  who  came  to  America.     He 
came  from  France  and  could  speak  only  the  French  language.     He  m. 


GENEALOGIES.  263 

about  1750,  Eleanor  Yuran  who  was  bap.  in  Greenland,  in  1726.  Their 
children  as  far  as  known  were: 

William,  b.  ,   1752. 

i.  John,  b.  Sept.  27,  1754. 

ii.  George,  b.  ,  1756. 

V.  PoLLT,  b.  Sept.  3,  1759;  m.  Oct.  14,  1784,  Joseph  Haines. 

V.  Samuel,  b.  ,  1761. 

vi.  Homer,  b. . 

vii.  Betsey,  b. ;  m.  Jeremiah  Hoknes. 

viii.  Sarah,  b.  . 

William  Luey,  son  of  John,  was  b.  in  1752;  m. ,  Mrs.  Sarah  (Williams) 

Carter,  b.  in  1756,  d.  in  Cornish  April  7,  1831,  aged  75.  He  d.  in 
Cornish  March  6,  1801,  aged  49.  Their  children,  without  order  of 
birth  are: 

i.       William,  b.  ;  m.  Nov.  14,  1803,  Lois  Hadley. 

ii.       Elizabeth  W.,  b. ;  m.  Feb.  7,  1814,  Francis  Cobb  of  Cornish. 

She  d.  Dec.  13,  1814,  with  two  infant  children, 
iii.     Amy,  b.  1787;  d.  unm.  Nov.  27,  1807,  aged  20. 

iv.     Samuel,  b.  ;  m.  Jan.  10,  1820(?). 

V.       Sarah,  b.  ;  m.  first,  a  Mr.  Biddle  and  had  by  him  one  child. 

Mr.  B.  was  accidentally  killed.     She  m.  second,  Dec.  14,  1809, 

Gardner    Dustin.     Seven    children.     (See    Dustin.)     She    d. 

AprU  2,  1835. 
vi.      James,   b.  — — ;  m.   March   17,   1818,   EUzabeth  Sanborn.     They 

buried  a  dau.  in  towoi  who  d.  in  May,  1837. 
vii.     Sabrina,  b. ,  1795;  m.  Dec.  25,  1826,  Ichabod  Smith  of  Cornish. 

Seven  children.     (See  Smith.)     She  d.  Oct.  3,  1869,  aged  74. 

Samuel  Luey,  supposed  to  be  a  son  of  Wilham,  m.  Jan.  10,  1820,  Anna  Smith 
of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Ichabod  and  Anne  (Bruce)  Smith,  b.  Feb.  29,  1795, 
d.  in  Concord  Jan.  12,  1860,  aged  64.  He  d.  in  Concord  Feb.  29,  1864. 
He  moved  with  his  family  to  Concord,  April  14,  1847,  from  the  farm 
he  bought  and  settled  on  in  1820.  It  was  formerly  owned  by  a  Mr. 
Dana.     Cluldren,  all  b.  in  town: 

*      i.        Martha  Ann,  b.  Dec.  6,  1823;  d.  in  Concord  May  3,  1881. 
ii.       Samuel  Sylvester,  b.  Dec.  — ,  1824.     He  d.  March  26,  1836. 
iii.      Mary  Smith,  b.  May  15,  1830;  d.  in  Concord,  Nov.  14,  1890. 
iv.      Fidelia,  b.  June  20,  1832.     Still  Uving  (1905)  in  Concord, 
v.       Adaline  Elizabeth,  b.  Aug.  6,  1836;  d.  in  Concord  Dec.  22,  1859, 
aged  23. 

Thomas  Luey,  supposed  to  be  a  son  of  Jolm',  was  b.  in  Greenland  May  11, 
1762.     Came  to  Cornish  about  1784;     m.  April  7,  1789,    Ruhamah 

Roberts  of  Sutton,  Mass.,  b. ,  1765,  and  d.  Oct.  18, 1841,  aged  76. 

He  d.  Sept.  16,  1837,  aged  76.     Their  children  were  all  b.  in  Cornish: 


264  HISTORY   OF  CORNISH. 

i.        Oliver,  b.  Feb.  8,   1790;  in.  Charlotto  Wright  of  Rochester,  Vt. 

Three  children,  all  sons.     They  all  rem.  to  \\'isconsin. 
ii.       Dexter,  b.  Feb.   11,   1792;  m.  Eliza  Thomas  of  Cornish.     Went 

to  Columbia  and  spent  their  lives  there.     Eight  children. 
2.  iii.      John,  b.  April  23,  1794. 

iv.      Cyrena,  b.  June  28,  1796;  .1.  joung. 

V.       RtJHAMAH,  b.  Nov.  29,  1798;  m.  April   13,   1820,  Samuel  Johnson 

of  Cornish.     Five  children.     (See  Johnson.)     She  d.  in  Milford, 

with  her  dau.  June  27,  1878.     Buried  in  Windsor,  Vt. 
vi.      William  B.,  b.  Marc-h  6,  1801.     It  is  not  known  that  he  m.     He 

d.  in  Weathersfield,  Vt.,  from  injuries  received  from  a  falling 

barn  to  which  he  had  resorted  for  shelter  during  a  heavy  storm 

of  wind  and  rain. 

John  Luey,  son  of  Thomas,  was  b.  April  23,  1794;  m.  1825,  Clarissa 
Spaulding  of  Plainfield,  dau.  of  Simon  and  Mary  (Mason)  Spaulding, 
b.  Oct.  30,  1796,  d.  Feb.  10,  1855,  aged  58.  He  remained  in  Cornish 
on  the  old  homestead  caring  for  his  parents  while  they  lived.  After 
the  death  of  his  wife,  he  sold  out  and  bought  a  farm  in  Shelburne, 
Mass.,  and  rem.  there  till  1872,  when  he  rem.  to  Northfield  Farms, 
Mass.,  and  d.  there  March  22,  1878,  buried  in  Cornish.  Children,  all 
b.  in  CornLsh: 

i.        Mary  Mason,  b.  Dec.  19,  1826;  never  m.;  il.  in  Greenfield,  Mass., 

April  10,  1899,  aged  73. 
ii.       Simon  Spaulding,  b.  Jan.  1,  1829.     Went  to  Cal.  in  April,  1851, 

with  others  from  town  when  the  gold  fever  was  raging  and  he 

never  returned.     He  d.  at  Willow  Valley,  Cal.,  May  27,  1893. 
iii.      Clarissa  Cyrena,  b.  Sept.  22,  1830;  m.  Jan.  1,  1886,  Pliny  Porter 

of   Greenfield,    Mass.     One   child:     Florence   Cyrena,   b.   Jan. 

27,   1870.     lo  Mrs.  Porter  we  are  indebted  for  most  of  the 

records  of  this  family, 
iv.     John  Wesley,  b.  Nov.  5,  1832;  m.  Jan.  21,  1861,  Margaret  Cady 

of  Boston.      He  d.  in  Plainfield  June  19,   1882,  and  is  buried 

there. 
V.       Edwin  Taft,  b.  Sept.  4,  1834;  m.  Nov.  14,  1858,  Jennie  Merriam 

of  Greenfield,  Mass.     One  child:     Clara.     Mr.  Luey  d.  Nov, 

30,  1901,  at  Millers  Falls,  Mass. 
vi.     Florence  Janette,  b.  Nov.  5,   1841.     She  d.  Dec.   19,   1863,  in 

Shelburne,  Mass.     Was  buried  in  Cornish. 

"One  less  to  love  on  earth, 
One  more  to  meet  in  Heaven." 

(Inscription  on  her  tombstone.) 

A  few  of  the  name  Luey  who  have  lived  in  town  whose  pedigree  is  unknown: 

(1)  Susannah  Luey,  who  was  b.  May  1,   1780;  m.  July  9,   1807, 

Caleb  Plastridge  and  d.  March  30,  1867.     Four  children. 

(2)  Susannah  Luey;  m.  Dec.  13,  1803,  Jonathan  Hilliard. 


GENEALOGIES.  265 

(3)  Sarah  Burns  Lucy  ;m.  IVLarch  12,  1S12,  Joseph  Little  of  Bosca wen. 

(4)  Eliza  Gibson  Luey;  m.  April  19,  1812,  Aaron  Post,  Jr. 

(5)  Hannah  Luey;  m.  John  Ayers. 

(6)  The  parents  of  Charles  Luey  who  became  a  pauper  in  town 

May  31,  1835. 

LUTHER. 

Caleb  Luther  was  b.  in  1751,  in  Warren,  R.  L  He  was  a  Revolutionary 
soldier,  presumably  from  Rhode  Island.  He  m.  first,  about  1773, 
Rebecca  Brown  of  Barrington,  R.  I.  She  was  b.  in  1755,  and  was  a 
near  relative  of  Nicholas  Brown  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  who  founded 
Brown  University.      She  d.  in  Cornish  Oct.  20,  1792,  aged  37.     He 

m.  second,  Ma\',  1793,  Marj'  Foss,  of ,  b.  ;  d.  in  Cornish 

April  7,  1842,  aged  84.      He  d.  in  Cornish  Jan.  27,   1840,  aged  89. 
Children,  aU  by  first  wife  except  last  one: 

i.        William,  b.  Sept.  28,   1774.     Lived  in  Plattsburg,   N.  Y.     He  d. 

Sept.  — ,  1843. 
ii.       Jabez,  b.  Nov.  22,  1776;  m.  Oct.  20,  1806,  Ehza  Parkman.     Lived 

manj'  j'ears  in  town.     Lost  both  arms  b}'  premature  discharge 

of  gun.     Manufactured   grain   cradles, 
iii.      Rebecca,  b.  Dec.  24,  1778.     Went  to  Mich.;  m.  a  Wagner. 
iv.       .Amos,  b.  AprU  9,  1781;  d.  Sept.  27,  1814. 
v.       Caleb,  Jr.,  b.  Jan.  23,  1783;  d.  Nov.,  1828. 
vi.       Polly,  b.   May  23,    1785;  m.  April  8,    1810,   Jedediah    Gates    of 

Plainfield.     She  d.  Jan.,  1848. 
vii.     Martha,  b.  ]\Iay  4,  1787;  m.  first, ,  Sears  Brj-ant  of  Cornish. 

Five  children.     (See  Bryant.)     She  m.   second,   ,    Joseph 

Abbott  and  d.  Sept.  23,   1850. 

\4ii.     James,  b.  Feb.  21,  1789.     He  d.     ,  1848. 

ix.      Alice,  b.  Sept.  7,  1792;  m.  Jan.  26,  1824,  Willard  Weld  of  Cornish. 

Three  children.     (See  Weld.)     She  d.  Feb.  3,  1869. 
Child  by  last  wife: 
2.  X.       Nathan  Smith,  b.  Oct.  1,  1795. 

2.  Nathan  Smiths  Luther  (Calebs)  was  b.  Oct.  1,  1795;  m.  first  Nov.  2, 
1821,  Betsey  Gates  of  Plainfield,  b.  — — ;  d.  Jan.  5,  1831;  m.  second, 

,  Priscilla  S.  Gates,  a  si.ster  of  his  former  wife,  b.  ;  d.  . 

Lived  in  Cornish  till  1859,  when  they  rem.  to  Lebanon.  Here  they 
remained  till  about  1875,  when  thej^  rem.  to  Ripon,  Wis.,  with  their 
eldest  son,  where  Mr.  Luther  d.  March  20,  1877.  Children  bj'  first  wife, 
and  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Thomas  Gates,  b.  July  20,  1S25.  A  dentist;  settled  in  Boston 
seven  years,  in  Polo,  111.,  four  j^ears  and  later  in  Ripon,  Wis., 
where  he  d. .     One  son. 

ii.  Edwin,  b.  Nov.  1,  1830;  merchant  in  111.,  1855-60;  m.  in  1856, 
Abba  Hall  of  Boston;  d.  in  Charles  City,  Iowa,  in  April,   1866. 


266  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

Children  by  Priscilla  S.  and  b.  in  town: 

iii.      Darwin  S.,  b.  Aug.  3,  1836;  m.  Jan.  15,  1863,  Abby  E.  Gallup  of 

Lebanon.     She  d. .     He  was  a  merchant  tailor  in  Lebanon 

and  d.  July  24,  1863. 
iv.     Betsey  G.,  b.  in  1837;  never  m.;  d.  June  16,  1874. 

LYNDS. 

David  and  Jerxjsha  Lynds  had  the  following  children,  b.  in  Cornish. 
Nothing  further  is  known  of  the  family. 
i.       Peter,  b.  Sept.  3,  1769;  d.  Sept.  20,  1769. 
ii.      Judith,  b.  Oct.  8,  1770. 

MACE. 

Samuel  Mace  was  b.  May  25,  1807,  in  Tewksbury,  Mass.,  the  son  of  Tristram 
and  Betsey  (Kittridge)  Mace.  Res.  several  years  in  Hartland  and 
Weathersfield,  Vt.  and  came  to  Cornish  about  1844,  where  he  spent 
the  rest  of  his  Hfe;  m.  Feb.  26,  1834,  Susan  L.  Vinton,  b.  Oct.  27,  1808, 
and  d.  April  14,  1893.  He  d.  July  12,  1900.  Laborer  and  farmer. 
Children,  the  last  seven  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       Susan  L.,  b.  in  Hartland,  Vt.,  Nov.  28,  1834;  d.  Feb.  15,  1835. 

u.       Maria  S.,  b.  in  Hartland,  Vt.,  Oct.  23,  1835;  m.  Aug.  27,  1862, 

Henry  Smith  of  Cornish.     No  children, 
iii.      Angeline  Huldah,  b.  in  Hartland,  Vt.,  April  10,  1837;  m.  first, 

Sept.  2,  1858,  Levi  M.  Bean  of  Grantham.     One  child:  Martin 

L.   (See  Bean.)     She  m.  second,  Jan.,  1873,  Samuel  Hutchin. 

son,  then  of  Cornish.     Two  children.     (See  Hutchinson.)     She 

d.  April  8,  1887. 
iv.     Fidelia  T.,  b.  in  Weathersfield,  Vt.,  April  23,  1838,  and  d.  Sept.  16, 

1839. 
V.       Daniel  D.,  1st.,  b.  in  Weathersfield,  Vt.,  June  18,  1840;  d.  Sept. 

10,  1842. 
vi.     Charles  Henry,  b.  in  Hartland,  May  3,  1843;  m.  Dec.  25,  1865, 

Sarah  O.  Ellis  of  Thetford,  Vt.,  b.  May  9,  1844.     Two  children. 

He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  War,  serving  in  the  14th  Regt. 

N.  H.  Vols.     Res.,  Charter  Oak,  Los  Angeles  Co.,  Cal. 
vii.    Emily  A.,  b.  May  18,  1845;  m.  June  28,   1871,  John  Humphrey. 

Res.,  Charlestown, 
viu.   Laura  J.,  b.  May  20,  1847;  m.  Oct.  10,  1869,  Philander  C.  Stearns 

of  Cornish.     Five  children.     (See  Stearns.)     She  d.  May  16, 

1910,  in  Charlestown. 
2.  ix.      Almon  E.,  b.  May  4,  1848. 

X.       Helen  A.,  b.  Aug.  3,   1849;  m.  Jan.   11,   1874,  Ruvilla  Skinner. 

Three   children.     Rem.   to   Wapping,   Conn. 
xi.      Daniel  D.,  2d.,  b.  Oct.    14,   1850;  m.    March  21,   1874,  Emma 

Streeter,  dau.  of  Adam  and  May  (Morris)  Streeter.     One  child. 

Res.,  Lisbon. 


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xii.     Sarah  J.,  b.  June  3,  1852.     Never  m.     She  d.  in  Redlands,  Cal., 

May  8,   1908. 
xiii.    Clara  M.,  b.  April  5,  1855;  m.  Dec.  25,  1881,  Lovell  Comstock. 

Res.,  Charlestown.     One  child. 

2.  Almon  E.*  Mace  (Samueb)  h.  May  4,  1848;  m.  first,  Nov.  28,  1876, 
Lizzie  I.  Townsend  of  Lebanon,  dau.  of  Joseph  Townsend.  She  was 
divorced  in  1886  (?);  m.  second,  May  30,  1887,  Mrs.  Frances  Ella  Sturte- 
vant  of  Hartland,  Vt.     Children,  all  by  first  wife: 

i.        Maude  A.,  b.  March  15,  1878. 

ii.      Edith  M.,  b.  Aug.  8,  1880;  m.  Nov.  1,  1898,  Daniel  F.  Blood  of 

Plainfield. 
iii.     Harry  A.,  b.  Jan.  5,  1882,  d.  May  2,  1882. 

MARBLE. 

A^fTIPAS  Marble  was  b.  in  Sutton,  Mass.,  Nov.  8,  1766,  and  d.  July  1,  1841. 
He  came  to  town  before  his  m.  He  m.  Jan.  1,  1793,  Sally  Putnam, 
dau.  of  Daniel  and  Anna  (Chase)  Putnam  of  Cornish,  b.  March  3, 
1772,  and  d.  in  town  March  20,  1826.  They  lived  first  on  the  place 
now  owned  and  occupied  by  W.  E.  Chadbourne  and  afterwards  on  the 
Capt.  Constant  Smith  place,  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Herbert 
Deming.  Mr.  Marble  m.  again  Sept.  8,  1831,  Mrs.  Anna  (Munroe) 
Ford,  wid.  of  Capt.  Daniel  Ford.  He  then  rem.  to  Claremont,  where 
he  d.  but  was  buried  in  Cornish.     Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.        March  Chase,  b.  Nov.  4,   1793;  m.  ,  Persis  Underwood  and 

had  four  children:  1.  March,  Jr.  2.  Persis.  3.  Sarah  Put- 
nam.    4.  Elizabeth.     He  d.  Aug.  26,  1822. 

ii.  Sarah  Almira,  b.  Sept.  30,  1795;  never  m.;  d.  at  Claremont, 
Aug.  9,  1855.     Buried  in  Cornish. 

iii.  Anna  Maria,  b.  Feb.  25,  1798;  m.  first,  Parmerson  Piatt  and  had 
one  child:  Helen  Maria,  b.  in  Cornish  Sept.  21,  1818,  d.  in 
Claremont  May  6,  1876;  m.  second,  Nov.,  1831,  Joseph  Rich- 
ardson and  by  him  had  two  children.  (See  Richardson.)  Mr. 
Richardson  d.  Oct.  27,  1839.  She  m.  thii-d,  Sept.  1,  1842, 
Thomas  Kirk,  without  issue.     She  d.  in  Claremont  April  21, 1876. 

iv.      Gratia,  b.  March  30,  1800;  d.  Aug.  8,  1803. 

v.       Hiram  Hollaxd,  b.  March  27,  1802;  d.  Aug.  7,  1803. 

vi.  Hir.\m  Dudley,  b.  Dec,  1803;  m.  June  21,  1831,  Harriet  Smith, 
dau.  of  Nathaniel  Smith.  Had  two  children:  1.  Edwin  Smith, 
b.  June  24,  1834,  and  d.  Feb.  1,  1866.  2.  Elizabeth  Goodwin, 
b.  June  23,  1836,  and  d.  July  5,  1900.  Hiram  D.  d.  Dec.  24, 
1851.     His  wife  d.  July  10,  1886. 

vii.  Gratia,  2d,  b.  1806;  m.  Oct.  11,  1837,  Amos  Goodwin,  the 
husband  of  her  deceased  sister.  Two  children:  1.  Ellen 
Wentworth,  b.  Aug.  16,  1838;  d.  April  19,  1907.  2.  Gratia 
Almira,  b.  May  10,  1840,  and  d.  Aug.,  1840.  The  mother  d. 
July  25,  1840,  in  Saco,  Me. 


268  iiisTOHV  OF  roi^xisii. 

viii.    Elizabeth,  b.  May  25,   1.S0S;  m.  .lunc  25,    1827,  Amos  Goodwin 

of  Saco,  Me.     Sho  d.  May  30,  1834,  in  Saco,  Me.,  leaving  two 

children:     1.  Daniel  .Mhert.  b.  May  4,  1828,  and  d.  at  Bidde- 
,     ford,   Ml'.,  June  23,    1.S44.     2.  Elizabeth   Marble,  b.   Feb.   11, 

1830;  in.  Nov.  17,  1853,  William  F.  Jone.s  of  Claremont  and 

d.   March  18,  189G,  leaving  three  children. 
ix.      D.\NiEL  Putnam,  b.  1810;  m.  Oct.,    1835,  Elizabeth  Howes;  d.  at 

New  Orleans  April  5,  1840,  buried  in  Cornish. 
X.       Georgk  II.,  b.   1813,  d.  Sept.    11,   1843,  in  Claremont,  buried  in 

Cornish. 
xi.      Wentwokth  p.,  b.  1824  (?);  m.  and  went  south  teaching;  d.  at  Co- 

hunbus,  Ga.,  Jan.  4,  1853. 

MARTINDALE. 

Lieut.  Elias  Mahtindale  was  b.  in  1764,  in  ;  m.  ,  Mindwell 

Belden,  b.  in  1754;  d.  in  Corni.sh  Jan.  18,  1851,  aged  97.  He  d.  Jan. 
10,  1826.  Both  were  buried  in  th(i  cemetery  at  the  Flat.  They  came 
to  town  near  the  close  of  the  eighteenth  century  and  settled  on  the  Flat. 
Their  cliildren  were: 

2.  i.        Lemuel,  b.  July  16,  1787. 

ii.       Stephen,  b.  Oct. '23,  1789.     ^^'(mt  west  to  Ohio  about  the  time  he 

became  of  age;  was  m.  in  1S24  and  became  the  parent  of  eleven 

children, 
iii.      Elias,  Jr.,  b.  April  25,  1791.     He  never  m.     Remained  in  the  old 

home  on  the  Flat  and  cared  for  his  mother  while  she  lived. 

He  was  a  general  mechanic.     He  d.  June  23,  1865. 
iv.      Robert,  b.  Aug.  12,  1793.     Went  west  to  N.  Y.  state  about  the 

time  his  brother  Stephen   left    home.     No   further  record   of 

him  is  known. 
V.       Henry,  b.  March  22,  1795;  d.  May  23,  1796. 
vi       Clarissa,  b.   1798;  m.   Nov.   11,   1824,   Moses  White  of  Cornish, 

a  son  of  Thomas  White. 

2.     Lemuels  Martindale  (Elins^)  was  b.  July  16,  1787;  m.  Dec.  21,  1815, 

Chloe  Powers  of  Croydon,  dau.  of  Col.  Samuel  and  Chloe  (Cooper) 

Powers,  b.  May  21,  1795,  and  d.  Nov.  9,  1883,  in  Waukon,  Iowa,  aged 

88.     Mr.  Martindale  d.  Jan.  9,  1838,  ag(Hl  49.     His  wife  remained  a 

wid.  about  forty-five  years.     Children,  all  supposed  to  have  been  b. 

in  town: 

i.        Almeda  M.,  b.  Oct.  21,   1816;  m.  May  3,   1837,  Henry  Jackson 

of  Cornish.     Two  children.     (See  Jackson.)     She  d.  April  14, 

1884,  in  Concord. 

ii.       Mary  Ann,  b.  Nov.  1,  1818;  m. ,  1839,  Solomon  Rickard.     She 

d.  March,   1857,  in  Iowa.     Five  childr(>n. 
iii.      Lemuel,  Jr.,  b.  Feb.  28,  1821;  m.  April  22,    1849,   Mrs.  Rebecca 
(Westgate)  Comings,   wid.   of  Benjamin  Comings,  b.  Jan.   14, 
1816,  d.  May  26,  1897.     Nu  issue.     He  was  a  farmer,  a  man  of 


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sound  judgment  and  strict  integrity.     Held  many  town  offices. 

\\'as  an  ardent  promoter  of  the  Grange  from  its  introduction 

in  1874,  till  he  d.  Sept.  19,  1894. 
iv.      Samuel  Powers,  b.  Oct.  18,  1823;  never  m.;  d.  in  April,  1850,  on 

overland  route  to  California. 
V.       InA  11.,  b.  Dec.  19,  1826;  d.  Aug.  23,  1830. 
vi.      Sarah  A.,  b.  June  5,  1829;  m.  Oct.  6,   1853,   Carlisle  D.   Beeman. 

Six  children.     Lived  in  Waukon,  Iowa,  where  she  d.  Feb.  3,  1893. 
vii.     Lucy  A.,  b.  Feb.  8,  1832;  m.  Jan.  30,  1856,  Andrew  Lane.     Res. 

in  Lebanon.     Two  children, 
viii.    Ithamar,  b.  July  25,  1834.     When  of  age  he  went  west  to  Waukon, 

Iowa.     He  m.  Sept.   19,   1872,  Rachel  Hall.     Three  children. 

He  d.   March  25,    1887. 
ix.      Laura  J.,  b.  Dec.  19,  1837;  m.  March  29,  1866,  Nathaniel  Mitchell. 

Lives  in  Rossville,  Iowa,  1908.     Four  children. 

Peletiah  Martindale  was  a  brother  of  Lieut.  Elias  and  came  to  town 
probably  about  the  same  time.     But  Uttle  record  of  him    or    his    family 

has  come  to  hand.     He  m.  ,   Betsey  Jackson,   b.   about    1770  and  d. 

Sept.  6,  1828,  aged  58. 

"Within  this  sacred  bed  of  rest 
A  tender  mother  lies, 
But  she  shall  live  among  the  blest 
When  Christ  shall  bid  her  rise." 

(Inscription  on  tombstone.) 

They  had  a  dau.  Lydia  C,  b.  about  1804,  d.  April  22,  1820,  aged  16. 
They  also  had  a  son  William;  m.  Mrs.  Sophia  (Hilliard)  Smith,  dau.  of 
Amos  Avery  and  Sarah  (Huggins)  Hilliard.  No  issue.  Some  years  after, 
he  left  town  for  parts  unknown.  Sophia  d.  April  2,  1900,  aged  99  years, 
9  days. 

MASON. 

Charles  Mason  was  b.  in  Swanzey,  Mass.,  March  2,  1822.  He  was  the 
son  of  Valentine  Mason,  who  was  the  son  of  Job  Mason,  both  of  whom 
res.  in  Swanzey,  Mass.  He  was  m.  Feb.  27,  1845,  to  EUza  S.  Peck, 
also  of  Swanzey,  b.  May  25,  1927.  After  their  m.  they  lived  several 
years  in  Warren,  R.  I.,  where  their  children  were  all  b.  In  1875,  they 
came  to  Cornish,  purchasing  and  settling  on  the  Amos  Richardson 
farm.  In  1890,  after  fifteen  years  res.  here,  declining  health  and  loss 
of  a  leg  caused  him  to  sell  and  rem.  with  all  his  famih'  to  Franklin, 

Mass.,  where  he  d.  Sept.   11,   1896,  aged  74.     Mrs.  Mason  d.  . 

Children : 

i.         Charles  Clarence,  b.  March  26,  1852;  m.  ,  Mrs.  Ellen    M. 

(Ripley)  Davis,  dau.  of  David  K.  and  Rosilla  (Clark)  Ripley. 

He  d.  in  Franklin,  Mass.,  March  6,  1893. 
ii.       George  Peck,  b.  March  2,  1855.     Res.,  Franklin,  Mass. 
iii.      Edmund  Valentine,  b.  July  26,  1870.     Res.  in  Everett,  Mass. 


270  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

MELENDY. 

David  E.  Melendy,  was  b.  in  Croydon  June  19,  1828,  the  son  of  John 
and  Sally  (Clark)  Melendy;  m.  June  9,  1870,  to  Susan  Comings  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  William  F.  and  Abigail  (Bryant)  Comings,  b.  Jan.  13,  1837. 
No  children.  A  farmer,  quiet  and  unostentatious.  He  came  to  Cornish 
and  res.  for  a  time  at  the  "Hempyard,"  and  later  owned  and  res.  on 
the  Levi  Ayers  farm  till  Jan.,  1904,  wlien  his  house  was  burned,  and 
he,  being  in  a  crippled  condition,  was  taken  to  Claremont,  where  he  d. 
Feb.  21,  1904,  aged  75. 

MERCER. 

William  Mercer  was  b.  in  1771,  in  Scotland,  and  also  Elizabeth  his  wife, 
and  all  of  their  children.  The  family  came  to  this  country  in  1818, 
and  soon  after*  located  in  Claremont  as  wool-workers  and  machinists. 
Mr.  Mercer  d.  in  Claremont  Oct.  15,  1826,  but  his  sons  continued  the 
business.  About  1830,  most  of  the  family  rem.  to  Cornish  and  built 
the  mills  in  the  west  part  of  the  town,  long  known  as  "Mercer's Mills." 
Here  they  did  a  thriving  business  at  wool-manufacturing.  The  business 
continued  till  about  1887,  when,  by  reason  of  the  death  of  some  of  the 
principals,  and  age  and  infirmity  of  those  remaining,  the  business 
declined  and  finally  ceased.  Children  of  William  and  Elizabeth 
Mercer,  and  born  in  Scotland: 

i.  Walter,  b.  April  9,  1804;  m.  ,  Susan  T.  Cady  of  Weathersfield, 

Vt.,  b.  Sept.  24,  1815,  and  d.  May  3,  1887,  dau.  of  Silas  and 
Polly  (Chase)  Cady.  They  had  one  child :  William  W.,  b.  May  21, 
1843,  and  d.  Sept.  19,  1895.  In  William's  will,  he  bequeathed 
several  thousand  dollars  for  the  benefit  of  education  in  Cornish. 
(See  High  Schools.)  Walter  Mercer,  the  father,  was  a  wool- 
worker  and  machinist.     He  d.  Ma}'  30,  1845. 

ii.       George,  b.  June  — ,  1805,  was  also  a  wool-worker.     After  the  death 

of  his  brother,  Walter,  he  m. ,  his  wid.,  and  by  her  had 

one  son:     Edwin.     George  d.  Jan.  15,  1880. 

iii.      John,  b. ,  1808;  m.  ,  Julia  Cone.     No  children.     He  was 

also  a  wool-worker.     He  d.  May  9,  1875. 

iv.      William,  Jr.,  b.  ,    1809.     A  first-class   machinist.     He  d.   in 

Cuba.  It  is  said  he  m.  and  had  a  .son  William  living  on  Long 
Island. 

V.      Elizabeth,  b.  ,   1810;    m.    first,    Mercer    who    came 

from    Scotland    with    her    father.     One    child.  (See    John    H. 

Mercer.)     M.  second, ,  Alexander  Barker.     Four  children. 

(See  Barker.)     She  d.  in  1896. 

vi.      Jane,  b.  ,  d.  in  Scotland. 

vii.  Thomas,  b. .  A  machinist.  Never  m.  Contracted  consump- 
tion in  N.  Y.     Came  home  and  d.  in  Cornish. 

Sir  Walter  Mercer,  a  cousin  of  WiUiam,  Sr.,  was  b.  in  Scotland,  came  with 
the  family  of  his  cousin  and  was  a  member  of  the  same  firm  of  wool- workers. 


GENEALOGIES.  271 

He  m. ,  Malinda  Hicks  of  Weathersfield,  Vt.,  d.  in  Cornish  July  1,  1882. 

Sir  Walter  d.  Oct.  27,  1864. 

2.     John  H.  Mercer,  the  son  of  Elizabeth  and ■ —  Mercer,  was  b.  July 

11,  1831.  Lived  in  Claremont,  Plainfield  and  lastly  in  Cornish  where 
he  d.  Jan.  7,  1904.  He  m.  April  29,  1862,  Martha  E.  Plummer 
of  Chelsea,  Vt.,  who  d.  Sept.  2,  1877.     She  had  two  children. 

i.  Henry  H.,  b.  July  22,  1864;  m.  Oct.  7,  1891,  Minnie  L.  Goward 
of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Edwin  O.  and  Mary  (Redfield)  Goward, 
b.  July  5,  1867.  He  grad.  from  Kimball  Union  Academy,  class 
1885.     A  pattern  designer. 

ii.      Fannie  M.,  b.  March  29,  1869,  and  d.  Sept.  13,  1870. 

MERRILL. 

John  Merrill,  son  of  Obadiah  and  Hannah  Merrill  was  b.  Nov.  15,  1756; 

m.  first,  Susanna  ,  b.  Sept.  27,  1757,  and  d.  May  6,  1800;  m, 

second,  April  15,  1803,  Lydia  King  of  Croydon.  He  d.  Sept.  23, 
1837.     They  Uved .     Their  children,  all  by  first  wife,  were:- 

i.  Polly,  b.  Oct.  28,  1778;  d.  Oct.  26,  1798. 

ii.  Arad,  b.  March  8,  1781;  d.  Jan,  23,  1849. 

iii.  Ira,  b.  Oct.  31,  1785;  d.  Dec.  10,  1855. 

2.  iv.  John,  b.  June  30,   1791. 

V.  SiBBiL,  b.  Jan.  4,  1794;  d.  Jan.  20,  1794. 

vi.  Eli,  b.  Jan.  10,  1796;  d.  March  30,  1855. 

2.     Johns  Merrill   (John^)   was    b.  June  30,   1791,  in    ;     m.    first, 

March  3,  1819,  Dorothy  Bean  of  Grantham  or  Plainfield,  b.  Dec.  28, 

.  1790,  and  d.  July  17,  1850;  m.  second,  Nov.  6,  1851,  Julia  Ann  Avery 
of  Plainfield,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Mercy  (Wood)  Avery,  b.  May  7,  1827. 
Mr.  Merrill  had  no  children  by  either  wife.  While  living  with  his  first 
wife  they  adopted  a  child  (James  S.  Hunter)  but  never  changed  his 
name.  (See  Hunter.) 
Mr.  Merrill  was  a  thrifty  farmer  and  lived  in  the  northeast  part  of  the 

town  in  school  district  No.  16.     It  is  said  he  was  a  soldier  of  the  War  of  1812. 

He  d.  Oct.  17,  1859.     His  wid.  afterwards  m.  Norman  E.  Hebard.     (See 

Hebard.) 

MITCHELL. 

Eben  Mitchell  was  b.  in  Corinth,  Vt.,  in  1809.  He  was  the  son  of  Eben 
and  Sally  (Eastman)  Mitchell.  He  m.  in  1839,  Mary  W.  Allen  of 
Croydon,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Lydia  (Wright)  Allen,  b.  Oct.  22,  1815. 
They  came  from  Croydon  to  Cornish  in  1860  and  spent  the  rest  of  their 
lives  here.  Mr.  Mitchell  d.  Sept.  12,  1875.  His  wife  d.  Jan.  4,  1894. 
Children,  all  b.  in  Croydon. 

i.        Helen  Mar,  b.  in  1840;  m.  Frank  A.  Stearns.     Six  children. 


272  HISTORY   OF   COR.NLSH. 

ii.       Cynthia  Arminda,  V).  Sept.  22,  1841;  m.  Dec.  29,  1868,  Kyran  Ryan. 

Four  children.     She  d.  in  Cornish  Oct.  9,  1902. 
iii.      Marion  A.,  b.  July  6,  1844;  m.  Nov.  29,  1863,  George  A.  Truell. 

One  child.     (See  Truell.) 
iv.      Herbert,  b.  in  1848;  d.  young. 
V.       LuMAN,  b.  in  1852;  m.  Nov.  28,  1877,  Jennie  A.  Ripley  of  Cornish, 

dau.  of  David  K.  and  Rosilla  (Clark)  Ripley,  b.  Aug.  20,  1859. 

One  child:     Iva  M.,  b.  May  15,  1883,  m.  in   1906,   Henry  L. 

Bishop;  a  dau.  was  b.  them  Dec.  17,  1906, — Glenna. 
\d.      Ida  May,  b.  July  23,  1858;  m.  Aug.  17,  1878,  Erl^ert  Britton,  then 

of  Cornish.     No  children.     She  d.  June  1,  1886,  in  Cornish. 

MORGAN. 

1.  Nathaniel  Morgan  with  his  wife  Lucinda  (Spaulding)   Morgan  lived 

in  Plainfield.     They  were  married  April  24,   1827.     Mr.   Morgan  d. 

in  Plainfield ,  leaving  four  little  children  all  b.  in  that  town.     About 

the  year  1838  Mrs.  Morgan,  with  her  children,  came  to  Cornish  and 
lived  several  years  in  the  Dr.  Roswell  Leavitt  house,  which  her  brother, 
Siloam  Spaulding,  afterwards  owned  and  occupied  near  the  Flat.  The 
children  were: 

i.        Susan  H.,  b.   Feb.   18,   1828;  m.   in   1855,   Horace  J.   Kingsbury. 

She  d.   Dec.  30,   1894. 
ii.       Ellen  M.,  b.  Nov.  19,  1829.     Never  m.     She.  d.  June  23,  1898. 
Was  found  dead  in  a  field  near  her  home. 
2.  iii.      Dana  N.,  b.  Oct.  23,   1831. 

iv.  Farnum  J.,  b.  April  10,  1833.  Never  m.  He  returned  to  Plain- 
field  and  spent  his  life  on  the  homestead  of  his  grandfather, 
Jesse  Spaulding.     He  d.  Dec.  24,  1880. 

2.  Dana  N.^  Morgan  {Nalhanieb)  was  b.  Oct.  23,  1831;  m.  Sept.  14,  1853, 

JuUa  A.  Wood  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Ariel  K.  and  Emeline  (Day)  Wood, 
b.  Jan.  29,  1833,  d.  Dec.  4,  1888.  Has  spent  the  larger  part  of  his 
life  in  this  town  and  Windsor.  A  dealer  in  lumber.  lias  served  on 
the  board  of  selectmen.  Still  living  (19U5j  but  retired  from  business 
on  account  of  ill  health.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       Nellie  E.,  b.  Jan.  24,  1856;  m.  June  12,  1879,  Charles  B.  Deming 

of  Cornish.     One  child:     (See  Deming.)     She  d.  May  16,  1880. 
ii.       Lucy  L.,  b.  Oct.  4,  1859.     Never  m.     She  d.  Feb.  22,  1889. 
iii       Delia  S.,  b.  May  6,  1864;  m.  Sept.  22,  1883,  Ralph  L.  Morgan. 

Two  children.     Live  in  Plainfield. 
iv.     Emma  D.,  b.  July  21,  1865;  m.  June  17,  1897,  Sherman  M.  Stone. 

Two  children.     Live  in  Brome,   Que. 
V.       Luette  J.,  b.  Sept.  12,  1867;  m.  Aug.  25,  1904,  George  A.  Weston. 

Res.  in  Bellows  Falls,  Vt. 
vi.      C.\rrie  a.,  b.  April  27,  1869;  m.  Sept.  20,  1899,  Leverett  Stone. 

Two  children.     She  d.  Jan.  25,  1903. 


GENEALOGIES.  273 

MORSE. 

John  Morse  came  to  Cornish  from  Walpole,  Mass.,  where  he  was  b.  Nov.  11, 
1752.  His  name  first  appears  as  a  "private  on  the  pay-roll  of  Col.  Jona- 
than Chase's  Regt.  of  Militia  wliich  marched  from  Cornish,  Sept.,  1777, 
to  join  the  Continental  Army  under  General  Gates,  near  Saratoga." 
He  m.  first,  June  4,  1779,  Abigail  Chase  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Dea. 
Dudley  and  Alice  (Corbett)  Chase,  b.  Nov.  9,  1759;  d.  July  17,  1792, 
aged  32;  m.  second,  March  2,  1793,  Anna  Putnam  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
Daniel  and  Anna  (Chase)  Putnam,  b.  Nov.  8,  1764;  d.  Feb.  16,  1852, 
aged  87.  He  d.  April  22,  1822,  aged  70.  Children  by  Abigail,  all  b. 
in  Cornish: 

i.        Clarissa,  b.  Nov.  1,  1779;  d.  Oct.  5,  1800,  aged  21. 

ii.       Prudentia,  b.  Feb.  13,  1782;  m. ,  Wilham  Poole,  and  lived  in 

Randolph,  Vt.  One  child,  a  dau.,  Willimine,  who  m.  Mr. 
Punchard,  editor  of  the  Boston  Evening  Traveller.  Prudentia 
d.  Jan.  31,  1853,  aged  71. 

iii.  AscENATH,  b.  Jan.  7,  1784;  m.  Oct.  6,  1812,  Gen.  Martin  Flint  of 
Randolph,  Vt.,  where  they  res.  She  had  seven  children;  d. 
March  13,  1874,  aged  90. 

iv.  Aphia,  b.  April  6,  1786;  m.  Jan.  17,  1810,  Thomas  Haile  PettingUl. 
They  Uved  in  SaUsbury,  where  she  d.  Nov.  10,  1859.  Had  five 
children. 

v.       John  Milton,  b.  Aug.  11,  1787;    m.  first,  ,   Fanny  Winters. 

She  d.  Feb.  22,  1833,  aged  23,  leaving  three  cliildren  who  all  d. 
young;  m.  second,  — — ,  Clarissa  Fairchild,  b.  in  1798;  d.  Aug. 
18,  1837,  aged  39.  By  her  he  had  five  children.  Res.  in  Bur- 
lington, Vt.,  where  he  d.  Sept.  7,  1851,  aged  64. 

vi.      Federal,  b.  March  2,  1788;  d.  March  13,  1793. 

vii.     Intrepid,  b.  March  21,  1791.     Fitted  for  the  ministry  and  settled 

in  Steubenville,  Ohio,  where  he  was  rector  over  a  Protestant 

Episcopal  parish  forty  years.      Was  twice  married;    m.  first, 

the  wid  of  a  Moravian  missionary;  m.  second,  Mrs.   Rebecca 

(Wells)  Chase,  wid.  of  Pliilander  Chase  of  Illinois.     No  children. 

viii.   Ebenezer,  b.  July  17,  1792;   d.  Jan.  30,  1793. 

Children  by  Anna  Putnam,  also  b.  in  Cornish: 

ix.      Abigail  Helena,  b.  Feb.  12,  1794.     She  always  lived  in  Cornish. 

Never  m.;  d.  May  12,  1858,  aged  64. 
X.       Daniel  Putman,  b.  July  23,  1896;   d.  Aug.  13,  1803. 
xi.      Orex,  b.  Sept.  9,  1799;   d.  Aug.  15,  1803. 

Luther  and  Eunice  (Smith)  Morse  came  from  Grantham  soon  after  the 
beginning  of  the  19th  century  and  lived  here  many  years.  As  there  is 
no  record  of  their  death  in  town,  it  may  be  inferred  they  died  with  some 
of  their  children  living  outside  of  the  town.     Their  children  were: 

i.        Betsey,  b.  June  21,  1797;  m.  March  24,  1813,  Abel  Jackson  of  Cor- 
nish.    She  had  no  cluldren;   d.  Feb.  19,  1841. 
19-u 


274  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

ii.       Patience,  b.  Aug.  21,  1799;    in.  — ,  John  White  of  Cornish  (his 

second   wife).     Six   children.     (See  White.)      She  d.   Nov.   3, 

1865.     (The  town  records  show  that  she  had  a  child  by  William 

R.  Kimball,  b.  July  22,  1823,  who  roceivod  his  father's  name; 

became  a  prominent  business  man  in  trade  in   Claremont;    d. 

there  June  25,  1898.) 
iii.      Abigail  O.,  b.  March  26,  1802;   m. ,  1833,   Ahial  Westgate  of 

Cornish.     P'our  children.      (See  Westgate.)     She  d.   Sept.    13, 

1878,  in  Springfield,  \'t. 
iv.      Joanna,  b.  March  2,  1806;    m.  ,  William  Iluggins  of  Cornish. 

Five  children.     (See  Huggins.)     She  d.  .     Mr.  Huggins  d. 

Nov.  19,  1855.    They  lost  a  son  (Samuel  L.),  who  d.  in  Cornish, 

July  13,  1842. 
v.       Daniel,  b.  April  16,  1808.     Went  to  sea  and  d.  there. 

MURRAY. 

Alexander  Murray,  eldest  son  of  Col.  Jolm  Murraj^,  was  b.  in  1741,  in 


He  m. ,  Eleanor  Sloan,  dau.  of  William  and  Elizabeth  (Hamilton) 

Sloan,  b.  in  1741.  They  lived  in  Rutland,  Mass.  Mr.  Murray  enlisted 
in  the  War  of  the  Revolution  in  May,  1782,  and  served  till  the  end  of 
the  War,  in  1783.  About  1816,  he  came  and  settled  in  Cornish. 
Apphed  for  a  pension  in  May,  1818,  and  his  claim  was  allowed,  and  he 
was  pensioned  from  March  17,  1786,  for  the  loss  of  three  fingers  on  his 
left  hand.  He  d.  March  26,  1826.  It  is  supposed  that  he  and  his  wife 
both  died  and  were  buried  in  town,  but  no  n^cord  or  marked  grave  shows 
the  fact.     Children,  supposed  b.  in  Rutland,  Mass.: 

i.        John,  b. ;  m.  in  July,  1790,  Lavina  Morse. 

ii.       Samuel,  b. ;   m.  in  April,  1798,  Sarah  Brown. 

iii.      Elizabeth,  b.  ;  m.  Jan.  29,  1804,  Isaac  Wheeler. 

iv.      Reuben,  b. ;  lived  with  his  parents;  it  is  not  known  that  he  m. 

Town  record  says  a  Mr.  Murray  m.  Jan  4,  1820,  Abigail  Young. 

It  might  have  been  Reuben  Murray. 
v.      A  dau.  b. .     She  went  to  Maine  and  m.  there. 

NELSON. 

Curtis  S.  Nelson,  Levi  S.  Nelson  and  John  Nelson,  brothers,  came  from 
\\'oodstock,  Vt.,  in  the  spring  of  1889.  Curtis  S.  settled  on  the  Horace 
Deming  place  and  Levi  S.,  a  few  years  in  School  Div.  8,  finally  settled  on 
the  Moses  Walker  farm  on  Dinglcton  Hill.  John  Nelson,  a  laborer,  without 
family,  lived  in  several  places.    These  were  sons  of  Richard  and  Eunice  Nelson. 

1.     Curtis  S.  Nelson  was  b.  July  17,  1850,  in  ;    m.  Oct.  13,  1876, 

Mary  A.  Metcalf  of  Woodstock,  Vt.,   b.    Dec.  2,  1857.     Children,  the 
first  five  b.  in  Woodstock  and  the  rest  in  Cornish: 

i.        Ellen  M.,  b.  Jan.  16,  1878;   m.  Herbert  I.  Leslie.     Six  children. 
ii.       Alice  J.,  b.  Feb.  16,  1880;   m.  Murray  Lezotte;   live  in  Claremont. 


GENEALOGIES.  275 

iii.  Emma  L.,  b.  July  27,  1882;  m.  William  Leonard.     Live  in  Wendell, 

Mass. 

iv.  Eva  L.,  b.  April  5,  1885. 

V.  Nettie  M.,  b.  Sept.  10,  1887. 

vi.  Nellie  M.,  b.  March  18,  1890. 

vii.  Robert  H.,  b.  Aug.  16,  1892. 

viii.  Hattie  E.,  b.  Feb.  9,  1895. 

ix.  Guy  P.,  b.  Jan.  29,  1897. 

X.  Oscar  H.,  b.  Feb.  25,  1900. 

2.  Levi  S.  Nelson,  brother  of  Curtis  S.,  was  b.  Feb.  24,  1856,  in  Plainfield; 
m.  in  1878,  Sarah  A.  Atwood,  of  Bridgewater,  Vt.,  dau.  of  WiUiam  D. 
and  Harriet  A.  (Fairbanks)  Atwood.  Children,  the  first  six  b.  in 
Bridgewater,  Vt.,  the  rest  in  Cornish: 

i.  Willie  S.,  b.  in  1879;  m.  in  1907,  Levnia  Picknell. 

ii.  LuELLA  S.,  b.  in  1880;   d.  in  1885,  in  Bridgewater,  Vt. 

iii.  Lewis  A.,  b.  in  1882;   m.  in  1910,  in  Greenfield,  Mass. 

iv.  Eugene  C,  b.  in  1885;  m.  in  1910,  Carrie  Watkins. 

v.  Mabel  B.,  b.  in  1887;  m.  in  1905,  H.  J.  Jennison,  in  Walpole. 

vi.  Bertie  E.,  b.  in  1889. 

vii.  Harry  J.,  b.  in  1894. 

viii.  Harriet  E.,  b.  in  1897. 

NEVENS. 

Lieut.  Robert  Nevens,  b.  in  Nottingham,  was  m.  and  res.  in  Pelham.  He 
served  in  the  W^ar  of  the  Revolution,  but  afterwards  rem.  to  and  d.  in  Cor- 
nish.    His  wife  was  Elizabeth  Hodge. 

1.  David  Nevens,  their  son,  was  b.  Feb.  10,  1768,  in  Pelham,  where  he  res. 
till  1796,  when,  with  his  wife  and  three  small  children,  he  came  to  Cor- 
nish and  spent  the  rest  of  his  hfe.  He  had  m.  Sept.  9,  1791,  Betsey- 
Pollard,  dau.  of  Cummings  Pollard,  b.  Sept.  16,  1772;  d.  Nov.  3,  1859. 
He  d.  July  12,  1813.  Children,  Ihe  first  three  b.  in  Pelham,  the  rest 
in  Cornish: 

2.  i.        Samuel  P.,  b.  June  7.  1792. 

iii.  David,  Jr.,  b.  Aug.  15,  1793;  d.  Dec.  14,  1813,  in  French  Mills,  N.  Y. 
Soldier  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  d.  in  service. 

iii.  AsHER,  b.  June  19,  1795;  d.  April  16,  1813,  in  Batavia,  N.  Y.  Sol- 
dier in  War  of  1812,  and  d.  in  service. 

iv.      Lydia,  twin,  b.  Jan.  31,  1797;  d.  Aug.  17,  1816,  in  Cornish. 

V.       Betsey,  twin,  b.  Jan.  31,  1797;  d.  May  17,  1814,  in  Cornish. 

3.  vi.      Alfred,  b.  Feb.  17,  1799. 

vu.    JuLiANNA,  b.  Nov.  23,  1800;  d.  Aug.  21,  1817. 

viii.   Ursula,  b.  Sept.  21,  1802;  m.  Oct.  23,  1828,  Taylor  Oilman  Chase 

of  Cornish.     She  d.  Nov.  19,  1829.     No  issue. 
ix.      Irena,  b.  July  10,  1804;  m.  Sept.  14,  1830,  Enoch  Huggins  of  Cor- 


4. 

X. 

xi. 

xii. 

5. 

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276  llLSroRV    UF   CORNLSil. 

nish.     Rem.  to  Vermont,  afterwards  to  Peoria,  111.,  where  she 

d.  Oct.  25,  1860. 
John  Langdon,  b.  April  14,  ISOG. 
Sybil  P.,  b.  Feb.  14,  1808;   m.  Oct.  1,  1835,  Joseph  B.  Comings  of 

Corni.sh.     Five  children.      (Sec    Comings.)      She   d.   May    11, 

1887. 
Benj.\min  F.,  b.  Jan.  22,  1810;  d.  Sept.  8,  1835,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
Asa,  b.  June  19,  1812. 

2.  Samuel  P.'  Nevens  (Darid-,  Rohcrl^)  b.  .luiic  7,   1792;    m.  in  Cornish 

Dec.  25,  1817,  Mehitablc  \\'liiting  of  Clarcinoiil .  It  soom.s  they  lived 
in  Cornish  a  few  years,  then  rem.  to  Claremont  and  from  thence  to 
Cabot,  \'t.,  where  they  permanently  located.  Children,  both  b.  in 
Cornish : 

i.        Betsey  Maria,  b.  May  2,  1820;  d.  Sept.  4,  1822. 

ii.       David,  b.  April  30,  1822. 

ill.     Betsey  Ann,  b.  Sept.  24,  1823. 

3.  Alfreds  Nevens  {Dovifb,  RobcrlA)  h.  Feb.  17,  1799;  m.  Jan.  27,.  1830, 

Susan  Milliard  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Amos  Avery  and  Sarah  (Huggins) 
Hilliard,  b.  Jan.  16,  1805;  d.  April  4,  1888.  A  carpenter  and  farmer. 
He  d.  Nov.  3,  1857.     Two  children,  both  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        An  infant,  b.  and  d.  Dec,  1833. 

ii.       Jane  Ursula,  b.  1835;  d.  umn.  Sept.  22,  1859. 

4.  John  Langdons  Nevens  {David^,  Robert^)  b.  April  10,  ISOG;  m.  Oct.  30, 

1838,  Clarissa  Stockwell  of  Croydon,  b.  Sept.  23,  1814,  dau.  of  Giles 
Stockwell.  Res.  a  few  years  in  Cornish  and  kept  the  hotel  on  Corni-sh 
Flat,  then  rem.  to  Bradford  and  Concord,  and  afterwards  to  Corinth, 
N.  Y.     Children: 

i.  William  Henry,  b.  Dec.  8,  1839,  in  Cornish;  m.  Dec.  23,  1880, 
Jessie  Hunter,  b.  April  8,  1843.  Two  children.  They  res.  in 
Winnebago,  111. 

ii.       Cynthia  P.,  b.  May  26,  1841,  in  Cornish. 

iii.  Charles,  b.  Aug.  24,  1843,  in  Bradford.  He  enlisted  from  Cornish 
in  the  Civil  War  and  d.  in  the  service  July  30,  1863. 

iv.      Frank,  b.  Marcii  3,  1848,  in  Concord. 

V.       Ida  E.,  b.  Dec.  10,  1855,  in  Corinth,  N.  Y.;  d.  Oct.  22,  1889. 

5.  AsA3  NeVens  {Davids,  Robert^)  h.  June  19,  1812;  m.  Sept.  11,  1838,  Lucy 

ParncU  of  Weathersfield,  Vt.,  dau.  of  Benj.  and  Mary  (Sartwell)  Par- 
nell,  b.  Dec.  13,  1815,  and  d.  April  6,  1897.  He  d.  March  30,  1895. 
Was  a  farmer  and  an  exemplary  citizen.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

6.  i.        Franklin  D.,  b.  July  19,  1839. 

ii.       Cummings  p.,  b.  Aug.  28,  1841;  d.  Oct.  16,  1859. 

7.  iii.      Charles  D.,  b.  Sept.  7,  1849. 


GENEALOGIES.  277 

8.  Franklin  Dj  Nevens  (Asa>,  David'-,  Robert^)  was  b.  July  19,  1839.  In 
tho  fall  of  1S61,  he  enlisted  in  the  Civil  War,  but  was  soon  after  honor- 
ably discharged  by  reason  of  disability.  He  was  a  dea.  and  honored 
member  of  the  Baptist  Chtirch;  m.  March  23,  1862,  Abbie  C.  Harlow 
of  Cornish,  dau.  of  William  Clifford  and  Mary  (Hall)  Harlow,  b.  Feb. 
25,  1842.  He  d.  May  9,  1871,  lea\ang  one  child.  His  wid.  afte-rwards 
m.  Bradley  L.  Frye  with  res.  in  Chester,  Vt.     Child  by  F.  D.  Nevens: 

i.  Emily  E.,  b.  in  Cornish  Sept.  29,  1865;  m.  Jan.  21,  1885,  Frank  B. 
Clark.  One  child,  b.  March  1,  1900.  Live  in  Chester,  Vt. 
(1910). 

7.  Charles  D.^  Nevens  {Asa^,  David^,  Robert^)  was  b.  Sept.  7,  1849;  m. 
May  1,  1878,  Delia  R.  Bryant  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  George  W.  and  Lydia 
L.  (Shaw)  Bryant,  b.  Nov.  25,  1859.     Children,  both  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Grace  M.,  b.  May  29,  1879. 

ii.  Lena  C,  b.  Feb.  8,  1881;  m.  June  24,  1908,  Harry  L.  Streeter  of 
Charlestown. 

NEWELL. 

Jacob  Newell,  b.  in  Jaffrey  Nov.,  1794.  Served  in  the  War  of  1812  and  was 
stationed  at  Ticonderoga,  N.  Y.;  m.  Dec.  27,  1815,  Julia  Robigne  Com- 
ings of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Mary  (Cooper)  Comings,  b.  April 
12,  1799,  d.  May  2,  1858,  in  Lyme.  He  was  a  mechanic;  d.  Aug. 
16,  1869,  in  Cornish.  Several  of  the  dates  in  this  record  are  at  variance 
with  other  authorities.     Children: 

i.        Mary  Jane,  b.  May,  1824;  d.  Nov.  27,  1856. 

ii.  Benjamin  Comings,  b.  July  15,  1827.  Res.  several  years  in  Cornish 
and  then  rem.  to  Lyme,  where  he  spent  the  rest  of  his  life,  dying 
April  17,  1902.     Thrice  m.     Three  children,  all  d.  young. 

iii.      Harriet  Atwood,  b.  Dec.  6,  1830;  d.  March  5,  1897. 

iv.  Julia  Robigne,  b.  July,  1832;  m.  in  1856,  John  Mabbs.  Two  children. 
She  d.  May  25,  1864. 

V.  Sarah  Stanley,  b.  March  7,  1834;  m.  June  13,  1860,  Edward 
Newell  Wyman  of  Cornish,  who  d.  on  the  Flat  March  20,  1882. 
Two  children.  (See  Wyman.)  After  his  husband's  death, 
she  left  Cornish  and  res.  in  Waterbury,  Conn.  She  d.  June  27, 
1911,  in  Newport,  R.  I. 

vi.  Luther  Bingham,  b.  May  8,  1837;  m.  April  12,  1862,  Addie  M. 
Packard.  Three  children,  all  d.  young.  Enlisted  April,  1861, 
in  Co.  I,  1st  Regt.  Vt.  Vols.,  at  Fortress  Monroe.  Discharged 
June  16,  1865.     Res.  (1903),  Hanover. 

vii.  Joseph  Smith,  b.  Nov.  12,  1844.  Lived  in  Cornish  several  years. 
Enlisted  Nov.,  1862,  in  Co.  A,  16th  N.  H.  Vols.  Was  stationed 
in  the  Gulf  Department  in  La.  nine  mos.  Discharged  Aug., 
1863,  in  Concord.  Rem.  to  Thomaston,  Conn.,  in  1867,  where 
he  has  since  res. 


278  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

NEWTON. 

The  Newtons  that  have  Uved  in  Cornish  came  from  Grantham.  Rufus  and 
Laura  W.  Newton  Uved  at  the  extreme  point  of  settlement  on  the  west- 
ern side  of  Grantham  mountain.  They  spent  their  hvcs  there.  Had 
six  children.     Two  of  these  became  citizens  of  Cornish: 

2.  i.       Charles  G.,  b.  Jan.  18,  1846. 

ii.  Eva  L.,  b.  Feb.  22,  1854;  m.  first,  March  15,  1881,  Harrison  LesUe 
of  Cornish,  who  d.  Oct.  26,  1887.  No  issue;  m.  second,  Nov. 
17,  1887,  Worth  C.  Jordan,  of  Cornish.  One  child:  Ada,  b. 
Dec.  7,  1890.     Eva  L.  d.  June  10,  1903. 

2.  Charles  G.^  Newton  (Rufus^)  was  b.  Jan.  18,  1846;  m.  Sept.  10,  1875, 
Sarali  L.  Nichols,  b.  March  10,  1846.  They  came  to  Cornish,  in  the 
faU  of  1893,  and  settled  on  the  Richard  Coburn  farm,  a  mile  northeast 
of  the  Flat.     Children,  all  b.  before  coming  to  town: 

i.  Grace  May,  b.  April  10,  1879;  m.  Dec.  23,  1906,  William  H.  Pardy 
of  Cornish.  One  child  (1908),  a  son,  Newton  Francis  Pardy, 
b.  Sept.  17,  1907, 

ii.       Atherton  a.,  b.  Jan.  4,  1882;  d.  Jan.  23,  1883. 

iii.     Rupert  Leroy,  b.  Feb.  20,  1884;  d.  Feb.  4,  1899. 

Luther  Newton  came  from  Grantham  about  1843,  lived  many  years  at 

the  Flat.     He  had  previously  m. ,  who  d.  Sept.  4,  1844,  leaving  several 

children;  m.  second,  Mrs.  Susan  (Bugbee)  Miller.  She  d.  June  1,  1849. 
(Another  record  says  May  22,  1849.)  She  left  no  children;  m.  third,  June  28, 
1850,  Mary  Tasker,  dau.  of  Benj.  F.  and  Sarah  (Farrington)  Tasker.  One 
child,  Edith,  b.  Aug.  14,  1860,  adopted  by  Stilman  Coburn,  and  name  changed 
to  Coburn.  The  mother  d.  at  the  birth  of  this  child.  Mr.  Newton  soon  after 
left  town. 

NORRIS. 

Philo  Norris  was  b.  Oct.  10,  1804,  in  Surry.  He  was  the  son  of  Elijah  and 
Anna  (Kendrick)  Norris.  Came  in  early  life  to  Plainfield;  m.  Aug.  17, 
1828,  Angeline  Stone  of  Plainfield,  dau.  of  Capt.  David  and  Ruth  (Ken- 
yon)  Stone,  b.  Dec.  9,  1802,  d.  Sept.  27,  1885.  He  d.  July  8,  1888.  They 
lived  in  Cornish  several  years,  and  for  some  years  had  charge  of  the  alms- 
house before  the  county  assumed  the  care  of  its  inmates.  Their  last 
years  were  spent  with  their  son-in-law,  Henry  A.  Weld  in  Cornish. 
Children,  b.  in  Plainfield: 

i.  Eliza  Ann,  b.  Sept.  6,  1829;  m.  April  15,  1852,  Henry  A.  Weld  of 
Cornish.     Three  children.     (See  Weld.)     She  d.  Jan.  3,  1907. 

ii.  Emily  Elizabeth,  b.  March  28,  1835;  m.  May  26,  1859,  Stephen  A. 
Tracy  of  Cornish.     No  children.     She  d.  June  19,  1862. 

NORTON. 

James  and  Hannah  Norton  were  res.  of  the  town,  a  few  years  at  the  opening 
of  the  last  century.     Aside  from  the  town  records,  and  a  single  tablet 


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in  the  cemetery,  we  have  nothing  else  remaining  of  the  family.     Mr. 
Norton  d.  in  town  Aug.  30,  1830,  aged  G3.       Children: 

i.  James,  Jr.,  b.  Nov.  2,  1789. 

ii.  Hannah,  b.  Aug.  27,  1792. 

iii.  Betsey,  b.  Nov.  15,  1798. 

iv.  Meribah,  b.  April  29,  1801. 

v.  William,  b.  Feb.  10,  1805. 

NUTTER. 

Thomas  I.  and  Margaret  Nutter,  his  wife,  lived  in  town  during  the  closing 
years  of  the  18th  century,  and,  at  least  the  first  decade  of  the  follow- 
ing one.  After  this  the  family  evidently  left  town,  leaving  three  of 
their  children  buried  in  town.  In  1790,  the  family  consisted  of  only 
himself  and  wife.     Children: 

i.  Alice,  b.  Dec.  23,  1790. 

ii.  Heber,  b.  Sept.  2,  1793. 

iii.  John,  b.  Nov.  5,  1795. 

iv.  Thomas  I.,  Jr.,  b.  June,  1800;  d.  Nov.  27,  1800. 

v.  Prudence,  b.  1801 ;  d.  March  16,  1808. 

vi.  Margaret,  b.  1802;  d.  Nov.  3,  1838. 

vii.  Lyman  Sewell,  b.  July  12,  1806. 

PAGE. 

Joshua  and  Marjorie  Page  were  early  residents  of  the  town.  At  the  time 
of  the  first  census  in  1790,  his  family  consisted  of  himself  and  wife,  three 
boys  and  four  girls.  They  must  have  left  town  soon  after  as  there  are 
scarcely  no  town  or  cemetery  records  of  them  to  be  found.  Their 
children,  as  per  record  of  births,  are  as  follows : 

i.  Sandarous,  b.  Sept.  15,  1775. 

ii.  Phebe,  b.  May  8,  1777;  d.  young. 

iii.  Samuel  Kennedy,  b.  April  22,  1779;  d.  young. 

iv.  Phebe,  2d,  twin,  b.  Feb.  8,  1781. 

V.  Samuel  K.,  2d,  twin,  b.  Feb.  8,  1781. 

vi.  Betsey,  b.  Feb.  4,  1783. 

vii.  Sally,  b.  April  17,  1785;  m.  Jan.  2,  1810,  Asa  Coburn. 

viii.  Joshua,  b.  Feb.  9,  1787. 

ix.  Billy,  b.  March  2,  1789. 

X.  Polly,  b.  April  10,  1793. 

».  Mercy,  b.  March  4,  1795. 

PAGET. 

John  Low  Paget,  the  son  of  John  P.  and  Agnes  (Low)  Paget,  was  b.  in  Scot- 
land July,  1821.  He  learned  the  stone-cutters'  trade  in  Glasgow,  and 
came  from  Strathaven  to  America,  in  1841.  Soon  after  arriving  he 
engaged  in  the  construction  of  the  Sullivan  Railroad,  which    passes 


280  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

through  a  section  of  Cornish.  Soon  aftor  its  completion,  he  settled  as 
a  farmer  in  town,  on  the  Nathaniel  lluggins  farm,  where  he  spent  the 
rest  of  his  life.  He  m.  Jan.  1,  1850,  Josephine  Mercy  Root  of  Cor- 
nish, only  dau.  of  Phinehas  and  Elsie  Kenyon  Root,  b.  April  IG,  1813, 
and  d.  March  28,  1904,  aged  90  years,  11  months,  12  days.  He  d.  Aug. 
31,  1878.     Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.        Alice  Josephine,  b.  Oct.  30,  1850;  d.  Aug.  24,  1863. 

ii.       John  Elwood,  b.  June  28,  1852;  d.  Aug.  19,  1863. 

iii.      William  Deming,  b.  July  10,  1854.     Remains  on  the  homestead. 

Unm.  in  1909. 
iv.      Eliza  Agnes,  b.  Nov.  6,  1855.     Living  with  her  brother;  unm.  1909. 

PAINE. 

Capt.  Samtjel  Paine  was  the  son  of  Noah  and  Mehitable  (Stone)  Paine  of 
Woodstock,  Conn.  He  was  b.  May  11,  1744.  Came  to  town  soon  after 
its  settlement;  m.  Sept.  6,  1773,  Lucy  Hall,  dau.  of  Rev.  David  Hall, 
b.  in  Sutton,  Mass.,  March  19,  1749,  and  d.  Dec.  2,  1817. 

"Life  makes  the  soul  dependent  on  the  dust, 
Death  gives  her  wings  to  mount  above  the  ypheres." 

(Inscription  on  her  tombstone.) 

He  d.  Dec.  13,  1834.     They  were  both  buried  in  Cornish.     Children, 
all  said  to  have  been  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Lucy,  b.  April  4,  1776. 

2.  ii.  Samuel,  Jr.,  b.  Feb.  21,  1778. 

iii.  Prescott,  b.  Feb.  21,  1780;  d.  March  27,  1818. 

iv.  Joseph,  b.  July  16,  1784. 

V.  Elizabeth,  b.  June  5,  1786;  d.  Aug.  5,  1856. 

vi.  John  Bulkley,  b.  Aug.,  1788.     Was  drowned  in  the  Connecticut 

river  June  3,  1801.     (See  Casualties.) 

vii.  Thomas  S.,  b.  Sept.  4,  1790;  d.  Feb.  11,  1791. 

2.  Samuels  Paine  (Sanmeh)  h.  Feb.  21,  1778;  m.  in  1803,  Pamelia  Chase,, 
dau.  of  Gen.  Jonathan  and  Sarah  (Hall)  Chase,  his  cousin,  b.  Nov.  8, 
1780;  d.  June  14,  1855.     Children  (.supposed),  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       Emily  S.,  b.  Feb.  22,  1805;  d.  Oct.  5,  1826. 

ii.       Albert  B.,  b.  Sept.  18,  1807;  m.  May  19,  1831,  Maria  L.  H.  Paine, 

b.  Se])t.  6,  1807;  d.  Nov.  16,  1853.     Five  children.     He  again  m. 

July  10,  1856,  Mrs.  Abigail  Dodg(>. 
iii.      Horace  IL,  b.  June  14,  1810;  m.  Jan.  17,  1833,  Laura  Cummings. 

Three  children, 
iv.      Samuel  Chase,  1st.,  b.  1812,  and  d.  t  he  same  year. 
V.       Laura  P.,  b.  July  18,  1814;  m.  May  17,  1841,  Andrew  J.  Murray. 

Two  children, 
vi.      Samuel  Chase,  2d,  b.   March   1,    1817;  m.  Dec.  8,   1842,  Betsey 
Burnham.     Three  children. 


GENEALOGIES.  281 

vii.     Charles  S.,  b.  Nov.  30,  ISl'J;  m.  first,  Nov.  5,  1850,  Eliza  Lincoln 
who  d.  Feb.  5,  1854.     She  had  one  child:   Willie  L.;  m.  second, 
March  20,  1855,  Abigail  Fulsom.     Two  children, 
viii.    George  S.,  b.  Feb.  15,  1822;  m.  June  28,  1849,  Emily  I.  Smith. 

One  child:  Arthur,  b.  June,  1854. 
ix.      Francis  B.,  b.  July  17,  1824;  m.  May  30,  1850,  Mary  C.  Smith. 
Two  children. 
(It  is  not  known  that  the  Paine  families  have  any  descendants  in 
town  at  this  date,  1904.) 

PALMER. 

Rev.  Charles  Myron  Palmer,  son  of  Asa  and  Pamelia  (Rugg)  Palmer, 
was  b.  Jan.  16,  1837,  in  Orford.  Grad.  Kimball  L'nion  Academy,  class  1858; 
Dartmouth  College,  class  1862;  Andover  Theological  Institute,  class  1867. 
Was  ord.  at  HarrisvUle,  Dec.  8,  1868.  Was  pastor  of  the  Cong.  Church  in 
Cornish,  1871-73,  Meriden,  1873-81,  also  over  churches  in  Saratoga,  Cal., 
Westminster,  Mass.,  Sharon,  Vt.,  and  Stoddard,  where  he  d.  Sept.  4,  1899. 
For  many  years  he  was  president  of  the  Alumni  Association  of  Kimball  Union 
Academy.  He  m.  Aug.  26,  1868,  Marion  Woods  Powers  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
Obed  and  Cynthia  (Comings)  Powers,  b.  Dec.  3,  1838,  a  graduate  from  and 
teacher  in  Kimball  LTnion  Academy,  1863-64.     No  children. 

PARDY. 

John  Pardy,  b.  Dec.  7,  1828,  in  Plattsburg,  N.  Y.;  m.  June  8,  1850,  Phebe 
Havens,  b.  Aug.  20,  1832.  They  had  a  family  of  eleven  children,  all 
b.  in  Plattsburg.  Of  this  number,  four  rem.  to,  and  become  res.  of 
Cornish  and  vicinity.     In  order  of  their  birth,  these  are: 

2.  i.        Constant,  b.  May  5,  1851. 

3.  iv.      Francis,  b.  March  10,  1855. 

V.  Thankful,  b.  Sept.  27,  1856;  m.  Feb.  6,  1882,  Frank  A.  Fifield  of 
Cornish.     One  child:    Ernest  Leon.     (See  Fifield.) 

viii.    Mary  Elizabeth,  b.  April  28,  1862;  m.  ,  John  B.  Moore  of 

Plainfield.     One  child:  Bessie,  b. ;  m. Merrihew. 

2.  CoNSTANT2  Pardy  (John^)  son  of  John  and  Phebe  (Havens)  Pardy,  was 
b.  in  Plattsburg,  N.  Y.,  May  5,  1851 ;  m.  Feb.  11,  1873,  Elva  A.  Hubbard, 
dau.  of  Moses  and  Thankful  (Havens)  Hubbard,  b.  May  17,   1857. 

They  came  to  Cornish  in  ,  bringing  several  children  with  them. 

Children,  all  b.  in  Plattsburg: 

4.  i.        FREDC.,b.  Dec.  11,  1873. 

ii.       Elmer  W.,  b.  Sept.  8,  1875;  m.  Sept.  7,  1904. 

iii.      Grace  B.,  b.  March  29,  1880.     Fitted  for  trained  nurse.     She  m. 

Sept.  7,  1904,  Harry  B.  Harris  of  Windsor,  Vt. 
iv.      Allie  a.,  b.  Oct.  30,  1882. 
v.       Ethel  H.,  b.  Aug.  27,  1885;  m.  Oct.  24, 1906. 
vi.      Gilbert  H.,  b.  July  29,  1896. 


282  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

3.  Francisj  Pardy  (Jofin^)  brothor  of  Constant,  was  b.  in  Plattsburg,  N.  Y., 

March  10,  1855;  m.  Dec.  25,  1880,  Nellie  Emery,  dau.  of  Peter  and  Eliza 
(Cross)  Emery,  b.  March  25,  1857.     Children: 

i.        LiLLiE  C,  b.  May  23,  1881,  in  Lebanon.     She  d.  June  17,  1900. 

ii.       Ida  F.,  twin,  b.  May  12,  1883,  in  Plainfield;  m.  April,  1907. 

iii.      Ina  a.,  twin,  b.  May  12,  1883;  m.  Sept.  18,  1907. 

iv.  William  H.,  b.  July  7,  1886,  in  Plainfield;  m.  Dec.  23,  1906,  Grace 
May  Newton  of  Cornish,  b.  April  10,  1879.  Children:  1.  New- 
ton Francis,  b.  Sept.  17,  1907.     2.  Raymond  W.,  b.  May  8. 1909. 

V.       Florence  M.,  b.  Feb.,  1888,  in  Plainfield;  d.  March,  1888. 

vi.      Blanche  A.,  b.  April  3,  1890,  in  Cornish. 

vii.    Florence  M.,  2d,  b.  Oct.,  1891,  in  Cornish. 

viii.    Leonard  H.,  b.  Sept.  14,  1895,  in  Corni.sh. 

ix.      Ralph  E.,  b.  March  3,  1901,  in  Cornish. 

X.       Cora  E.,  b.  June  28,  1904,  in  Cornish. 

4.  Fred  C.«  Pardy  (Constant^,  John^)  was  b.  Dec.  11,  1873,  in  Plattsburg. 

Came  with  his  father  to  N.  H.;  m.  Nov.  29,  1899,  Ethel  A.  Buckman, 
dau.  of  RoUin  R.  and  Lillie  (Chase)  Buckman.  Settled  in  town  upon 
the  Plaistridge  farm.  Active  and  successful.  A  member  of  school 
board  three  years.     One  child  (1908),  Earl  F.,  b.  Aug.  18,  1900. 

PARKER. 

John  B.  Parker  was  b.  in  1819.  Came  to  Cornish  about  1844  (?)  where 
he  lived  several  years.  Had  a  fine  musical  talent  and  spent  much  of 
his  time  teaching  both  vocal  and  instrumental  music.  He  m.  first,  in 
1846,  Marcia  Ann  Johnson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Ruhama 
(Luey)  Johnson,  b.  in  1825,  and  d.  July  16,  1848;  m.  second,  June  27, 
1849,  Ellen  E.  Johnson,  a  sister  of  his  former  wife,  b.  in  1832,  and  d. 
March  24,  1878,  in  Washington,  D.  C.  Both  of  these  wives  were  buried 
in  Windsor,  Vt.  In  — — ,  he  left  town  and  soon  after  went  to  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.,  where  he  was  in  the  employ  of  the  government  nearly 
thirty  years  in  the  Treasury  Dept.,  Bureau  of  Statistics  and  Naviga- 
tion.    While  living  here,  he  m.  third, ,  Lizzie  Wilson  of  Washington. 

He  d.  in  Washington  April  12,  1891.     Children,  one  by  each  wife: 

i.        Everard  L.,  b.  ,  in  Cornish,  lives  in  Brattleboro,  Vt.,  in  the 

employ  of  the  celebrated  Estey  Organ  Co. 

ii.       Marcia  Ida  H.,  b. ,  in  Cornish;  d.  March  27,  1874. 

iii.      Newell  N.,  b. ,  res.  in  Washington. 

PEASLEE. 

Lows  C.  Peaslee  was  b.  in  Springfield  Sept.  30,  1856.  He  was  son  of 
Daniel  H.  and  Emily  A.  (Churchill)  Peaslee.  About  the  time  he  became  of 
age  he  came  to  Cornifsh  as  a  laborer;  m.  June  11,  1887,  Minnie  M.  Truell  of 
Cornish,  dau.  of  George  A.  and  Marion  A.  (Mitchell)  Truell,  b.  Nov.  16,  1864. 
One  child:  Marion  T.,  b.  March  1,  1895. 


GENEALOGIES.  283 


PENNIMAN. 


Amos  Penniman  camo  from  Windsor,  Vt.,  to  Cornish  about  the  year  1845. 
He  was  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Sarah  (Hutchinson)  Penniman,  b.  Feb.  2, 
1800.  He  m.  Polly  Mace,  dau.  of  Tristam  and  Betsey  (Kittridge) 
Mace,  b.  Oct.  9,  1800;  d.  Feb.  7,  1860.  He  d.  in  Cornish  June  28,  1856. 
Children : 

i.        Hann.\h,  b.  Nov.  26,   1824,  in  Hartland,  Vt.;  m.  April  10,  1851, 

Edmund    H.    Cobb,    then   of    Cornish.     Nine    children.     (See 

Cobb.)     Res.  in  East  Plainfield. 
ii.       George  Amos,  b.  July  13,  1826,  in  Hartland,  Vt.;  m.  ,  Rhoda 

Chase.     No  children.     He  d.  Sept.  20,  1859,  in  Lowell,  Mass., 

by  falling  upon  a  circular  saw  when  in  action, 
iii.      Alfred,  twin,  b.  April  30,  1830;  m. ,  Priscilla  Drinkwater.     No 

children.     He  d.  Jan.  2,  1863. 

2.  iv.      Albert,  twin,  b.  April  30,  1830,  in  Hartland,  Vt. 

V.  Robert,  b.  June  17,  1836,  in  Windsor,  Vt.;  m.  Nov.,  1862,  Mrs. 
Rhoda  (Chase)  Penniman,  the  wid.  of  his  brother  George.  Res., 
North  Chelmsford,  Mass.     One  child,  George. 

2.  Albert^  Penniman  (Arnosi)  h.  April  30,  1830,  in  Hartland,  Vt.;  m.  Aug. 

26,  1857,  Sarah  A.  Fifield,  b.  Feb.  26,  1828.  She  was  dau.  of  John  and 
Sarah  (Carr)  Fifield  of  Thornton.  Mr.  Penniman  is  a  farmer,  having 
owned  and  improved  several  farms  in  Cornish,  and  finally  settled  on  the 
David  Richardson  farm  where  he  d.  Feb.  22,  1909.  Mrs.  Penniman  d. 
July  2,  1908.     Children,  b.  in  Cornish: 

3.  i.       Arthur,  b.  Oct.  3,  1862. 

4.  ii.      Norman  C,  b.  June  19,  1865. 

3.  Arthur'  Pennim.\n  (Albert^,  Amos^)  b.  Oct.  3,  1862;  m.  Oct.  20,  1883, 

Adaline  G.  Whittaker  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Jonathan  C.  and  Luthera 
(Hanks)  Whittaker,  b.  Dec.  9,  1865.  Lived  a  few  years  in  Weathers- 
field,  Vt.,  and  then  rem.  with  his  family  to  Cal.     Children: 

i.        Elsie,  b.  April  5,  1885. 
ii.       Mary,  b.  Dec.  25,  1886. 

4.  Norman  C.>  Penniman  {Albert^  Amos^)  h.  June  19,  1865;  m.  April  25, 

1894,  Flora  Belle  Penniman  of  Plainfield,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Marj' 
(Smith)  Penniman,  b.  July  5,  1872.  Res.  on  his  father's  homestead. 
Farmer  and  teamster.  Serving  third  year  as  selectman  (1911).  Chil- 
dren, b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       Ruth  Helena,  b.  Aug.  28,  1897. 
ii.      Harold  Smith,  b.  Feb.  21,  1902. 

PIERCE. 

Dr.  Aaron  Pierce  was  b.  in  Barnard,  Vt.,  Nov.  23,  1787;  m.  Dec.  28,  1819, 
Sarah  Hough,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  (Kimball)  Hough  of  Lebanon, 


284  IILSTURV   OF   CORNISH. 

b.  March  21,  1797,  and  d.  at  Barton,  Vt.,  Oct.  3,  1842.  (She  was  a  half 
sister  of  Lucy  Iloufjh,  wife  of  Jo.shua  Ranmnl  Wclhtian  of  Cornish. 
Ilougli's  first  wife  was  a  Kimball,  his  second  wife,  a  Hyde.)  After  the 
death  of  Mrs.  Pierce,  the  doctor  m.  second,  July  9,  1844,  Mary  Bilhngs 
of  Lebanon,  b.  Feb.  8,  1799,  and  d.  at  Barton,  Vt.,  Feb.  13,  1879. 

Al)out  tlie  time  of  his  first  m.  in  1819,  he  and  his  wife  came  to  Cor- 
nisli  and  settled  on  tlie  Flat,  where  he  practised  medicine  for  ten  years, 
or  till  1829.  Was  a  successful  and  beloved  physician.  He  lived  in  the 
house  afterwards  owned  and  occupied  by  Dr.  John  S.  Blanchard,  who, 
when  Dr.  Pierce  left,  innnediately  succeeded  him  in  his  home  and  in  his 
profession.  After  leaving  Cornish,  Dr.  Pierce  first  settled  in  Weathers- 
field,  later  in  Irasburg  and  finally  in  Barton,  Vt.,  where  he  d.  June  1, 
1860.  By  his  first  wife,  Sarah  Hough,  he  had  at  least  the  following 
children.     If  there  were  others,  their  record  has  not  been  found: 

i.        Sarah  Ann,  b.  Nov.  8,  1820;  d.  July  10,  1822. 

ii.       Sarah  Ann,  2d,  b.  May  6,  1822. 

Joseph  Warken  Pierce  was  b.  in  Winchester  Aug.  17,  1837,  the  son  of  Dr. 
Hosea  and  Verlina  (Putnam)  Pierce  of  Winchester.  The  father  was  a 
relative  of  Gen.  Joseph  Warren  and  the  mother  of  Gen.  Israel  Putnam, 
both  of  Revolutionary  fame.  The  father  d.  in  Cornish  March  24, 
1893,  aged  91  years,  10  months,  27  days.  He  attended  military  school 
at  Philadelpliia  and  served  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion.  Was  2d  Lieut., 
Co.  K,  45th  Regt.  U.  S.  Inf.  Was  in  the  battles  of  Deep  Bottom, 
Fort  Harrison,  Spring  Hill,  Second  Fair  Oaks,  Surrender  of  Petersburg, 
Berksville  Junction,  Appomattox  and  oth(>rs.  Was  mustered  out  in 
Brownsville,  Tex.  Came  to  Claremont  where  he  engaged  in  trade 
from  18G6  to  1880.  Then  came  to  Cornish  and  settled  on  the  John 
Vinton,  or  Lamberton,  farm  as  a  farmer.  He  m.  Sept.  17,  1864,  Mary 
Emeline  Fairbanks,  dau.  of  Zenas  and  Relief  (Piatt s)  Fairbanks,  b.  July 
17,  1839.  One  child:  \'erlina  Relief,  b.  Oct.  27,  1872;  m.  Oct.  14,  1896, 
Clyde  A.  Rawson  of  Cornish.     Two  children  in  1904.     (See  Rawson.) 

JosiAH  and  Je.mima  Pierce  liv(>d  in  town  a  few  years  and  had  the  following 
children  b.  in  town.     No  further  record  than  this  can  be  given: 

i.       Judith  Rosetta,  b.  July  11,  1815. 
ii.       Elizabeth  Fowler,  b.  Feb.  1,  1817. 
iii.      Harriet  Jemima,  b.  Jan.  30,  1819. 

PIKE. 

1.  Ebenezer  Pike,  born  in  Newbury,  Mass.,  date  unknown,  came  to  Cor- 
nish in  early  manhood,  the  first  of  the  name  in  town.  Devoted  him- 
self to  farming  and  carrying  on  a  mill  on  "Blow-me-down"  brook. 
Lived  a  while  in  Hartland,  Vt.;  m.  first,  Sept.,  1801,  Mary  Salome 
Marcy  of  Hartland;  m.  second,  Mrs.  Lucinda  Waters.  First  wife  d. 
July  22,  1809.  Second  wife  d.  March  23,  1840.  Later  in  life  he  rem.  to 
Northumberland,  where  he  d.,  date  unknown.     Children,  by  first  wife: 


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2.  i.        Ebexezer.  Jh.,  b. 1789,  in  Cornish. 

ii.       Lucy  ^L,  b.  ;    m.  Jan.  3,  1825,  John  Cole  of  Morristown,  Vt. 

One  son,  Jason  Cole, 
iii.      Chester,  b. ;  never  m.;  rem.  to  Northumberland,  and  d.  there, 

aged  26. 
iv.      Pliny,  b.  Jan.  — ,   1793.     Never  m.     He  lost  an  arm  at  a  regi- 
mental muster,  and   liad   a  leg   broken   by  a  runaway  horse. 

Always  res.  in  town;   worked  on  a  farm  what  he  could,  and  d. 

Dec.  26,  1872,  aged  79.     Children  by  second  wife: 

V.       Salome,  b. ;  m.  a  Mr.  Lovell. 

vi.      Mary,  b.  Oct.  23,  1812;    m.  Nov.  17,  1841,  Ezekiel  O.  Jenney  of 

Plainfield.     Had  five  children.     (See  Jenney.)     She  d.  Feb.  24, 

1895,  aged  82. 

2.  Ebenezer2  Pike  (Ebenezen)  b.  in  Cornish  in  1789;  m.  first,  Feb.  14,  1827, 

Sarah  Chase  Bryant  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Sjdvanus  and  Judith  (Chase) 
Bryant,  b.  Dec.  20,  1798;  d.  March  5,  1831;  m.  second,  April  16,  1835, 
Mary  Hyde,  of  Chelsea,  Vt.,  dau.  of  EUhu  and  Mary  (Hatch)  Hyde, 
b.  Jan.  2,  1811;  d.  Oct.  15,  1892,  aged  81.  He  was  largely  engaged  in 
stock  growing  and  raising  of  thoroughbred  horses  for  the  Boston  mar- 
ket. Was  of  shrewd  business  capacity,  which  early  manifested  itself, 
as  also  through  his  life,  and  laid  the  foundation  of  his  success.  Not 
ambitious  for  political  honors,  he  did  not  meddle  in  public  affairs,  his 
large  business  being  sufficient  to  absorb  all  his  time.  He  d.  in  Cornish 
Nov.  21,  1861.     Children  by  first  wife: 

3.  i.        Chester,  b.  July  30,  1829. 

4.  u.       John  B.,  b.  Feb.  10,  1831. 

Children  by  second  wife : 

iii.      Sarah  C,  b.  Dec.  14,  1836;  d.  May  31,  1884;  unm. 

5.  iv.      Elihu  Hyde,  b.  July  2,  1838. 

3.  Chester'  Pike  (Ebenezer-^)  b.  July  30,  1829,  in  Cornish.     Received  his 

education  from  the  common  schools  and  Kimball  Union  Academy. 
He  became  an  agriculturist  and  a  dealer  in  horses.  Was  possessed  of 
fine  business  talents.  Courteous  and  affable  and  honorable  in  his 
deaUngs.  He  managed  successfully,  some  of  the  best  landed  property 
in  town,  on  the  Connecticut  river.  His  interest  in  his  native  town  was 
strong,  and  he  brought  to  bear  the  same  sagacity  and  tact  in  its  affairs 
that  he  used  in  his  own  affairs.  As  a  result,  his  fellow  townsmen  repeat- 
edly bestowed  upon  him  almost  every  office  of  trust  and  responsibility 
within  their  pow(>r.  He  was  selectman  several  years;  county  commis- 
sioner 1859-62.  Representative  to  the  state  legislature  1862-63 
and  also  1887-88,  during  which  time  he  was  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee on  railroads  and  banks.  In  1883-84  he  was  a  member  of  the 
N.  H.  senate  and  in  188.5-86  was  president  of  the  senate.  As  a  presid- 
ing officer,  he  had  few  equals.     In  1863  he  was  appointed  provost 


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HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 


marshal  of  this  mihtary  district  with  hoadtjuarters  at  West  Lebanon. 
Served  acceptably  until  the  close  of  the  war,  In  18()6,  he  received  the 
nomination  for  councillor  of  his  district,  but  declined  to  accept.  Sub- 
sequently was  appointed  collector  of  Internal  Revenue,  which  office  he 
held  until  the  districts  were  consolidated.  Was  a  director  in  the  Clare- 
mont  National  Bank  twenty-five  years,  and  a  inenib<>r  and  officer  in 
four  agricultural  societies.  He  m.  Dec.  Iti,  1S62,  Amanda  F.  Fay, 
dau.  of  Levi  C.  and  Susan  (Stone)  Fay,  a  lineal  descendant  of  Roger 


Capt.  Chestkh  Pike. 


Sherman,  b.  May  6,  1833,  in  Reading,  Vt.     She  d.  March  5,  1904.     He 
d.  Nov.  29,  1897.     Children,  all  1).  in  Cornish: 

i.        Julia  A.,  b.  April  8,  18()4;  d.  July  10,  1864.     The  .slab  marking  her 

little  mound  bears  this  touching  inscrip.,  "Father  in  Heaven, 

keep  our  darling." 
ii.  and  iii.  Were  infants,  that  d.  young. 
iv.      Chester  Fay,  b.  May  11,  1869;  m.  Sept.  18,  1899,  Ada  Bell  Cran- 

dall  of  Clareinont.      He  is  a  "starter"  at  many  horse  trots  in 

New  England. 


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4.  John  B.'  Pike  {Ehenezer"^})  b.  Fob.  10,  1831,  in  Cornish.     He  received 

his  education  in  the  common  schools,  at  Kimball  Union  Academy  and  at 
Norwich  University,  Vt.  ^^'ent  west  and  engaged  in  civil  engineering 
and  afterwards  kept  hotel  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  in  Chelsea,  Vt. 
Was  appointed  deputy  provost  marshal  in  1863.  After  the  war  closed, 
he  was  mail  route  agent  between  St.  Albans,  Vt.,  and  Boston,  for  some 
time.  He  then  went  into  the  insurance  businesss  which  he  has  since 
followed.  Res.,  Lebanon.  He  m.  Dec.  29, 1858,  Louise  Parker  of  Plain- 
field.  Have  two  children,  sons.  Both  of  them  engaged  in  the  rubber 
business  in  Boston.  Mrs.  Pike  d.  in  May,  1895.  He  m.  second,  Oct. 
15,  1896,  Mary  A.  Emerson  of  Lebanon,  dau.  of  Albro  V.  and  Josephine 
B.  Emerson.     Mr.  Pike  d.  in  Lebanon  Sept.  8,  1909. 

5.  EuHU  Hyde»  Pike  {Ehenezer"^^)  was  b.  July  2,  1838.     Was  educated  in 

the  schools  of  Cornish  and  at  Kimball  Union  Academy;  m.  in  1858, 
Elizabeth  Dyer,. dau.  of  Bradbury  and  CaUsta  Dyer  of  Plainfield.  Was 
Supt.  of  the  schools  of  Cornish,  in  1862.  While  giving  promise  of  future 
usefulness,  his  life  terminated  with  consumption,  March  12,  1864. 
Children : 

i.        Mary  C.\lista,  b.  May  25,  1862;  d.  June  19,  1863. 

ii.       An  infant  dau.  name  and  date  of  birth  and  death  not  known. 

PLAISTRIDGE. 

Caleb  Plaistridge,  whose  father,  Isaac  Plaistridge,  came  to  Conn,  from 
Eng.,  wasb.  Feb.  19, 1751,  in  Conn,  (town  not  known);  was  left  an  orphan 
at  the  age  of  four,  and  was  brought  up  by  a  wid.  of  that  town.  At 
the  age  of  twenty-one,  in  1773,  he  came  to  Cornish,  and  bought  a  lot 
of  fifty  acres,  where  during  the  summer,  he  made  a  small  clearing  and 
built  a  log  house.  He  then  returned  to  Conn,  and  m.  — ■ — ,  Hannah 
Manning.  In  the  following  spring  he  and  his  wife  returned  to  their 
new  home  in  the  wilderness.  He  served  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution. 
Was  in  Col.  Jonathan  Chase's  Regt.  in  the  fall  of  1777,  that  marched 
from  Cornish  to  Saratoga,  N.  Y.  Hannah  Manning  d.  June  8,  1806. 
He  m.  second,  July  9,  1807,  Susannah  Luej-  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Samuel 
Luey.  She  was  b.  May  1,  1780,  and  d.  March  30,  1867.  Mr.  P.  was 
a  man  of  strict  integrity,  honorable  in  all  his  dealings,  a  prudent  econo- 
mist, jealously  guarding  against  want  and  waste,  ever  living  within  his 
means,  as  illustrated  bj'  the  following:  It  is  said  that  at  butchering  time 
he  cut  his  meat  into  365  pieces,  that  on  each  day  of  the  year  they  would 
not  fail  to  have  their  "meat  in  due  season."  The  records  of  the  chil- 
dren by  the  first  wife  are  somewhat  deficient  and  uncertain.  It  is  said, 
she  had  eight  sons  and  four  daus.,  all  b.  in  Cornish.  Not  obtaining 
all  the  dates  of  birth,  the  order  is  uncertain.  Mr.  Plaistridge  d.  July 
2,  1838.     Children: 

i.        Asa,  b. ,  m. .     Settled  in  Vt. 

ii.       Susannah,  b.  July  17,  1779.     Res.  in  Cornish;  d.  unm. 


288  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

iii.  John,  b.  June  16,  1780;  in.  first,  Mary  Blodgctt,  who  d.  in  1817. 
By  her  he  had  eifjlit  cliildren;  m.  second,  in  1818,  Martha  Robin- 
son, b.  May  30,  17i)0,  and  d.  June,  1876.  By  her  he  had 
twelve  children.  Res.  in  Waterbury,  Vt.,  and  later  in  North- 
field,  Vt.,  where  he  d.  Dec.  16,  1850. 

iv.      Belinda,  b. .     Never  m. 

V.       Charles,  b. .     Res.  and  practiced  medicine  in  Canaan. 

vi.     Amasa,  b. .     Settled  in  Coventry,  Vt.;  m.  Dec.  30,  1831,  Phebe 

Huggins  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Nathaniel  and  Phebe  (Ayers) 
Huggins,  b.  Aug.  18,  1795;  d.  April  10,  1869. 

vii.     Dr.  Caleb,  b.   1788  (?);  m.  ,  Teruah  Ticknor,  of  Plainfield. 

Nine  children,  three  boys  and  six  girls.  One  of  the  daus.  m. 
a  Mr.  Currier  of  Canaan  and  is  the  mother  of  Hon.  F.  D.  Cur- 
rier of  Canaan,  now  (1910)  a  member  of  Congres.s  from  N.  H. 
Dr.  Plaistridge  settled  in  E.  Lebanon,  where  he  practiced  medi- 
cine 55  years  and  d.  there  in  1869,  aged  81.  "He  was  a  man  of 
strong  and  striking  personality. " 

viii.  Miriam,  b.  Nov.  15,  1792;  m.  May  10,  1815,  Ja.son  Cole  of  Plainfield. 
He  was  drowned  in  the  Conn,  river  at  Plainfi(>ld,  when  his  first 
born  son  was  five  days  old,  who  took  his  father's  name.  He, 
with  his  mother,  res.  in  Peacham,  Vt.,  and  later  in  Danville, 
Vt.,  where  she  d.  Feb.  29,  1888,  aged  95. 

ix.      Hannah,  b. ;  m. ,  a  Mr.  Paine.     One  dau.,  Lizzie. 

X.       Salmon,  b. . 

xi.      A  son,  name  unknown. 

xii.     Byron,  b. ;  m. ,  a  lady  of  Orford,  where  they  res.  when  he  d. 

Children  by  Susannah  Luey : 

xiii.  Joseph,  b.  Jan.  7,  1809;  m.  IVIarch  10,  1818,  Harriet  A.  Winchester, 
b.  in  Ashburnham,  Mass.  Res.  in  Cornish  on  the  old  home- 
stead, until ,  when  they  rem.  to  Walpole,  where  he  d.  May, 

1886.     She  d. .     They  had  no  cliildren. 

xiv.  Sophia,  b.  Sept.  8,  1813;  m.  Nov.  7,  1833,  Gilbert  Hilliard  of  Cor- 
nish. Seven  children,  all  b.  in  Cornish.  (See  Hilliard.)  She 
d.  in  Northfield,  Mass.,  Jan.  29,  1878. 

XV.     Nancy,  b.  March  31,  1818;  m.  Aug.  13,  1838,  William  H.  Stone  of 
Cornish.     Settled  in  Danville,  Vt.,  where  he   d.  Dee.  1,  1891. 
She  was  b.  April  9,  1814,  and  d.  Aug.  3,  1878. 
2.  xvi.    Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  Dec.  13,  1821. 

2.  Benjamin  Franklin^  Plaistridge  (Calebs)  b.  Dec.  13,  1821;  m.  Feb.  1, 
1854,  Eliza  A.  Woodbridge,  of  No.  New  Castle,  Me.,  dau.  of  Henry 
and  Eliza  Woodbridge,  b.  April  21,  1823.  In  Dec,  1868,  they  left 
Cornish  and  located  in  Reading,  Mass.  Remained  there  until  1873, 
when  they  rem.  to  Northfield,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  Nov.  14,  1873.  She 
d.  Aug.  4, 1888.     Three  children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Fred  Caleb,  b.  Nov.  15,  1854;  m.  July  4,  1876,  Ellen  S.  Delay 
of  Gill,  Mass.     Had  five  children.     Res.  in  Winchester,  where 


GENEALOGIES.  289 

ho  is  engaged  as  a  house  buildor  and  rarpenter  and  a  dealer  in 
building  material. 

ii.  Cora  May,  b.  Feb.  19,  1857;  m.  Nov.  21,  1876,  Chas.  L.  Banks, 
of  Xorthfield,  Mass.  Had  four  children.  Res.  (1900)  in  North- 
field,  Mass. 

iii.  Frank  H.,  b.  July  23,  1858;  m.  Aug.  22,  1900,  Ida  M.  Harkness  of 
Hay  woods,  Cal.     Res.  in  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

POOLE. 

William  C.  Poole  was  b.  in  West  Newton,  Mass.,  Nov.  8,  1795.  He  was  son 
of  Rufus  and  Mary  (Fanning)  Poole;  m.  March  10,  1826,  Olivia  Hug- 
gins  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  John  and  Sarah  (Richardson)  Huggins,  b.  May 
22,  1803;  d.  Nov.  8,  1891.  They  res.  several  years  in  Barton,  Vt., 
and  came  to  Cornish  to  live  about  1846.  He  was  a  farmer  and  settled 
on  the  Newport  road  near  the  top  of  Croydon  mountain.  He  d.  June 
17,  1874.     Children,  all  b.  in  Barton,  Vt.: 

i.  Olivia  A.,  b.  April  20,  1827;  m. ,  Charles  Edwin  Leslie  of  Cor- 
nish, a  tailor.  They  lived  in  Lowell,  Mass.,  Concord  and  Cal. 
She  d.  Jan.,  1891.  They  had  two  children:  1.  Horace,  b.  Dec. 
16,  1847.     2.  Gorilla  C,  b.  Jan.  1,  1852. 

ii.       Francexa  H.,  b.  Feb.  8,  1834;  d.  in  1838. 

iii.      Eri  H.,  twin,  b.  :\Iarch  13,  1836. 

iv.      Thirza  H.,  twin,  b.  March  13,  1836;  d.  March  27,  1836. 

V.  Mercy  Ann,  b.  July  23,  1839.  A  teacher,  also  a  prominent  worker 
in  the  W.  C.  T.  U.;  m.  Charles  Ball  of  Claremont.  No  children. 
He  d. .     She  d.  Dec.  27,  1907,  at  her  home  in  Fairhope,  Ala. 

\'i.  William  Wesley,  b.  :March  26,  1842;  m.  June  9,  1888,  Mary  E.  L. 
Andrews  of  Claremont,  a  teacher,  dau.  of  Samuel  H.  and  Marj' 
N.  (McQuesten)  Andrews,  b.  July  26,  1851.  No  children.  He 
d.  Nov.  16,  1891.  After  his  death  his  wid.  m.  Dec.  30,  1899, 
Henry  Lyman  Fletcher  of  Cornish. 

"Dearest  loved  one,  we  have  laid  thee, 
In  the  peaceful  grave's  embrace, 
But  thy  memory  will  be  cherished. 
Till  we  see  thy  heavenly  face." 

(Inscription  on  his  tombstone.) 

Caleb  H.  Poole  came  to  Corni.sh  just  prior  to  1880.  He  m.  soon  afterwards 
Mrs.  Sarah  E.  (Smith)  Hilliard,  wid.  of  David  H.  Hilliard.  He  was  a  black- 
smith and  lived  a  short  time  working  at  his  trade,  at  the  Flat.  He  d.  June 
3,  1888,  aged  68.     His  wife  d.  April  17,  1908. 

POWERS. 

The  Powers  that  have  lived  in  Cornish  all  came  from  Croj^don.  They  were 
all  possessed  of  a  strong  individuality  that  has  contributed  much  to  all  the  vital 
interests  of  the  town.     A  natural  inclination  to  high  social  rank  and  desire 

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HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 


for  education,  coupled  \\illi  energy,  has  made  and  still  makes  their  Uves  a 
success. 

Obed  Powers,  b.  in  Croydon  April  20,  1788,  was  the  son  of  Col.  Samuel  and 
Chloe  (Cooper)  Powers,  who  were  the  parents  of  twelve  children.  He 
came  to  Cornish  in  LSIO,  when  twenty-two  years  of  age.  He  was  an 
active  thriving  fanner  and^  in  addition,  wasextensivelj-engagetl  at  times 
as  a  stone  mason.     He  m.  Feb.  10,  1814,  Cynthia  Comings  of  Cornish, 


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Cynthia  Comings  Powers. 


a. 


dau.  of  Leonard  and  Nelly  (Winch)  Comings,  b.  in  Cornish  March  18, 
1795.  In  1864  they  celebrated  their  golden  wedding.  He  d.  Aug.  20, 
1874,  aged  80.  She  d.  Sept.  6,  1884.  They  had  five  children,  all  ed- 
ucated at  Kimball  Union  Academy  and  who  became  successful  teachers: 

Samuel  Leonard,  b.  May  13,  1815.     Teacher  and  farmer.     He  m. 

Nov.  26,  1843,  Mrs.  Justina  L.  Walker  of  Lowell,  Mass.;  b. , 

1813;  d.  Dec.  19,  1893.     He  d.  Feb.  8,  1865. 
Betty  P'arris,  b.  June  26,  1817.     Taught  school   nineteen  years. 

She  m.  Sept.  26,  1852,  Zera  Peek  Smith,  a  farmer  of  Cornish. 

She  d.  Nov.  S,  1854.     An  infant  dau.  d.  the  same  day. 


GENEALOGIES.  291 

iii.  Lucy  Charlotte,  b.  Feb.  10,  1820;  m.  first,  Sept.  28,  1841,  Henry 
Hall  Cliase,  b.  May  10,  1809,  and  d.  May  13,  1852.  Had  one 
son,  Robert  Henry  Chase,  b.  Dec.  11,  1842.  This  son  enlisted 
in  the  5th  Regt.  N.  H.  Vols,  (from  Claremont),  was  Lieut,  of 
Co.  G,  and  d.  in  the  service  at  Ream's  Station,  Aug.  25,  1864. 
She  m.  second,  Jan.  1,  1858,  Jotham  G.  Allds  of  Claremont,  who 
d.  Feb.  26,  1866.  By  him  she  had  one  son:  Jotham  Powers 
Allds,  b.  Feb.  1,  1863,  who  res.  in  Norwich,  N.  Y.,  an  attorney  . 
of  abiUty  and  rank,  and  a  member  of  the  state  assembly  for 
several  years. 

iv.  SuLA,  b.  Oct.  5,  1826;  m.  first,  Zerah  P.  Smith,  the  wid.  of  her  de- 
ceased sister.  He  d.  Oct.  14,  1856,  without  issue.  She  m. 
second,  Feb.  4,  1858,  Dudley  Tappan  Chase,  a  lawyer,  then  of 
Windsor,  Vt.,  but  afterwards  lived  in  Claremont.  One  child: 
Lucy  Adalaide.  (See  Chase.)  He  d.  Dec.  31,  1898.  She  d. 
April  3,  1905. 

V.  Marion  Woods,  b.  Dec.  3,  1838;  grad.  Kimball  Union  Academy, 
class  1859.  An  assistant  teacher  there  in  1863-64.  Taught  in 
New  Hampton  in  1865  and  at  Sidney,  Ohio,  in  1865-67.  Of 
excellent  literary  taste,  she  has  won  considerable  reputation  as 
a  writer,  especially  of  poetry.  She  m.  Aug.  26,  1868,  Rev. 
Charles  M.  Palmer,  and  became  his  faithful  aid  during  several 
pastorates.  They  had  no  children.  Since  his  death,  Sept.  4, 
1899,  she  has  lived  in  Claremont. 

Larnard  Powers,  a  brother  of  Obed,  b.  in  Croydon  April  20,  1808.  He  m. 
April  7,  1836,  Ruby  Metcalf  Barton,  dau.  of  John  Barton  of  Croydon. 
She  was  b.  Dec.  9,  1807.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Powers  came  to  Cornish  in 
1838  and  settled  on  the  Eben  Comings  place,  where  they  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  their  hves.  A  very  thrifty  and  successful  farmer.  His 
dairy  business  was  extensive  and  it  is  estimated  that  Mrs.  Powers  made 
on  this  farm  75,000  pounds  of  highest  grade  butter.  Like  the  family  of 
his  brother  Obed,  thej'  took  a  deep  interest  in  educational  matters  and 
were  extremely  painstaking  in  the  education  of  their  children.  He  was 
a  gentleman  of  the  old  school,  genial,  generous,  courteous  and  highly 
respected.  He  d.  Sept.  14,  1894.  She  d.  Oct.  29,  1900.  (See  photos 
next  page.)     Children: 

i.  Caroline  M.^tilda,  b.  in  Croydon  Nov.  14,  1837.  Educated  at 
Kimball  L'nion  Academy.  Graduated,  class  1859.  A  success- 
ful teacher;  m.  Oct.  5,  1864,  Horace  Barnard  Wellman,  b.  Cor- 
nish Nov.  14,  1838.  One  child:  Ada  Powers,  b.  Cornish  Oct. 
5,  1867;  who  grad.  Kimball  Union  Academy,  class  1887;  m. 
Oct.  30,  1895,  Nelson  H.  Morgan  of  Springfield. 

ii.  Er.^stus  Barton  was  b.  in  Cornish  Jan.  31,  1840.  After  attending 
the  district  schools  of  the  town,  he  entered  Kimball  Union  Acad- 
emy where  he  graduated  in  1860;  Dartmouth  College  in  1865, 
and  Harvard  Law  School  in  1867;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  Jan, 
27,  1867;  spent  several  years,  in  the  aggregate,  teaching  while 


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GENEALOGIES. 


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pursuinfi  his  studios.  He  then  entered  uikju  the  practiee  of 
hiw  in  Boston,  where  he  is  enjoying  the  reputation  of  being  one 
of  the  best  legal  counsellors  in  his  profession  in  the  city.  He 
res.  in  Maiden,  Mass.  He  m.  Jan.  19,  1871,  P^mma  Y.  Besse 
of  Wareham,  Mass.  They  have  one  dau..  Ruby  Barton,  b. 
Nov.  15,  1872,  who  m.  Jan.  4,  1893,  Clarence  W.  Clark  of  Mai- 
den, Mass. 


^^.  V^.*i      .    '  V^lW^» 


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Orlando  Powers. 


iii.  Alice  Victoria,  b.  in  Corni.sh,  Jan.  18,  1846.  She  graduated  Kim- 
ball Union  Academy.  Res.,  Me.,  1867.  A  teacher  in  N.  H. 
and  Me.;  m.  May  29,  1872,  Nathaniel  Randall.  Has  one  dau., 
Edith  Victoria,  b.  Jan.  12,  1876,  who  is  a  graduate  of  Me.  State 
Normal  School. 

iv.      Samuel  Leland,  b.  in  Cornish,  Oct.  26,  1848.     (Sec  sketch.) 

Orlando  Powers,  a  son  of  Capt.  Peter  and  Lois  Sawyer  (Cooper)  Powers 
of  Croydon,  was  b.  in  Croydon,  May  5,  1810.     He  was  cousin  of  the  foregoing 


294  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

four.  Educated  mainly  in  the  district  schools  of  Croydon.  Entered  the  store 
of  Hiram  Smart  a.s  clerk  at  eighteen,  where  ho  remained  until  he  rem.  to 
Cornish,  in  April,  1832.  Here  he  was  engaged  for  a  time  as  clerk  in  the  store 
of  Henry  Breck,  but  afterwards  in  trade  by  himself  for  many  years.  He  m. 
1837,  Cynthia  L.  Smart,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Polly  (Sanborn)  Smart  of  Croy- 
don, b.  No\\  2,  1810,  in  Unity,  They  had  no  children.  He  held  a  variety  of 
offices.  Was  town  clerk  seven  years;  rep.  in  1844;  county  treas.  in  1849  and 
1850;  postmaster  at  Cornish  Flat  for  many  years.  Was  administrator  of 
numerous  estates.  He  was  social  and  gentlemanly,  possessed  of  a  ready  busi- 
ness talent  and  active  temperament.  He  largely  devoted  his  means  and  ener- 
gies to  the  Union  cause  during  the  Rebellion  and  was  a  warm  friend  of  the 
soldiers.  He  d.  Feb.  10,  1886.  Cynthia,  his  wid.,  d.  March  12,  1894.  (See 
photo  on  page  293.) 

PUTNAM. 

JoHNi  PtTTNAM,  with  Several  of  his  family,  came  from  Buckinghampshire, 
Eng.,  in  1634,  and  settled  in  Salem,  Mass.  He  had  a  son  Thomas* 
who  m.  Prudence  Holyoke,  and  had  three  sons  and  five  daus.  One  of 
these  sons,  Edward',  m.  June  14,  1681,  Mary  Hale  and  had  seven 
children.  Isaac*,  a  son  of  Edward,  was  b.  March  14,  1698,  and  settled 
in  Sutton,  Mass.,  in  1722,  and  had  nine  children.  Their  ninth  child 
was  Daniels  Putnam  (Isaac*,  Edward^,  Thomas-,  John^)  who  was  b. 
March  28,  1739,  in  Sutton,  Mass.  He  m.  there  in  1761,  Anna  Chase, 
dau.  of  Judge  Samuel  Chase,  then  of  Sutton.  Possessed  of  an  adven- 
turous spirit,  he,  for  a  time,  left  his  family  and  came  to  Cornish  and  spent 
the  winter  of  1764-65  in  "Mast  Camj)"  with  a  Mr.  Dj'ke,  and  p(>rhaps 
others  who  were  engaged  in  cutting  timber  for  the  King's  navy.  During 
the  following  summer  he  was  joined  by  his  family  and  others  from  Sut- 
ton, when  the  settlement  of  the  town  began.  (See  Settlement.)  His 
wife  was  b.  in  1749  and  d.  in  Cornish  Oct.  28,  1S20.  He  was  a  .soldier 
of  the  Revolution  and  participated  in  several  of  its  important  events. 
A  part  of  the  time  he  served  as  blacksmith  in  the  army  of  Gen.  W^ash- 
ington.  It  is  said  that  he  had  the  distinguished  honor  of  cutting 
the  handcuffs  from  the  wrists  of  Maj.  Andre  as  he  was  about  to  be 
executed.  After  the  war  was  over  he  returned  to  Cornish  and  became 
one  of  the  leading  men  in  the  affairs  of  the  town.  He  d.  in  Cornish 
May  12,  1809,  aged  70. 

Of  the  children  of  Daniel  and  Anna  (Chase)  Putnam,  the  first  two 
were  b.  in  Sutton,  Mass.,  the  rest  in  Cornish: 

i.  Elizabeth,  b.  July  15, 1762;  m.  Feb.  9,  1779,  Daniel  Haskell.  Two 
children.     (See  Haskell.) 

ii.  Anna,  b.  Nov.  8,  1764;  m.  March  7,  1793,  John  Morse  (second  wife), 
and  by  him  had  three  children.  (See  Morse.)  She  d.  in  Cor- 
nish, March  4,  1852. 

iii.      Daniel  Chase,  b.  May  12,  1766;  was  drowned  in  the  Connecticut 
river  in  1773.     (See  Casualties.) 
2.  iv.     Samuel,  b.  Feb.  28,  1768. 


Judge  John  L.  Putnam. 


GENEALOGIES. 


295 


V. 


VI. 


vu. 


Mary,  b.  March  30,  17G9;  in.  July  6,  1787,  Solomon  Wellman  of 
Cornish.  Two  children.  (See  Wclhnan.)  She  d.  Aug.  5, 
1848. 

Isaac,  b.  July  13,  1770;  m.  March  26,  1793,  Polly  Chamberlain. 
They  had  a  dau.,  Anna,  a  student  of  Kimball  Union  Academy 
1824-26,  who  became  a  prominent  teacher  in  the  south  and 
d.  while  teaching  in  Louisiana  in  1859. 

Sally,  b.  March  30,  1772;  m.  Jan.  1,  1793,  Antipas  Marble.  Six 
children.     (See  Marble.)     She  d.  March  30,  1826. 


2.  Samuels  Putnam  {Danieh,  Isaacs,  Edward',  Thomas'-,  John^)  was  b.  Feb. 
28,  1768,  in  Cornish;  m.  — — -,  Lois  Lyscom,  dau.  of  John  Lyscom  of 
Brookfield,  Mass.  She  was  b.  in  1766,  and  d.  in  Cornish,  Aug.  25, 
1855,  aged  89.  Mr.  Putnam  d.  Nov.  19,  1843.  Children,  all  b.  in 
Cornish : 


1. 

ii. 


m. 


John  Lyscom,  b.  March  16,  1792. 

Sarah  Maria,  b.  Jan.  12,  1803.     She  never  m.     She  d.  Sept.  10, 

1882. 
Ann  Elizabeth,  b.  March  29,  1808.     She  never  m.     She  d.  Feb. 

26,  1847. 


Kesidence  of  Judge  J.  L.  Pi'tnam. 


3.  John  Lyscom  ■  Putnam  {Samueb,  Daniel^,  Isaac*,  Edward',  Thomas^ 
Johin)  was  b.  March  16,  1792;  m.  May  20,  1834,  Adeline  M.  Sumner, 
of  Claremont,  dau.  of  Jolin  and  Hannah  (Fitch)  Sumner,  b.  March  6, 
1811,  and  d.  Feb.  14,  1893.  For  many  years  IMr.  Putnam  was  an  asso- 
ciate judge  on  the  Sulhvan  Co.  bench.  Was  a  man  of  sound  judgment 
and  stern  integrity.  The  full  record  of  his  public  services  has  not 
been  obtained.     He  d.  April  15,  1875.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 


296  HISTORY    UF   CORNISH. 

4.  i.        Samuel,  b.  April  17,  1835. 

ii.  Haldimand  Sumner,  h.  Oct.  6,  1830.  Was  a  graduate  of  West 
Point  in  June,  1857.  Engaged  in  the  Civil  \\'ar.  Was  Col.  of 
the  Seventh  Regt.,  N.  H.  Vols.,  and  was  acting  Brig.  Gen.  in 
that  fearful  action,  the  storming  of  Ft.  Wagner,  S.  C,  July 
18,  1863,  when  lie  was  instanlly  killefl.  His  short  but  brilliant 
career  has  merited  much  honor.  (See  Cornish  in  the  Civil 
War.)     He  never  m. 

ill.  Isabella  Lyscom,  b.  Aug.  29, 1838;  m.  Feb.  8,  1866,  Daniel  H.  Davis, 
of  Windsor,  Vt.     She  d.  July  27,  1875. 

iv.      Lucy  Ann,  b.  March  12,  1848. 

4.  Samuels  Putnam  {John  Lj,  Samueb,  Danieb,  Isaac,  Edward^,  Thomas'', 
John^)  was  b.  April  17,  1835;  m.  Dec.  17,  1867,  Antoinette  Longcoy,  of 
Ohio,  dau.  of  Da\'id  and  Abby  (Woodard)  Longcoj^  b.  Dec.  3,  1842, 
and  d.  June  27,  1910.  Mr.  Putnam  was  an  engineer  several  years  on  the 
railroads  in  Ohio.  Returning  about  1871,  to  tlie  Putnam  homestead 
and  to  the  care  of  his  aged  parents,  he  spent  llu;  rest  of  his  life 
there  as  a  successful  farmer.  He  d.  April  20,  1909.  Cliildren,  all  b. 
in  Cornish,  except  the  first : 

i.  Haldimand  Sumner,  b.  Oct.  10,  1870,  in  Kent,  Ohio, 

ii.  Abby  Woodard,  b.  Jan.  1,  1881. 

iii.  Nettie  Longcoy,  b.  Dec.  1,  1885. 

iv.  John  David,  b.  Nov.  2,  1887. 

QUIMBY. 

1.  Wilbur  B.  Quimby  was  b.  in  Unity,  April  25,  1834.     He  was  the  son 

of  Benjamin  and  Persis  (Gee)  Quimby;  m.  Aug.  3,  1856,  Lucinda  M. 
Marshall,  dau.  of  John  and  Maria  (Abbott)  Marshall,  b.  June  4,  1839. 
After  trying  their  fortune  in  Wisconsin,  they  returned  to  his  native 
town  where  they  spent  several  years.  In  1881,  they  came  to  Cornish 
and  settled  on  the  Joshua  Wyman  farm,  one  and  one-fourth  miles 
south  of  the  Flat.  Mr.  Quimby  il.  June  8,  1908.  Children,  all  b. 
before  coming  to  town: 

2.  i.  Fred  M.,  b.  Nov.  17,  1858. 

3.  ii.  Elwin  W.,  twin,  b.  Aug.  6,  1863. 

4.  iii.  Ekwin  W.,  twin,  b.  Aug.  6,  1863. 

5.  iv.  Ernest  P.,  b.  Aug.  7,  1868. 

2.  Fred  M.j  Quimby  {Wilbur  Ba)  b.  Nov.  17,  1858,  in  Weyauwega,  Wis. 

He  m.  Jan.  19,  1881,  Clara  E.  Williams,  of  Barn.stead,  dau.  of  Charles 
H.  and  Laura  A.  (Moore)  Williams,  b.  Jan.  19,  1862.  He  and  his 
brothers  all  came  to  town  when  tlieir  father  caiiic  lie  is  a  farmer  and 
teamster.     Res.    (1905j   in  Claremont.     Cliildren: 


GENEALOGIES.  297 

i.        Bessie  Josephine,  b.  May  2.5,  1887,  in  Unity. 

ii.       Gertrude  May,  b.  July  21,  1891,  in  Charlcstown. 

3.  Elwin  W.2  QriMBY  {Wilbur  Bj)  h.  Aug.  6,  1863,  in  Unity;  m.  Dec, 

14,  1892,  Mattie  E.  Westgato,  of  Cornish,  only  dau.  of  William 
E.  and  Charlotte  (Bryant)  Wcstgate,  b.  March  8,  1869.  Chil- 
dren, b.  in  town: 

i.        Bertha,  b.  March  23,  1893;  d.  April  13,  1893. 
ii.      Arthur  Westgate,  b.  May  2,  1898. 

4.  Er^n  W.2  Quimby  {Wilbur  Ba)  h.  Aug.  6,  1863,  in  Unity;  m.  June  16, 

1896,  Grace  B.  Kimball  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  John  E.  and  Ella  A.  (Hoyt) 
Kimball,  b.  March  4,  1876.  When  three  years  of  age  she  was  adopted 
into  the  famih'  of  Rev.  James  T.  Jackson,  then  serving  as  pastor  of 
the  Congregational  Church  in  Cornish.  !Mr.  Quunby  is  a  farmer  and 
served  as  selectman  1904-09  and  was  chosen  representative  1908-09. 
Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.        Howard  E.,  b.  Jan.  31,  1899. 
ii.       Hoyt  M.,  b.  Dec.  2,  1900. 
iii.      Daniel  I.,  b.  July  23,  1905. 

5.  Ernest  P.2  Quimby'  {Wilbur  S.i)  was  b.  in  Charlestown,  Aug.  7,  1868; 

m.  June  16,  1896,  Annie  E.  Harrington  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Levi  W.  and 
Hattie  (Aj-ers)  Harrington,  b.  Jan.  8,  1872,  and  d.  May  15,  1901; 
m.  second,  Dec.  27,  1905,  Cora  M.  Spaulding,  dau.  of  Amos  and  Marion 
(Rowell)  Spaulding,  b.  July  5,  1876.  Children  by  first  wife,  all  b.  in 
town: 

i.        Vera  Hattie,  b.  May  3,  1897;  d.  May  29,  1897. 
ii.       Myron  Ernest,  b.  April  19,  1901. 

RAWSON. 

The  Rawsons  originallj^  came  from  the  Co.  of  Dorset,  Eng.  Edward 
Rawson  came  to  New  England  in  1636,  was  a  man  of  prominence,  holding 
several  offices  in  the  Colony,  and  was  its  secretarj-  from  May,  1650, 
to  May,  1686,  and  so  received  the  title  of  "Secretary  Rawson."  He  was 
the  ancestor  of  all  of  the  name  in  Cornish  and  vicinity. 

1.  ^^■ILLIAM^   Rawson    {Thomas*,    William^-"-,   Edward^)    came   to   Croydon 

with  his  wife  and  four  children  in  1788,  and  settled  on  the  mountain 
near  the  Cornish  line.  This  part  of  Croydon  was  set  off  to  Cornish 
in  1809.  Their  children  were  all  b.  in  Mendon,  Ma.'^s.  Their  names 
were:     1.  Thomas.     2.  William.     3.  Sally.     4.  Molly. 

2.  Thomass    Rawson    {William^,    Thomas*,    William'-"-,    Edward^)    was    b. 

about  1768.     He  m.  (Pub.  July  26,  1796)  Polly  (or  Mary)  Smith  of 


298  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

Washington,  b.  in  1772.  They  silent  their  hxtcr  years  near  the  Flat 
where  they  were  both  buried.  He  d.  Dec.  10,  1847,  aged  79.  She 
d.  Feb.  13,  1849,  aged  77.     Their  children  were: 

i.        Rachel,  b.  ;  m.  ,  Joseph  Newton.     He  d.  in  Northfield, 

Vt.     She  d. . 

3.  ii.       William,  b.  March  15,  1800. 

iii.      Ends,  b.  ;  m.  Elvira  Clark(?),  adopted  dau.  of  William  Whit- 

tlesy.  Had  five  children.  A  portion  of  his  early  life  was 
spent  at  sea.  After  living  a  few  years  in  town  he  and  his 
family  rem.  west  to  Kalo,  Webster  Co.,  Iowa,  where  they 
both  d. 

iv.      OuuiN,  b.  ■ ;  m.  ■ ,   Mariah   Mellen  of  Boston.     Had  four 

children,  two  sons  and  two  daughters.  Lived  in  Cambridge, 
Mass.,  where  they  both  d. 

V.       LuRANA,  b. ;  never  m.;  d. in  Brookline,  Mass. 

vi.      Esther,  b.  ;  m.  ,  John  Dustin  of  lirookline,  Mass.,  where 

they  both  d.     No  children. 

3.  William?  Rawson   {Thomas,^  William^,   Thomas*,   William*-'^,  Edward^) 

was  b.  March  15,  1800;  m. ,  Amanda  Lamberton  of  Wind.sor,  Vt., 

b.  in  1804  and  d.  April  24,  1882,  aged  78.  He  d.  March  23,  1867, 
aged  67.  He  was  a  stone  mason  and  lived  in  several  places  in  town. 
Children: 

i.  Mary  Jane,  b.  Sept.  14,  1829;  m.  Sept.  14,  1848,  Levi  H.  Sanderson, 
then  of  Springfield,  Vt.,  but  afterwards  of  Cornish  and  later 
of  Plainfield.  Seven  children.  (See  Sanderson.)  She  d. 
May  14,  1899. 

ii.       Catharine,  b.  March  11,  1831;  d.  April  15,  1833. 

4.  iii.     Ends  Richmond,  b.  Nov.  8,  1833. 

iv.  Henry  Newton,  b.  Jan.  17,  1837;  m.  May  17,  1871,  Alfreda  E. 
Dement  of  Brattleboro,  Vt.,  where  he  d.  Aug.  25,  1899.  One 
child:  Louise  E.,  b.  March  11,  1872.     He  was  a  machinist. 

V.  Laura  Ann,  b.  Jan.  18,  1841;  m.  Dec.  30,  1868,  Sidney  C.  Thomp- 
son of  Holliston,  Mass.  One  child:  Lloyd  O.,  b.  April  15,  1870. 
A  physician  in  Greenwich,  Conn. 

vi.  Alvah  S.,  b.  Jan.  23,  1845.  Enlisted  in  the  Civil  War  in  1861,  in 
the  6th  Regt.,  N.  H.  Vols.;  w^as  killed  at  Petersburg,  Va., 
July  3,  1864,  while  looking  over  a  breastwork,  a  bullet  entering 
at  eye.     (See  Military  Rolls.) 

vii.    Harvey,  b.  Oct.  10,  1847;  unm.;  res.  at  the  Flat. 

4.  Ends    Richmonds    Rawson    {WilliamT,    Thomas';    William^,    Thomas*, 

William,^---  Edward^)  was  b.  Nov.  8,  1833.  He  was  a  carpenter  and 
builder;  m.  first,  Jan.  16,  1861,  Maria  Fairbanks  of  Springfield,  Vt., 
b.  Dec.  19,  1832.     She  d.  Oct.  18,  1863,  soon  after  the  birth  of  her 


GENEALOGIES.  299 

first  child.  He  m.  second,  April  23,  1865,  Cordelia  Ladd  of  Springfield, 
Vt.,  where  they  lived  a  few  yeans  and  then  came  to  Cornish  Flat,  where 
after  a  few  years  he  d.  July  17,  1890.  His  wid.  afterwards  (Dec.  12, 
1893)  m.  Charles  T.  Huggins  of  Cornish.     Children: 

i.        By  first  wife  and  d.  young. 

By  second  wife: 

ii.       Carrie  Olie,  b.  Dec.  17,  1866;  d.  July  22,  1874. 

iii.  Eva  Ladd,  b.  April  29,  1869;  m.  Aug.  28,  1893,  Hubert  Royce,  a 
physician.     They  live  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.     One  child. 

iv.  Clyde  Alvah,  b.  July  13,  1870;  m.  Oct.  14,  1896,  Verlina  R.  Pierce 
of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Joseph  Warren  and  Emeline  (Fairbanks) 
Pierce,  b.  Oct.  27,  1872.  Two  children:  1.  Richmond  Warren, 
b.  Oct.  1,  1897.     2.  Rubert  Clyde,  b.  May  12,  1900. 

v.       Lottie  Viola,  b.  Oct.  26,  1874;  d.  May  25,  1881. 

vi.     LuLA  May,  b.  Aug.  19,  1877;  d.  May  23,  1881. 

RAYMOND. 

Hiram  Phinehas  Raymond,  son  of  Stephen  and  Emily  (Gibson)  Raymond 
of  Woodstock,  Vt.,  was  b.  April  17,  1823.  He  m.  Sept.  15,  1857,  Mary 
E.  Farwell,  who  was  b.  Feb.  15,  1829.  They  came  to  Cornish  in  1861 
and  settled  on  the  farm  recently  owned  and  occupied  by  Justus  O. 
Cole,  it  being  the  7th  lot  in  the  6th  range,  first  owned  by  Thomas 
Johnson.  They  had  no  children.  He  was  a  deacon  of  the  Baptist 
Church  on  the  Flat  several  years.  His  wife  d.  Nov.  18,  1890.  He  d. 
May  1,  1906. 

David  Henry  Raymond,  a  half  brother  of  Hiram  P.,  bom  Dec.  30,  1840, 
came  to  town  about  1873  and  m.  Emily  Jane  Sisson,  dau.  of  John  F. 
and  Emily  (Smith)  Sisson.     After  her  death,  Feb.  21,  1874,  he  left  town. 

RAYNSFORD. 

Joseph  Raynsford,  son  of  David  and  Maria  (Fitch)  Raynsford,  was  b. 
July  28,  1822,  in  New  London,  Oneida  Co.,  N.  Y.  He  had  a  brother, 
Joel  Fitch  RajTisford,  who  settled  in  Meriden  in  the  fall  of  1854,  dying 

there .     He  also  had  a  sister,  Maria  L.,  who  m.  July  6,  1848,  Capt. 

Seth  Cole.  (See  Cole.)  She  d.  in  Cornish  April  14,  1885.  Mr. 
Raynsford  spent  about  fifty  years  boating  as  captain  on  the  inland 
lakes,  rivers  and  canals  of  New  York  and  Pennsylvania  and  elsewhere. 
Came  to  Cornish  to  Uve  in  Nov.,  1884,  and  settled  on  the  McCarty 
farm,  so  called,  where  he  d.  June  7,  1900.  He  had  m.  April  1,  1857, 
Abbie  Bailey  Smith  of  Brownsville,  Jefferson  Co.,  N.  Y.  Children, 
both  b.  in  New  London,  N.  Y.: 

i.       Fitch,  b.  Dec.  25,   1857;  m.  April  29,  1886,  in  New  York  City, 
Georgianna    Morgan.     No    children.     He    followed    the    same 


300  lilS'iURY    OF   CORNISH. 

avocation  as  his  father  till  he  came  to  Cornish  in  1898,  to  live 
with   and  care  for  his  i)aronts. 
ii.       Jenmk  M.,  b.  Feb.  22,  18G3;  m.  J:ui.  L'l,  1897,  in  Cornish,  Dea. 
Charles  N.  Freeman  of  Claremont. 

READ. 

Samuel  Rkad  b.  about  1720;  m.  Mary  Andrews.  They  moved  with  their 
family  from  Preston,  Conn.,  arriving  in  Cornish  IVIay  2,  1783.  They 
settled  on  the  farm  now  occupied  by  Lincoln  Chapman.  The  house 
now  standing  on  the  place  was  l)uilt  by  Mr.  Read  in  1791.  She  d. 
May  3,  1790.  He  d.  April  4,  1805.  Full  record  of  their  children  has 
not  been  obtained,  but   they  had  a  son:     David^  Read  (Saimab)  who 

m.  first,  ,  Hannah  Kenney;  m.  second,  ,  Hannah  Jirauld,  a 

sister  of  t]i(>  wife  of  Dr.  Joseph  Chapman.     The  first  wife  d.  May  26, 

1797.  The  second  d.  in  is.58.     Children  by  Hannah  Kenney: 

i.  RuFus,  b. . 

ii.  Silas,  b. ;  m.  three  times;  d.  at  98  years. 

iii.  David. 

2.  iv.  Septimus,  1).  April  17,  1876. 

V.  James. 

vi.  Hannah. 

Children  by  Hannah  Jirauld: 

vii.     Jacou. 
viii.    Philip. 
ix.      Hiram. 

2.  Septimus^  Read  (SnmucI^)  h.  April  17,  1786;  m.  Sept.  30,  1810,  Betsey 
Chapman  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Dr.  Joseph  and  Martha  (Jirauldj  Chapman, 
b.  June  28,  1791,  <1.  July  21,  1S74.     lie  d.  Feb.  21,  1872.     Children: 

i.        Joseph  Chapman,  b. ;  d.  June  26,  1812.     (Ten  mos.) 

ii.  Betsey  Fidelia,  b.  June  11,  1813;  m.  Nov.  6,  1833,  Solomon  Stone. 
Six  children.  (See  Stone.)  She  d.  Oct.  2,  1898.  He  d.  Jan. 
12,  1892. 

iii.      Albert  Kenney,  b.  Aug.,  1815;  d.  Nov.  15,  1886. 

iv.  Charlotte,  b.  Oct.  2,  1818;  m.  Nov.  14,  1848,  Jacob  Beal  of  Plain- 
field.     Three  children.     (See  Beal.)     She  d.  June  20,  1877. 

v.       Bela  Philander,  b. -,  1824;  d.  July  11,  1846. 

vi.  Luthera  Amanda,  b.  June  20,  1830;  m.  Aug.  30,  1856,  Walter 
Howard.  , 

READ. 

AsAHEL'  Read,  was  b.  Aug.  5,  1794;  m.  Sarah  BuUard,  who  was  b.  Nov.  22, 

1798,  and  d.  June  17,  1867.     He  d.  June  13,  1845.     They  lived  at  the 
north   part   of  the  town.     Their  children  were: 


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2.  i.        Chaklks  H.,  b.   ]\Iarch  4,   1823. 

ii.       IVIauiah,  b.  Sept.  21,  1824;  m. ,  James  Jaquith.     Three  children. 

She  d.  in  Lowell,  Mass. 

3.  iii.      Harvky  S.,  b.  Aug.   19,   1828. 

iv.     Sarah  Emeline,  b.  in  1831;  d.  Jan.  18,  1851,  in  Lowell,  Mass. 
V.       Mary  Ann,    b.  Aug.  5,  1837;  d.  Aug.  8,  1837. 

2.  Charles^  Read  (Asahch),  was  b.  March  4,  1823;  m. ,  Mary  Palmer 

of  Plainfield,  b.  March  24,  1824;  d.  July  5,  1895.     He  d.  May  15,  1898. 
Children  (seven  in  number): 

i.        Norman  B.,  b. ,  enlisted  in  Civil  War;    d.  in  Battle  of  Cedar 

Creek,  Oct.  19,  1862,  and  was  never  found. 

4.  ii.       Fred  W.,  b.  March  26,   1850. 

iii.      Sarah  E.,  b.  ;  d.  when  young,  of  scarlet  fever. 

iv.      Charles  M.,   b.   in  Plainfield,   Nov.   27,    1857;  m.   March,    1885, 

Carrie    Henshaw.     One    child:  Gladys,    b.    in    Windsor,    June 

7,  1901. 

V.       Frank  B.,  b. ;  d.  when  young,  of  scarlet  fever. 

vi.      George  E.,  b.  in  Plainfield,  July  4,  1858;  m.  April  8,  1879,  Annie 

M.  Chute.     One  son:  Otis  B.,  b.  in  Plainfield,  June  7,  1884, 

who  has  studied  and  prepared  himself  for  the  gospel  ministry. 
vii.     Nellie  A.,  b. ;  d.  of  scarlet  fever  at  fourteen  years  of  age. 

3.  Harvey  S.'  Read   (Asaheb)  was  b.  Aug.  19,   1828;  m.  Dec.   14,   1852, 

Janette  Dodge  of  Plainfield.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  M.\RciA,  b. ;  m. ,  Adolphus  Dana. 

ii.  Flora  E.,  b.  ,  1857;  d.  .single,  Dec.  22,  1880. 

iii.  A  daughter,  b.  Aug.  21,  1863. 

iv.  Nettie  H.,  b. •  1865;  d.  May  8,  1878.     (See  Casualties.) 

v.  Kate   D.,   b.   May  8,    1867;  d.   Sept.   29,    1897. 

vi.  H.\ttie  S.,  b.  May  8,   1870. 

vii.  Reuben  J.  C,  b.  in  1874;  m.  Feb.  18,  1901,  Annie  Rodgers.     Two 
children. 

The  census  of  1790  gives  clue  to  the  following  Read  families  in  Cornish, 
but  the  genealogist  has  been  unable  to  trace  them  without  much  research 
which  he  could  not  bestow: 

David  Read  and  wife,  five  sons  and  one  daughter. 
Benj.  Read  and  wife,  one  son  and  one  daughter. 
Elisha  Read  and  wife,  two  sons  and  two  daughters. 
Jonathan  Read  and  wife,  one  .son  and  three  daughters. 

4.  Fred  Wj  Read  {Charle.^^,  Asaheh)  was  b.  in  Plainfield,  March  26,  1850; 

m.  June  7,  1876,  Emma  E.  Hook,  dau.  of  Peter  and  Lucia  Maria  (Ken- 
drick)  Hook,  b.  Dec.  29,  1852.     About  1883  they  settled  in  Cornish 


302  HISTORY   OF  CORNISH. 

on  the  Dr.  Joseph  Chapman  farm  near  the  north  line  of  the  town. 
Children : 

i.  Mabel  E.,  b.  in  Plainridd,  Juno  4,  ISSl;  m.  Dec.  27,  1909,  Austin 

W.  Burr  of  Plainlield. 

ii.  Forest  E.,  b.  in  Plainficld,  Oct.  4,  18S2. 

iii.  Ernest  D.,  b.  in  Cornish,  June  22,  1884;  d.  Sepi .  17,  1884. 

iv.  IIaklan  W.,  b.  in  Cornisli,  June;  2,   1888. 

V.  Lansing  A.,  b.  in  Cornish,  March  19,  1890. 

vi.  Stanley  H.,  b.  in  Cornish,  May  3,  1891;  d.  Sept.  16,  1891. 

RICE    OR   ROYCE. 

Dimond  Rice  was  b.  in  1767,  in  ;  m.  June  17,  1792,  in  Clarcmont, 

Lydia  Bradley,  who  was  b.  in  1774.  He  d.  in  Cornish,  Jan.  21,  1823. 
His  wid.  m.  June  10,  1828,  John  Lothrop.  No  issue.  She  d.  in  Cornish, 
Sept.  14,  1864.  Children  of  Dimond  and  Lydia  Rice;  exact  order 
cannot  be  given: 

i.        Betsey,  b.  March  10,  1793;  m.  ,  Cyrus  Hartshorn. 

ii.       Bradley,  b.  ;  lived  in  Manchester. 

iii.      Sally,  b.  March  26,   1797;  m.  March  9,   1817,  Thompson  Jenny 

of  Grantham.     Eight  children.     She  d.  April  30,   1865.     (See 

Jenny.) 

iv.      Esther  Bunnell,  b.  Oct.  23,  1798;  m. Jesse  Ross. 

V.       Warren,  b.  ;  m.  Sept.  6,   1820,  Judith  Johnson  of  Cornish, 

dau.  of  John  and  Hannah  (Huggins)  Johnson,  b.  May  19,  1801. 

Lived  in  Northfield,  Vt. 

vi.       WiLLARD,   b.  . 

vii.  Lydia,  b.  ;  Never  m.     Lived  in  Royalton,  Vt. 

viii.  Harriet,  b.  ■ ;  m. Emerson. 

ix.  Hannah,  b. ;  m. Smith. 

X.  William  P.,  b.  ;   m.   Caroline  .     She  hvcd  and  d.  in 


.Warren,  Vt. 


RICH. 


1.  Benjamin  Rich  of  Claremont,  m. •  Susan  Chase  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 

Peter  and  Sarah  (Cady)  Chase,  b.  Aug.  28,  1781;  d.  Aug.  8,  1811. 
They  had  four  children,  two  sons  and  two  daughters.  The  daughters 
and  one  son  went  to  St.  Lawrence  Co.,  N.  Y.,  and  settled  there.  The 
remaining  son, 

2.  Ly.man  Rich  was  b.  July  27,  1SU3,  in  Clarcmont.     He  m.  April  16,  1832, 

Dorothy  Belinda  Richardson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Polly 
(Hilliard)  Richardson,  b.  Oct.  29,  1809,  d.  Sept.  3,  1874.  Mr.  Rich 
was  a  farmer  and  settled  on  the  Thompson  farm,  east  of  and  overlooking 
the  Flat.  He  was  a  conscientious  and  consistent  member  of  the  Baptist 
Church.     He  d.  Nov.  11,  1878.     Children,  both  b.  in  Cornish: 


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3.  i.        Henry  E.,  b.  March  12,  1834. 

ii.  Susan  Amelia,  b.  Oct.  5,  1837;  d.  at  IMeridcn,  while  a  student  there, 
March  17,  1856.  She  was  possessed  of  a  lovely  Christian 
character. 

3.  Henry  E.'  Rich  {Lymaiv-,  Benjamin^)  was  b.  March  12,  1834;  m.  April 
14,  1858,  Abby  Jane  Kellcy  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Amos  and  Abigail 
(Coburn)  Kelley,  b.  Feb.  28,  1834,  d.  July  17,  1878.  He  m.  second, 
Sept.  6,  1882,  Mrs.  Azelia  L.  (Fisk)  Deane  of  Claremont.  A  little 
later  he  sold  his  farm  and  went  to  Clyde,  Kan.,  remaining  there  several 
years  and  then  came  east  and  Uved  in  Cornish,  then  in  Newtonville, 
Mass.,  and  then  in  Framingham,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  Aug.  2,  1900. 
He  was  clerk  of  the  Baptist  Church  in  Cornish  twenty-seven  years 
and  for  many  years  was  one  of  its  deacons.  A  consistent  and  worthy 
Christian  gentleman.  His  last  wofe  d.  Nov.  22,  1906,  in  Newark,  N.  J. 
Children,  all  by  last  wife: 

i.  Grace  C,  b.  in  Cornish,  Oct.  15,  1883;  m. ,  Walter  H.  BeU. 

ii.  Blanche  M.,  b.  in  Cornish,  Oct.  27,  1884;  d.  in  Kan.,  Dec.  17,  1884. 

iii.  Ruth  Linda,  b.  in  Clyde,  Kan.,  April  3,  1886,  and  d.  Sept.  10,  1886. 

iv.  Ellen  M.,  b.  in  Clyde,  Kan.,  June  30,  1887. 

Albert  Rich,  a  nephew  of  Benjamin  Rich  and  cousin  of  Lyman,  was  b.  in 
1805;  d.  Nov.  28,  1884.  He  m.  Eliza  Hall  of  Plainfield,  dau.  of  Peter 
and  Rachel  (Emery)  Hall,  b.  June  2,  1806,  d.  Feb.  7,  1853.  They  lived 
in  Cornish  several  years  and  then  rem.  to  Albion,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d. 
Cluldren : 

i.        An  infant,  b.  in  town;  d.  Jan.  5,  1835. 

ii.       S.^rah,  b.  1836  (?)  and  d.  unm.  in  Albion,  in  1886. 

iii.      Henry,  b.  .     Lived  in  Minnesota.     Never  m. 

iv.      Albert,  Jr.,  b. ;  m.  and  settled  in  Albion,  N.  Y. 

v.       Joshua,  b.  ;  m.  Halliet  Ellis.     Was  for  a  time  a  prosperous 

farmer  in  Albion,  but  d.  before  middle  life. 

RICHARDSON. 

"Richard"  was  a  favorite  name  in  Eng.,  both  before  and  after  the  Norman 
Conquest.  Many  families  of  the  nobiUtj-  bore  this  name.  Their  posterity 
were  called  the  "Sons  of  Richard. "  The  transition  to  Richard's  Sons  was  easy 
and  a  matter  of  course.  Being  widely  diffused  in  Europe,  the  name  frequently 
appeared  among  earh'  emigrants  to  America,  and  often  with  no  traceable 
connection  between  them. 

Three  Richardsons,  Ezekiel,  Thomas  and  Samuel,  descendants  of  the  Danes, 
came  from  Kent.  Co.,  Eng.,  to  America  in  1630  with  "Gov.  Winthrop's  Com- 
pany," landing  at  Salem,  Mass.  They  at  first  went  to  Charlestown,  where 
thej'  settled  for  a  time  and  afterward  rem.  to  Woburn,  and  were  three  of  the 


304  HISTORY  OF  CORNLSH. 

first  mombcrs  tliat  tliore  constituted  a  clnircli  of  seven  members  on  Aug.  14, 
1(342. 

Samuel  was  the  paternal  ancestor  of  most  of  the  Richardsons  of  Cornish. 

His  son  Stephen^,  also  had  a  son,  Stephen',  who  rem.  to  Billerica,  Mass.,  and 
was  the  parent  of  Ebenezer',  b.  Feb.  1,  1707,  and  Anios^,  }).  March  25,  1710. 
These  two  brothers  left  Billerica  and  went  to  relham,  and  spent  the  rest  of 
their  lives  there.     There  their  children  were  born. 

Ebenezer*  Ricn.\RD.soN  had  several  children,  among  them  was  Jonas^  (Eben- 
ezer*, Stepheni-\  Samueb)  b.  Oct.  21,  1748;  m.  April  4,  1782,  Zilpha  Bar- 
ker. They  came  to  Cornish  (date  unknown)  and  lived  several  years. 
They  were  two  of  the  nine  constituent  members  of  the  Baptist  Church 
at  its  organization  in  1789.  After  their  children  were  b.,  it  appears 
they  left  town,  leaving  no  posterity  behind  them  .so  far  as  known, 
neither  is  it  known  where  they  settled.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Zebadiah,  b.  Oct.  6,  1788. 

ii.  Cynthia,  b.  Dec.  28,  1790. 

iii.  Ebenezer,  b.  April  6,  1793. 

iv.  Nathan,  b.  June  22,  1795;  d.  March  11,  1804. 

V.  Charlotte,  b.  Feb.  5,  1798. 

vi.  Louisa,  b.  Aug.  1,  1800. 

vii.  Zilpha,  b.  June  20,  1802. 

viii.  Persena,  b.  April  25,  1804. 

Amos<  Richardson  {Stephen^-'-,  Samueb),  a  brother  of  Ebenezer*,  was  a  very 
distinguished  physician  in  Felham,  where  he  d.  June  20,  1766,  aged  55. 
He  had  four  children;  Eri,  b.  in  1740.  Sarah,  b.  Ai)ril  13,  1743.  Joseph, 
b.  March  5,  1745,  and  Isaac,  b.  in  1752,  and  d.  March  3,  1754.  His 
third  child: 

Josephs  Richardson  (A7nos',  Stephen^-'',  Samueb)  h.  March  5,  1745;  m.  May 
11, 1767,  Miriam  Hildreth,  b.  March  7,  1743,  d.  Feb.  10,  1831,  aged  87. 
He  d.  April  10,  1827,  aged  82.  They  came  to  Cornish  in  1789  with 
their  children  who  were  all  b.  in  Felham.     Children: 

i.  Miriam,  b.  Aug.  24,  1708;  m.  Sept.  9,  1788,  Jo,shua  Wyman,  then  of 
Felham.  Nine  children.  (See  Wyman.)  Mr.  Wyman  d.  June 
9,  1815,  aged  48.  She  d.  Dec.  17,  1848,  aged  80.  "She  was  a 
good  woman,  of  consistent  piety,  a  beloved  mother  of  a  worthy 
family,  who  have  all  arisen  and  called  her  blessed." 
2.  ii.       Joseph,  Jr.,  b.  Jan.  21,  1771. 

iii.  Sarah,  b.  March  10,  1773;  m.  June  23,  1796,  John  Huggins  of  Cor- 
nish. Nine  children.  (See  Huggins.)  Mr.  Huggins  d.  in 
1815.     She  d.  July  13,  1852,  aged  79. 

Her  l)iographer  makes  the  following  interesting  mention  of 
her:  "She  was  a  woman  of  strong  and  amiable  character,  as 
evinced  in  raising  her  large  family  wit  hout  means,  after  the  death 
of  her  husband,  and  in  the  fortitude  and  Christian  resignation 


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with  which  she  met  the  loss  of  her  eyesight  for  many  years. 
Her  humble  cottage  was  the  constant  resort  of  school  children, 
whom  she  dearly  loved  and  charmed,  with  her  songs  and  hymns 
from  her  inexhaustible  supply.  Her  voice  had  a  remarkable 
capacity,  from  the  k)\iiig  notes  of  the  cooing  dove  to  the  deep, 
resonant  bass  of  a  man. 

"Her  figure,  as  she  sat  in  her  chair,  with  heavenward  face 
and  sightless  orbs,  one  foot  on  the  pedal  of  the  spinning  wheel, 
discoursing  such  mu.sic  as  is  heard  only  in  the  spheres,  would 
have  entranced  the  chisel  of  the  old  Greek  sculptor. 

"And  such  was  one  of  the  many  grand,  New  England  mothers, 
who  have  silently  sought  the  grave,  'unknown,  unhonored  and 
unsung.'" 

3.  iv.     David,  b.  Jan.  15,  1776. 

V.       JosiAH,  b.  Dec.  12,  1778.     Was  a  Baptist  minister,  but  becoming 

insane,  he  w'as  never  ord.     He  never  m.;  d.  Feb.  23,  1858,  in 

Concord  Asyhmi,  aged  79. 
vi.      Mercy,  b.  May  4,  1781;  m.  June  1,  1829,  Aaron  Hebard  of  Lebanon. 

No  children.     She  d.  Aug.  1,  1854,  aged  73. 
vii.     Rebecca,  b.  Nov.  25,  1783.      Never  m.;  she  d.  in  Plainfield,  about 

1865. 

4.  viii.   Amos,  b.  Nov.  27,  1785. 

2.  Josephs  Rich.^rdsox  {Joseph',  Amos^,  Stephen^-"-,  Samueb)  h.  Jan.  21, 
1771;  m.  first,  Polly  Hilliard,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Phoebe  (Yerrington) 
HiUiard.  She  was  b.  Dec.  10,  1776,  and  d.  May  7,  1822,  aged  45;  m. 
second,  Lj^dia  Wilkins,  of  Claremont,  d.  Sept.  19,  1852,  aged  70.  He  d. 
March  1,  1853,  aged  82.     Children  of  Polly,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

Eri,  b.  June  9,  1796. 

Joseph,  b.  May  4,  1798. 

S.\MUEL,  b.  April  12,  1880. 

Polly,  b.  July  8,  1802;  d.  Aug.  13,  1803. 

Maria,  b.  I^Iay  21,  1804;  d.  Feb.  25,  1830. 

Miriam,  b.  Sept.  1,  1807;  m.  Frederic  Claggett  of  Newport.     (See 
Newport  History,  page  344.)     He  was  high  sheriff  of  Sullivan 
Co.,  five  years.     She  d.  Jan.  24,   1884.     Three  children:     1. 
Rufus  P.,  b.  June  20,   1830.     2.  William,  b.  Sept.,  1836.     3. 
Mary  J.,  b.  July  10,  1844. 
vii.    Dorothy  Belinda,  b.  Oct.  29,  1809;  m.  April  16,  1832,  Lyman  Rich, 
who  was  b.  July  27,  1803,  and  d.  Nov.  11,  1878,  aged  75.  She  d. 
Sept.  3,  1874,  aged  64.     Had  two  children.     (See  Rich.) 
viii.   Mary  Hall,  b.  May  11,  1812;  m.  first,  in  1838,  Asa  Day.     Had  one 
dau.  (Ellen  M.)  who  d.  April  28,  1860,  aged  21.     He  d.  in  1856, 
at  Leominster,  Mass.       She  m.  second,  Dr.  Mason  Hatch  of 
Newport,  Nov.   12,   1856.     (See  Newport  History,  page  411.) 
She  d.  July,  1882,  aged  70.     Buried  at  Leominster,  Mass. 
8.  Lx.      Ariel,  b.  July  25,  1814. 
21-n 


5. 

i. 

6. 

ii. 

7. 

iii, 

iv, 

V. 

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306  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

X.       Joshua  Bradley,  b.  1815;  d.  Oct.  7,  1817. 

xi.      Nancy  J.,  b.  Sept.  16,  1818;  m.  Sept.  16,  1836,  John  Lane,  then  of 

Claremont.     She  d.  in  Lebanon,  Jan.  18,  1893,  aged  74.     Two 

children.     (See  Lane.) 

Child  by  Lydia  Wilkins: 

xii.  Benjamin  F.,  b.  Feb.  10,  1825,;  d.  in  Cal.,  July  16,  1852,  aged 
27.     He  never  m. 

3.  Davids  Richardson  {Joseph^,  Amos\  Stephen^^,  Samueb)  was  b.  Jan.  15, 
1776;  m.  Nov.  25,  1805,  Sarah  Goodwin  Ford,  dau.  of  Capt.  Daniel 
and  Lydia  Ford,  b.  Dec.  17,  1784,  in  Claremont,  and  d.  in  Hanover 
Aug.  15,  1867,  aged  83.  He  d.  March  20,  1846,  aged  70.  Children,  all 
b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Daniel  Ford,  b.  Aug.  16,  1807.  His  life  was  devoted  chiefly  to  the 
Christian  ministry  and  the  cause  of  education.  Was  fitted  for 
college  at  Kimball  Union  Academy,  class  of  1827.  Grad.  at 
Dartmouth  College,  class  of  1831,  with  the  highest  honors.  He 
travelled  in  nearly  every  state  of  the  Union,  occupied  the  Chair 
of  Languages  in  Wake  Forest  College,  N.  C,  where  he  was  ord. 
as  a  Baptist  minister.  Immensely  popular  in  the  state  as  a 
public  speaker.  Refusing  the  presidency  of  the  college,  he  re- 
turned to  N.  II.  and  devoted  himself  to  the  ministry.  Was 
pastor  of  churches  in  Cavendish,  Vt.,  Mason  and  East  Hanover 
beside  supplying  churches  in  Plainfield,  jMeriden,  Cornish,  etc. 
Was  a  meml)(>r  of  th(>  Congressional  Convention  in  1850  and  rep- 
resented th(!  town  of  Hanover  in  the  legislature  in  1850-51. 
His  name  at  one  time  was  prominent  on  the  list  of  candidates 
for  governor  of  N.  H.  and  President  Pierce  tendered  him  any  gift 
within  his  power,  all  of  which  he  modestly  declined,  ^^'as  a 
great  reader  and  student  of  letters,  and  became  proficient  in  a 
dozen  or  more  languages,  but  he  had  no  "itching  palm"  for 
public  office,  but  devoted  himself  to  the  more  quiet  profession 
of  his  choice.  Superadded  to  these,  he  was  postmaster  at 
Hanover,  Treas.  and  director  of  the  bank,  justice  of  peace, 
Supt.  of  schools,  etc.,  for  many  years.  For  the  la.st  fifteen 
years,  he  suffered  with  paralysis  until  his  death,  Feb.  7,  1882. 
Agreeable  to  his  rccjuest,  his  remains  were  buried  at  Cornish 
Flat,  by  the  side  of  his  parents.     He  never  m. 

ii.  Stillman,  b.  June  7,  1809.  Educated  at  New  Hampton  Theological 
Seminary  for  the  Baptist  ministry.  Was  bapt.  by  Elder  A. 
Kendrick,  at  ten  years  of  age,  in  company  with  his  brother 
Daniel,  two  years  older,  and  sister,  Elmina,  two  years  younger 
than  himself.  He  d.  before  entering  the  ministry,  July  22,  1843, 
unm. 

ill.  Mercy  Elmina,  b.  Aug.  17,  1811.  She  was  educated  at  New 
Hampton.  She  was  noted  for  her  unselfish  disposition,  love 
of  literature  and  remarkable  memory.     She  d.  A])ril  27,  1839. 


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iv.  Horace,  b.  Dec.  2,  1814,  and  d.  in  Oakland,  Cal.,  March  15,  1876. 
A  Baptist  minister,  zealous  and  greatly  beloved.  Prepared  for 
college  at  New  Hampton.  Grad.  at  Dartmouth  College,  class 
1841,  and  at  Newton  Theological  Seminary.  Pastor  of  a  church 
in  Keene,  where  he  was  ord.  May  7,  1845,  also  at  West  Acton, 
Mass.,  and  East  Oakland,  Cal.  Opened  the  first  public  school 
in  San  Jos6.  Devoted  the  last  part  of  his  life  to  Bible  mission 
work,  preaching  in  public  and  by  firesides,  and  distributing  tons 
of  Bibles  and  Testaments.  He  m.  first,  Sarah  H.  Rand;  m. 
second,  Sarah  Haines.     Had  several  children. 

V.       Stephen,  b.  Dec.  18,  1816;  d.  Aug.  18,  1818. 

vi.  Martha  Rhoda,  b.  Sept.  8,  1818.  Was  educated  at  New  Hampton 
Seminar}'.  Spent  some  years  teaching  in  North  Carolina.  She 
manifested  a  great  love  for  literature,  was  of  beautiful  spirit, 
and  unselfish  in  all  her  life  work.  She  m.  March  4,  1846,  Rev. 
Jonathan  S.  Herrick,  b}^  whom  she  had  four  children:  1.  Maria 
Elmina,  b.  Dec.  19,  1846;  d.  April  3,  1908,  unm.  2.  James 
Day,  b.  June  4,  1848.  3.  Martha  Jane,  b.  Feb.  18,  1850.  4. 
Daniel  F.  R.,  b.  Jan.  10,  1852.  Mrs.  Herrick  d.  during  her 
husband's  pastorate  in  Rumney,  March  17,  1852,  aged  34. 

vii.     David  Sidney,  b.  Sept.  1,  1821.     (See  sketch.) 

viii.  Sarah  Jane,  b.  Feb.  23,  1824.  Eyes  and  health  were  ruined  by 
vaccination  when  ten  years  old.  She  never  m.  but  d.  Jan.  12, 
1894,  aged  70. 

4.  Amoss  Richardson  {Joseph^,  Amos^,  Stephen'-^-,  Samueb)  b.  Nov.  27,  1785; 
m.  Feb.  24,  1814,  Sophia  Comings,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Butter- 
field)  Comings,  b.  April  10,  1789,  and  d.  Sept.  5,  1853,  aged  64.  He 
was  a  prominent  citizen  of  the  town,  serving  it  in  various  offices;  also 
represented  it  in  the  state  legislature  of  1847.  A  member  and  deacon 
of  the  Baptist  Church.  A  successful  farmer  and  continued  on  the 
paternal  homestead  till  his  death,  Sept.  14,  1853,  aged  67.  Children, 
all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Sarah,  b.  Aug.  17,  1815.  As  a  very  successful  teacher,  she  spent 
many  years  in  tliis  avocation  in  the  south,  prior  to  her  m.  to 
Rev.  Jonathan  S.  Herrick,  April  20,  1853.  Then  she  became  at 
once,  teacher  and  mother  to  the  four  children  of  her  husband,  by 
his  first  wife,  Martha  Rhoda  (Richardson;  Herrick.  She  has 
wrought  well.  Mr.  Herrick  d.  in  Troy  Dec.  3,  1895.  She  is 
living  in  1910.  (See  photo  on  page  308.) 
9.  ii.       Amos,  b.  Nov.  27,  1817. 

iii.  Sophia  Louisa,  b.  March  31,  1820.  She  spent  her  life  chiefly  in 
educational  work.     She  d.  April  13,  1882,  aged  62.     Unm. 

iv.      William  Taylor,  b.  Nov.  16,  1822,  and  d.  in  the  army  about  1864. 

V.  Charlotte,  b.  April  5,  1825;  m.  Dec.  20,  1847,  Caleb  H.  Blood. 
She  d.  in  Florida,  Oct.  21,  1852,  aged  27.  She  left  one  son, 
Daniel  Richardson  Blood.     ]\Ir.  Blood  d.  July  16, 1896. 


308 


HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 


vi.      Cordelia  I.,  b.  Jan.  2,  1828;  m.  Dec.  25,  1868,  Rev.  David  Hawley. 

She  d.  March  24,  1878,  aged  50. 
vii.     Samuel  Comings,  b.  May  13,  1830.     Student  and  teacher.     He  d. 

in  Cal.,  where  he  went  to  regain  his  health,  Oct.  9,  1859,  aged  29. 
viii.    Geo.  Washington,  b.  Jan.  25,  1834,  and  d.  Feb.  12,  1871,  aged  37. 


Mrs.  Sarah  Richardson  Herrick,  at  84. 

(See  sketch,  page  307.) 

Eri"  RiCH.vitusoN  {Joseph  «-5,  Amos\  Stephen^-',  Sainucb)  h.  June  9,  1796; 
m.  Feb.  22,  1821,  Abigail  Chandler  Bragg,  dau.  of  Nicholas,  Jr.,  and 
Abigail  (Chandler)  Bragg.  She  wa.s  b.  July  13,  1792,  and  d.  Sept.  20, 
1878,  aged  84.  He  was  a  fanniT  and  incclianic.  Lived  a  while  in 
Morristown,  \t.,  and  Cornisii.  His  la^t  3ears  were  si)ent  in  Cliarles- 
town,  where  he  d.  June  19,  1869,  aged  70.     Children: 

i.  George  Bradley,  b.  Dec.  22,  1821.  "  Raihouded"  in  Mass.  till 
1852,  when  he  went  west  in  the  same  business,  then  engaged 
in   land   speculation,    manufacturing   and   trade.     Operated   in 


GENEALOGIES.  309 

St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  Memphis,  Tenn.,  until  ho  urtiuirpd  a  hand- 
some competence.  Then  settled  in  Sangamon  Co.,  111.,  where 
he  .spent  the  remainder  of  his  j-ears  dying  Feb.  12,  1895,  in 
Riverton,  111.  Late  in  life,  on  Nov.  29,  1894,  he  m.  Marion 
B.   McNeely,   who   survives  him. 

ii.       Caroline,  b.  April  13,  1824,  and  d.  Jan.  1,  1895,  aged  70,  unm. 

iii.  Emeline,  b.  April  22,  1827;  m.  Jan.  10,  1849,  Lucien  Lane,  res. 
in  Charlestown.     He  d.  Feb.  3,   1892.     Three  children. 

iv.  Elizabeth  A.,  b.  Oct.  2G,  1831;  m.  Jan.  4,  1853,  Chas.  Gay  of 
Charlestown,  who  was  b.  Sept.  7,  1828.  He  was  selectman  for 
eight  years  and  represented  the  town  in  legislature  in  1866-67. 
also  filled  other  ofhces  of  honor  and  trust.  He  d.  July  24,  1892. 
Three  children.     She  is  living  in  1910. 

V.  Helen  M.,  b.  Nov.  20,  1834;  m.  Dec.  19,  1860,  Jacob  Augustus 
Kendall  of  Leominster,  Mass.  Mr.  Kendall  d.  Nov.  13,  1886. 
A  dau.,  Caroline  M.,  m.  in  Claremont,  May  28,  1907,  Earl  M. 
Putnam  of  Conn. 

6.  Joseph'  Richardson  {Joseph^-^,  Atnos*,  Slephen^-"',  Samuel^)  b.  May  4, 
1798;  m.  Nov.  29,  1820,  Sylvia  Day,  dau.  of  Rufus  and  Betty  (Com- 
ings) Day,  b.  in  Cornish,  July  15,  1799,  and  d.  Feb.  1,  1882,  aged  82. 
He  was  a  farmer,  also  a  brick  mason.  A  zealous  and  consistent  mem- 
ber of  the  BaptLst  Church,  of  which  he  was  deacon  for  many  years. 
He  d.  Aug.  10,  1871,  aged  73.     Children: 

i.  Salome,  b.  Sept.  10,  1821;  m.  May  4,  1845,  Amos  Richardson  of 
Cornish.  She  d.  in  Florida,  May  17,  1850,  aged  28.  Left 
two  sons.     (See  Amos'  Richardson.) 

10.  ii.       Asa  W.,  b.  July  21,  1823. 

iii.  Eliza  M.,  b.  May  23,  1825;  m.  Oct.  20,  1850,  Sylvester  M.  Bugbee, 
who  was  b.  Oct.  24,  1824,  and  d.  Jan.  29,  1897,  aged  72.  She 
d.  Oct.  18,  1896.     They  left  two  sons.     (See  Bugbee.) 

iv.  Hiram  Day,  b.  March  14,  1827;  m.  Nov.  4,  1849,  Mary  A.  Scripture. 
She  was  b.  Nov.  20,  1825.  Leaving  Cornish  when  of  age,  he 
went  to  Mason,  where  he  lived  many  years.  Was  honored 
by  his  townsmen,  serving  as  selectman  and  representing  the 
town  in  legislature,  etc.  He  was  a  tailor  by  trade.  Of  him  it 
has  often  been  said,  "He  was  an  honest  man."  He  afterwards 
hved  in  Waltham,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  Jan.  27,  1897.  Had 
seven  cliildren,  three  sons  and  four  daus. 

11.  v.       Joseph  Orlando,  b.  Dec.  16,  1833. 

vi.  Lucretia  B.,  b.  Nov.  30,  1839;  m.  May  7,  1861,  Chas.  Ii.  Comings, 
son  of  Benjamin  and  Rebecca  (Westgate)  Comings.  Two 
children.  (See  Comings.)  Lived  in  Cornish  and  Lebanon. 
She  d.  in  Lebanon,  Nov.  24,   1895. 

7.  Samuel'  Richareeon  {Joseph^^  Amos*,  Stephen^'',  Samueh)  b.  April  12, 
1800;  m.  first,  Sophia  W.  Bond.  Had  tw^o  children,  who  d.  young. 
She  d.   May  12,  1837,   aged  24.     He  m.  second,   Mary  A.  Wright,  b. 


310  HISTORY     OF   COHXISir. 

March  5,  1817.  They  lived  in  Claremont  chiefly.  He  d.  April,  1883, 
aged  83.     Children,  all  by  last  wife: 

i.        Samukl,  b.  Dec.  14,  1841.     Insurance  agent  in  Claremont. 
ii.       M.\RY,  Sophia,  b.  Sept.  10,  1843;  d.  Aug.  4,  1849. 
iii.      Ch.arles  a.,  b.  Nov.  2,  1847;  d.  Aug.  22,  1849. 
iv.      Sakah  Maria,  b.  July  1."),  18o();  m.  Dec.  24,  1877,  Samuel  Ruggles 
of  Windsor,  \'t. 

8.  Ariel?  Richardson   (Joseph-^,  Amos*,  Stephen^-'-,  Samueh)  b.  July  25, 

1814;  m.  first,  Dec.  29,  1841,  Mary  E.  Armstrong,  b.  Nov.  1,  1808;  d. 
Aug.  17,  1886;  m.  second,  Nov.  14,  1888,  Eliza  Swan.  She  was  b. 
Sept.  10,  1838.  Rem.  with  family  to  Michigan,  Nov.  5,  1855,  where 
they  resided  in  Carson  City.  He  was  a  "carpenter  and  house  builder. " 
Date  of  his  death  not  known.     Children  by  Mary,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Albert  A.,  b.  Dec.  10,  1842;  m.  Dec.  18,  1864,  Jane  M.  Dawks. 
Two  children.  Enlisted,  Nov.  9,  1861,  in  Berdans  S.  S.  1st 
Regt.     Discharged  Oct.  27,  1862. 

ii.       Anna  R.,  b.  April  28,  1846;  m.  March  5,  1871,  James  F.  Fillmore. 

iii.      Ella  C,  b.  May  24,  1848;  m.  Oct.  8,  1865,  J.  M.  Patrick. 

iv.  Victoria  M.,  b.  Sept.  5,  1851;  m.  March  29,  1874,  Isaac  M.  Patter- 
son; d.  Oct.  20,  1883,  aged  23. 

9.  Amos'  Richardson  {Amos^,  Joseph^,  Amos\  Stephem--^,  Samueh)  h.  Nov. 

27,  1817;  m.  first.  May  4,  1845,  Salome  Richard.son,  dau.  of  Joseph'  and 
Sylvia  (Day)  Richardson,  b.  Sept.  10,  1821,  d.  May  17,  1850;  m.  second, 
April  20,  1857,  Sarah  Jane  Hilliard,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Roxana  (Day) 
Hilliard.  Educated  at  Kimball  Union  Academy  and  New  Hampton 
and  Norwich,  Vt.,  attended  medieval  lectures  at  Dartmouth  Medical  Col- 
lege but  never  practiced.  Spent  some  time  teaching  in  New  England 
and  in  the  South,  and  later  in  mercantile  business  in  Jack.sonville,  Flor- 
ida. In  1853,  he  returned  to  the  old  homestead,  after  w^hich  his  life 
was  devoted  chiefly  to  agricultural  pursuits.  He  d.  Sept.  19,  1901, 
aged  nearly  84.     Childr(>n  by  Salome: 

12.  i.        Sidney  K.,  b.  June  29,  1846. 

ii.  Frank,  b.  Dec.  14,  1848.  A  successful  farmer.  Spent  some  time 
in  Cal.  Returned  to  the  charge  of  the  homestead,  where  he 
now  resides.     (1902.)     Children  by  Sarah  Jane: 

iii.  Fred  H.,  b.  Oct.  1,  1859;  m.  Dec.  25,  1895,  Gertrude  A.  Haven. 
Officer  in  Vt-rmont  State  Prison  at  Windsor.  (1902.)  Children: 
1.  Flora  E.,  b.  May  3,  1900.  2.  Margaret  H.,  b.  IVIarch  15, 
1903. 

iv.      Flora  Ella,  b.  Jan.  2,  1861;  d.  Aug.  15,  1886,  aged  25. 

v.  Nellie  Salome,  b.  May  26,  1867;  m.  Feb.  24,  1892,  Elmer  York. 
(See  York.) 

10.  Asa  W\«  Richardson  (Josep/t'-e-s,  Amos*,  Stephen^--,  Samueb)  b.  July  21, 

1823;  m.  Sept.  1,  1846,  Pluma  C.  Armstrong,  b.  Feb.  22,  1828,  in  New 


GENEALOGIES.  311 

York.  Wheelwright  and  gonoral  morhanic  as  well  as  farmer.  Respond- 
ing to  his  countrj-'s  call,  he  enlisted  in  1862,  serving  until  1865,  first  as 
Orderly  Sergt.  then  as  2d  Lieut,  in  the  14th  Regt.  N.  H.  Vols.  After 
the  war  he  lived  in  Lebanon,  where  he  d.  May  3,  1874.     Children: 

i.       Marcus  F.,  b.  Aug.  16,  1848;  m.  March  20,  1869,  Flora  E.  House 

of  Lebanon.     Printer;  res.  in  Manchester. 
ii.       Emma  S.,  b.  Oct.  14,  1854;  d.  June  8,  1859. 
iii.     Abbie  M.,  b.  April  23,  1861;  m.  Dec.  20,  1882,  John  A.  Woods 

of  Francestown. 
iv.      Charles  H.,  b.  June  8,  1867;  d.  Nov.  1,  1867. 

11.  Joseph  Orlando^  Richardson  {Joseph'-^-',  Amos*,  Stephen^-'',  Samueh)  b. 

Dec.  16,  1833;  m.  jarst,  Nov.  29,  1855,  Helen  M.  Comings,  2d  dau.  of 
Alvin  and  Alvira  (Williams)  Comings,  b.  Feb.  10,  1835,  d.  Oct.  3,  1868, 
aged  33;  m.  second,  Dec.  2,  1869,  Marj-  Malincy  Burr,  only  dau.  of  Brad- 
ley and  Hannah  (Read)  Burr,  b.  July  4,  1837.  Mr.  Richardson  was  a 
wheelwright  by  trade,  also  a  house  carpenter  and  res.  in  Lebanon, 
where  he  d.  Sept.  8,  1900.  "He  was  one  of  the  very  best  of  men,  his 
standard  in  everything  was  ever  a  high  one  and  he  walked  in  the  path 
where  duty  and  conscience  guided  him,  trusting  implicitly  his  God." 
Children  by  Helen: 

i.        Clayton  Joseph,  b.  July  4,  1862,  in  trade  in  Lebanon;  of  the  pros- 
perous firm  of  Richardson  &  Emerson. 
ii.       Errain  Alvin,  b.  April  27,  1864;  d.  Jan.  20,  1867. 

Child  by  Mary'  M.: 

iii.      Leon    Burr,    b.    April  14,    1878.     Graduate    Dartmouth   College, 
class  of  1900. 

12.  Sidney  Kirk^  Richardson  {Amos'-^,  Joseph'^,  Amos*,  Stephen^-'',  Samuel^) 

b.  June  29,  1846;  m.  April  6,  1869,  Ella  Idalene  Sturtevant,  dau.  of  Na- 
hum  C.  and  Martha  Jane  (Thomas)  Sturtevant,  b.  Feb.  3,  1849.  Mr. 
Richardson  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Cornish  and  Kimball  Union 
Academy.  Enlisted  at  eighteen,  Aug.  31,  1864,  in  1st  Regt.  H.  Art., 
which  performed  much  arduous  service  in  and  about  Washington,  D.  C. 
Was  discharged  Sept.  11,  1865.  On  returning  home  from  the  army, 
he  found  his  health  insufficient  for  the  labors  of  the  field,  owing  to 
malarial  disease  contracted  in  the  service,  so  he  devoted  some  years 
to  the  machinist's  trade,  and  in  manufacturing  business  in  Lebanon, 
Windsor,  Brandon,  Vt.,  etc.  Was  collector  of  bridge  tolls  for  seven 
years  at  Windsor,  then  returned  to  Cornish  where  he  has  since  resided, 
upon  the  Dr.  Boardman  place,  so  called.  For  ten  years  was  collector 
of  the  taxes  of  the  town.     Children: 

i.        ;\Lartha  Salome,  b.  June  24,  1870;  d.  June  28,  1870. 
ii.       Henry  Sturtevant,  b.  Sept.  19,  1873.     Graduate  Kimball  L^nion 
Academy,  class  of  1896.     Prin.  of  high  school  at  Walpole  two 


312  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

years,  from  1898  to  1902.  Prin.  of  a.-ulcmy  at  Wells  River,  Vt. 
After  this  he  was  admitted  to  the  l)ar,  and  established  himself 
in  the  successful  practice  of  law  in  Claremont. 


HeNUY    S.    RlCHAKUSON. 

iii.      Charles  Sidney,  b.  May  9,  1886;  Grad.  Kimball  Union  Academy, 
class  of  1905. 

William  Richardson,  the  first  of  the  name  in  town,  was  a  soldier  of  the 
Revolution.  His  name  ai)i)ears  several  times  during  the  war  in  different 
military  bodies  and  on  different  occasions  and  was  always  accredited  to  Cor- 
nish.    He  came  home  unharmed.     His  relationship  to  those  of  the  same  name 

coming  to  the  town  later  cannot  be  determined.      He  m. ,  Tabitha 

and  they  had  a  dau.  Lucy,  b.  in  town  May  2,  177(i;  d.  Oct.  17,  1777.  There 
is  no  known  record  of  his  leaving  town,  or  of  his  d(>ath.  Probably  d.  early  as 
his  wid.  Tabitha  m.  Jan.  27,  1780,  Robert  Nichols,  and  d.  in  town,  Sept.  3, 1783. 

Joseph  Richakdson  (pedigree  iind  birtli  unknown)  m.  Nov.,  1831,  Mrs.  Anna 
Maria  (Marble)  Piatt  of  Cornish,  and  by  her  had  two  children.  He  d. 
Oct.  27,  1839,  and  was  buried  in  Cornish,     'llic  children  were: 

i.        Hannah  Chase,  b.  in  1834;  m.  Harford  H.  Kirk  and  d.   childless, 
Jan.  12,  1870,  buried  in  Trinity  cliurch-yard. 

"All  thats  bcMutiful  in  woman. 
All  we  in  her  nature  love. 
All  the  good  in  all  the  human. 
Passed  from  this  clay  to  God  above." 

(Inscription  on  her  tombstone.) 


GENEALOGIES.  313 

ii.       George  "Wentworth,  b.  in  1S38.     He  was  twice  m.  and  d.  at  Mount 
Vernon,  N.  Y.,  in  1881  leaving  two  children  by  his  first  wife. 

RICKARD. 

Lemuel  Rickard,  with  Elizabeth  his  wife,  were  the  first  of  the  name  in  towTi. 
They  had  seven  children,  and  then  the  mother  d.     Mr.  R.  m.  again, 

Abigail ,  and  had  five  more  children.     The  family  lived  in  the 

northeast  part  of  the  town  and  were  living  in  town  in  1790.  The  cen- 
sus of  that  time  says  his  family  consisted  of  himself,  two  boys  and  one 
girl  and  the  mother.  There  is  no  known  record  of  the  death  of  Eliza- 
beth, but  Abigail,  the  second  wife,  d.  April  12,  1854.  Mr.  R.  d.  Dec. 
18,  1855,  aged  75.     Children  by  Elizabeth: 

i.        Sarah,  b.  June  15,  1785. 

ii.       Benjamin,  b.  Sept.  10,  1787. 

iii.     Jared,  b.  Feb.  19,  1790. 

iv.      Theophilus,  b.  Ma}-  26,  1792. 

V.       TiRZAH,  b.  July  6,  1795. 

vi.      Elizabeth,  b.  Jul}'  20,  1798. 

vii.     Lemuel,  Jr.,  b.  Nov.  6,  1801. 

Children  by  Abigail: 

viii.    AL\aN,  b.  Nov.  4,  1804;  d.  Aug.  25,  1806. 

ix.      Louisa,  b.  March  8,  1807. 

X.       Reuel,  b.  Aug.  3,  1809;  d.  May  15,  1831. 

xi.      Abigail,  b.  Nov.  17,  1812;  d.  March  6,  1813. 

xii.  Truman,  b.  Feb.  12,  1814.  Grad.  Kimball  Union  Academy,  1838; 
Dartmouth  College  1842;  Med.  Dept.,  1847.  Physician  at 
Woburn,  Mass.,  till  he  d.  Aug.  8,  1861.  He  taught  school  sev- 
eral terms. 

Elijah  Rickard,  a  brother  of  Lemuel  (?)  with  Betsey,  his  wife,  had  five  children. 

She  d. .     He  m.  second,  Tenty ,  and  by  her  had  six  children. 

She  d.  Jan.  8,  1827,  aged  46.      There  is  no  known  record  of  his  death. 
Children,  by  Betsej': 

i.  Jonathan,  b.  March  13,  1787. 

ii.  Deborah,  b.  July  10,  1788. 

iii.  Eleazer,  b.  Feb.  25,  1790. 

iv.  Hannah,  b.  March  25,  1795. 

V.  Ir.\,  b.  Oct.  17,  1797. 

Children  by  Tenty: 

vi.  Charity,  b.  1807;  d.  March  23,  1830. 

vu.  Mary,  b.  Jan.  19,  1808. 

viii.  Miranda,  b.  Sept.  8,  1809;  d.  June  22,  1836. 

ix.  Ransom,  b.  Nov.  3,  1811;  d.  Dec.  13,  1839. 

x.  W.\TSON  Freeman,  b.  April  11,  1814. 

xi.  Warren,  b.  Feb.  25,  1818. 

xii.  Winslow,  b.  March  8,  1820. 


314  HLSTUKY   OF   CORNISH. 

In  the  cemetery  at  the  Fhit  are  tablets  inscribed  to  Abner  Rickard  who  d. 
Jul}'  2,  1827,  aged  84,  and  to  his  wife,  Susanna,  who  d.  Jan.  1,  1833,  aged  81. 
These  maj'  have  been  the  parents  of  Lemuel  and  Elijah,  who  late  in  life  came 
to  res.  with  their  children. 

Also,  Levi  Rickard,  d.  March  16,  1865.     His  wife  d.  May  9,  1846. 

RIPLEY. 

William  Ripley  of  the  fifth  generation  from  ^^'illiam  Ripley  who  settled  in 
Hingham,  Mass.,  in  1635,  was  b.  at  Windham,  Conn.,  Feb.  12,  1734. 
He  was  the  great-grand.son  of  Hannah  Bradford  who  was  the  granddau. 
of  Gov.  Bradford  of  the  Plymouth  Colony.  He  rem.  from  Windham 
with  his  family  June  5,  1775,  and  arrived  at  Cornish,  June  14,  1775, 
where  he  lived  until  his  death,  Feb.  17,  1818.  He  m.  Jan.  11,  1757, 
Lydia  Brewster,  dau.  of  Cai)t.  James  and  Faith  (Rij)loy)  Brewster,  b. 
at  Windham,  Conn.,  March  18,  1740,  and  d.  in  Cornish  Nov.  2,  1829. 
She  was  a  descendant  of  the  sixth  generation  from  Elder  Brewster  of 
the  Plymouth  Colony.     Children,  all  b.  in  Windham,  Conn.: 

i.  Faith,  b.  Oct.  13,  1757;  m.  Jan.  14,  1779,  Jabez  (or  Jabish)  Spicer 
of  Cornish.  Nine  children.  (See  Spicer.)  They  lived  in 
Cornish  till  1810,  and  then  rem.  to  Richmond,  Vt.,  where  they 
both  d.     He  d.  Jan.  6,  1823.     She  d.  May  31,  1824. 

ii.       Alethea,  b.  Aug.  23,  1759;  d.  Sept.  5,  1759. 

iii.  Alethea,  2d,  b.  Jan.  11,  1761;  m.  March  .30,  1788,  James  Wellman 
of  Cornish.  Four  children.  (See  Wellman.)  She  d.  Oct.  15. 
1841. 

iv.  James,  b.  April  4,  1763;  m.  first,  March  7, 1792,  Lucy  Eaton  of  Hart- 
ford, Vt.,  w^ho  was  b.  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  Oct.  15,  1765,  and 
d.  in  Cornish,  Dec.  23,  1807;  m.  second,  in  Torringford,  Conn., 
Sept.  2,  1810,  Florilla  Mills,  b.  July  5,  1779,  and  d.  in  Cornish, 
Sept.  21,  1858.  She  was  a  sister  of  Samuel  J.  Mills,  famous 
for  the  part  he  took  in  the  organization  of  the  American  Board 
of  Foreign  Mi.ssions.  Like  her  brother,  she  had  a  loving  zeal 
for  the  same  cause,  and  in  her  quiet  way,  did  much  to  awaken 
a  similar  .spirit  in  her  church  in  Cornish.  She  was  a  woman  of 
sweet  and  gentle  spirit  and  of  sincere  piety.  She  was  cousin 
to  the  two  sisters,  Maria  S.  and  Abbie  Moore  Mills,  who  in.  the 
two  Whittlesey  brothers  of  Cornish. 

James  Ripley,  like  his  father,  was  a  powerful  man  physically 
and  mentally  and  active  in  ui)holding  all  good  things.  No 
children  b}'  either  wife.  He  became  famous  as  a  military  man 
and  attained  the  rank  of  Col.     He  d.  Aug.  9,  1842,  in  Cornish. 

V.  Selinda,  b.  April  4,  1773;  m.  April  4,  1790,  Eliphalet  Kimball  of 
Cornish.     Seven  children.    (See  Kimball.)   She  d.  June  4,  1854. 

David  Kimball  Ripley,  fourth  child  of  David  and  Hannah  (CufTs)  Ripley, 
was  b.  April  30,  1812,  in  Plymouth,  Mass.  Spent  most  of  his  youth  in 
Morristown,  Vt.     He  m.  Nov.  21,  1841,  Rosilla  B.  Clark  of  Plainfield, 


GENEALOGIES.  315 

dau.  of  Samuel  and  Bathsheba  (Porter)  Clark,  b.  Dec.  31,  1820,  and 
d.  Jan.  8,  1892.  They  came  to  Cornish  in  the  fifties  and  settled  on 
the  farm  recently  owned  and  occupied  by  George  A.  Truell.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  Church  and  an  exemplary  citizen.  He  enlisted 
in  the  7th  Regt.,  N.  H.  Vols.,  and  d.  in  the  service,  in  the  General 
Hospital  at  Hilton  Head,  S.  C,  Sept.  9,  18G2.  (See  Military.)  Chil- 
dren, all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Minnie  Velona,  b.  Aug.  29,  1843;  m.  first,  Oct.  18,  1861,  John 
Vinton  of  Cornish.  He  enlisted  and  d.  in  the  service  June  16, 
1863.  Had  one  son,  John  M.  Vinton,  b.  July  15,  1863,  and  d. 
April  9,  1871;  m.  second,  Oct.  16,  1866,  B.  Eh  Davis  of  Plain- 
field,  and  by  him  had  three  children.     She  d.  Aug.  8,  1892. 

ii.  Ellen  M.,  b.  July  25,  1847;  m.  first,  Nov.  15,  1866,  Charles  Torrey 
Hardy  of  Cornish.  He  d.  May  12,  1885;  m.  second,  April  13, 
1886,  C.  Clarence  Mason,  then  of  Cornish.  They  soon  rem. 
to  Franklin,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  March  6,  1893.  No  cliildren 
by  either  m. 

iii.  Jennie  A.,  b.  Aug.  20,  1859;  m.  Nov.  28,  1877,  Luman  Mitchell  of 
Cornish.     One  child.     (See  Mitchell.) 

ROBERTS. 

Daniel  and  Asenath  Roberts  had  the  following  children  b.  in  Cornish. 
In  1790,  the  family  consisted  of  one  man,  two  boys  and  four  females. 
He  served  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  No  record  of  their  descendants 
other  than  this.     Children: 

i.  Erastus,  b.  Feb.  11,  1783. 

ii.  Asenath,  b.  April  29,  1788 . 

iii.  Daniel,  b.  Aug.  20,  1790. 

iv.  Lois,  b.  April  9,  1792. 

v.  John,  b.  May  1,  1794. 

ROBINSON. 

George'  Robinson  came  from  Scotland  about  1680  and  settled  in  Attleboro, 
Mass.  He  had  a  son,  Nathanieh,  who  m.  Zilpha  Daggert  about  1720. 
They  had  nine  children.  Their  third  son,  George',  who  m.  Abigail 
Everett,  had  a  son  David<,  b.  March  16,  1761,  in  Attleboro,  Mass.,  who 
became  a  res.  of  Cornish  in  1783,  in  which  year  he  m.  Annie  Whittaker, 
b.  Nov.  26,  1759,  and  d.  May  2,  1842,  aged  82.  He  entered  the  Conti- 
nental Army  at  nineteen  years  of  age,  and  served  thirteen  months. 
After  he  was  seventy-one,  he  received  a  pension.  He  d.  in  Cornish, 
Oct.  10,  1851,  aged  90.  Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 
2.  i.        Everett,  b.  Feb.  22,  1783. 

ii.       Larnard,  b.  April  8,  1785;  m.  Mary  Delano;  d.  Sept.  24,  1848,  aged 

61. 
iii.      George,  b.  Sept.  4,  1786;  m.  Nov.  11,  1811,  Permittee  Cutler;  four 
children. 


310  HISTORY   OF   COKMSII. 

iv.      Cynthia,  h.  Dec  22,  1788;  m.  March  10,  1822,  Oliver  Jackson  of 

Cornisli.     Throo  children.     fScc  Jackson.) 
V.       Hannah,  b.  April  4,  1791 ;  ni.  Dec.  21,  1S2U,  Orccnius  Blodgctt. 
vi.      Sarah,  b.  Feb.  28,  1793;  m.  Feb.  28, 1814,  Uriel  Comings  of  Cornish. 

Eight  children.     (See  Comings.)     She  d.  March  17,  1876. 
vii.     David,  b.  March  4,  1795. 
viii.    Lucy,  b.  Jan.  18,  1797;  m.  ,  John  Fellows  of  Cornish  (second 

wife).     She  d.  childless,  Dec.  21,  1891. 
ix.      Oliver,  b.  April  2,  1799;  m.  March  6,  1823,  Mary  Winch,  who  d. 

in  1845.     He  d.  Dec.  28,  1873. 

2.  Everett'  Robinson  {David*,  George^,  Nalhanieb,  George^)  b.  Feb.  22, 
1784;  in.  April  17,  1S05,  Julia  Williams,  dau.  of  William  and  Susanna 
(Pond)  AMUiams,  b.  April  2U,  1786;  d.  June  13,  1826.  He  d.  March 
2,  1863,  aged  79.  He  always  res.  in  Cornish  and  was  in  the  War  of 
1812-14  and  went  with  the  N.  H.  Troops  to  the  defense  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
Childn>n,  all  b.  in  Cnrnisli: 

3.  i.        Williams  Dean,  b.  March  24,  1807. 

u.       Orin,  b.  May  7,  1809;  d.  May  10,  1809. 

iii.  Horace  Everett,  b.  April  13,  1811;  d.  of  yellow  fever  in  China,  in 
1855.     Was  a  gunner  in  the  U.  S.  Navy.     Never  m. 

iv.  Jesse  Lkonard,  b.  June  16,  1813;  m.  May  2,  1857,  Clementine  Pease 
of  Qucchee,  \'t.  Nine  children.  He  d.  June  28,  1893,  in  Low- 
ell, Mass.  He  served  in  the  Civil  War  under  Gen.  13.  F.  Butler. 
He  lost  a  child  in  town,  Sept.  28,  1846. 

V.       Julia  Ann,  b.  Oct.  31,  1815.     Never  m.;  d.  in  Concord,  Aug.  25, 1852. 

vi.      Emeline  Metcalf,  b.  Sept.  3,  1817;  m.  ,  Rev.  Mr.  Kimball. 

She  d.  Jan.  9,  1838. 

vii.  Leonard,  b  July.  24,  1820;  m.  Sept.  2,  1846,  Sophia  Pease  of  Que- 
chi-e,  Vt.  A  sister  of  the  wife  of  his  brother  Jesse.  Shed.  Jan. 
5,  1901.  He  d.  at  Tampa,  Fla.,  of  y(-llow  fever,  Nov.  3,  1887. 
They  had  five  children. 

4.  viii.   Samuel  Stillman,  b.  Jan.  25,  1824. 

8.  Williams  Dean^  Robinson  (Everett^,  David*,  George^,  Nathanieb,  George^) 
b.  March  24,  1807;  in.  Dec.  15,  1830,  Mary  Zilpha  Clement,  of  Plain- 
field.     She  d.  ,  in  Boston,    1901.     II(>  .1.   Dec,   1854,  in  Lowell, 

Mass.     Children: 

Mary  Zilpha,  b.  in  I'lauiheld,  Sept.  23,  1831;  m.  Nov.  22,  1865, 
Alexander  C.  Studley.     Res.  in  Boston.     No  children. 

George  Clement,  b.  Sept.  15,  1S;32,  in  Plainfield;  m.  Aug.  2,  1862, 
Kate  B.  Hazeltine.  Res.,  Haverhill,  Mass. 
ii.  Orin  Williams,  b.  in  Clarcmont,  Aug.  12,  1834;  m.  Aug.  20,  1865, 
Cornelia  Lombard.  Four  children,  ^^■ent  at  first  to  Lake 
Superior  region  and  finally  settled  in  Chassell,  Mich.,  and  has 
served  his  adopted  state  two  terms  as  lieutenant-governor.  Has 
a  son,  a  grad.  of  Harvard  College,  a  lawyer  in  New  York  City. 
(See  photo  on  page  317.) 


GENEALOGIES. 


317 


iv.  Julia  Thankful,  b.  Nov.  17,  183(3,  in  Clarcmont;  in.  June  19, 
1866,  Rev.  Fayette  Hurd.     Two  children. 

V.  Oscar  David,  b.  Aug.  19,  1838,  in  Cornish.  He  grad.  from  Kimball 
Union  Acad(>niy  in  18()1.  Immediately  enlisting  he  served  to 
the  close  of  the  Civil  \\  ar.  Was  in  many  battles  and  won  the 
rank  of  Capt.  After  the  war  he  entered  Dartmouth  College, 
graduating  from  it  in  1869,  and  immediately  after  he  became 


Hon.  O.  W.  Robinson. 

(See  sketch,  page  316.) 

the  principal  of  the  Albany  (N.  Y.)  High  School,  which 
position  he  held  twenty-five  years  or  till  his  death.  He  also 
travelled  extensively  both  in  this  country  and  Europe,  and  was 
very  active  in  the  work  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  He  d.  July  11,  1911. 
The  mayor  of  the  city,  upon  learning  of  his  death,  announced 
the  fact  with  profound  sorrow  and  ordered  that  the  flags  on  all 
the  municipal  buildings  be  lowered  at  half-mast  until  after  his 
funeral.     He  also  said,  in  part,  "that  he  was  a  model  citizen, — 


318  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

active  in  whatever  related  to  the  interests  of  the  city.  Was 
respected,  admired  and  beloved  by  the  thousands  of  students 
who  passed  under  his  fostering  care.  His  memory  will  be  held 
dear  by  hundreds  of  graduates  who  felt  and  acknowledged  his 
benign  influence  on  their  characters  and  careers." 

Prof.  C.  W.  Cole,  superintendent  of  the  .\lbany  School  System, 
also  said  of  him  "that  he  was  a  fine  class  teacher.  That  the 
work  of  the  Latin  and  Greek  department  in  the  High  School 
under  his  tutelage  for  sixteen  years,  had  a  bigger  reputation 
among  the  colleges  than  that  of  any  other  school  of  its  char- 
acter." 

He  m.  in  Madison,  Wis.,  Aug.  4,  1870,  Jennie  M.  Rowell, 
formerly  of  Plainfield.  She  was  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Mary 
(Moore)  Rowell,  b.  July  28,  1840.     No  children. 

vi.  Frances  Aukelia,  b.  March  28,  1840,  in  Cornish;  m.  Aug.  3,  1875, 
Rev.  Israel  Ainsworth.       She  d.  Nov.  1,  187G. 

vii.  Orcemus  Blodgett,  b.  in  Cornish,  Dec.  11,  1841;  m.  June  27,  1867, 
Harriet  A.  Harris.  Five  children.  Res.  in  Mich.  Grad.  at 
Kimball  Union  Academy;  served  in  the  Civil  War,  became  Lieut. 

viii.   Rosabella  Emeline,  b.  in  Cornish,  July  12,  1844;  d.  Aug.  26,  1850. 

ix.      Horace  Edward,  b.  in  Cornish,  April  3,  1846;  d.  Aug.  24,  1850. 

4.  Samuel  Stillman^  Robinson  (Everett',  Davicb,  George^,  Nathanieb, 
George^)  h.  in  Corni.sh,  Jan.  25,  1824;  m.  Feb.  27,  1850,  Eliza,  dau.  of 
Franklin  and  Dolly  (Ri(!hards)  Norton  of  Weathersfleld,  Vt.,  b.  May 
4,  1826,  in  Weathersfleld  and  d.  at  Detroit,  Mich.,  Feb.  10,  1889.  Mr. 
Robinson  left  N.  E.  in  1853,  for  the  Lake  Superior  copper  country  and 
spent  the  greater  part  of  his  life  managing  mining  properties  in 
various  parts  of  the  West.     (See  photo  on  page  319.) 

He  was  a  practical  geologist  and  at  one  time  could  tell  at  sight  the 
rock  from  any  prominent  mining  camp  in  this  country  and  in  Mexico. 
He  d.  at  Pontiac,  Mich.,  June  10,  1904.     His  children  were: 

i.  Ida  Emeline,  b.  June  27,  1851,  at  West  Claremont;  m.  at  Detroit, 
Mich.,  Edward  Pitkin  Bronson,  ninth  in  descent  from  the  emi- 
grant John  Bronson,  of  Hartford  and  Framington,  Conn.  This 
family  lived  twenty  years  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  ten  in  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  two  in  Chicago  and  now  (1911)  have  been  for  six  years  in 
Chester,  111.  To  this  lady  we  are  indebted  for  many  records  of 
this  and  the  Williams  family.     Three  children: 

1.  John  Stanard  Buon.son,  b.  at  St.  Louis,  Sept.  18,  1878;  m.  at 

Seabreeze,  Fla.,  Louise  Bianchi,  dau.  of  John  Bianchi  of  New 
York.     Lives  in  St.  Louis. 

2.  Ethel  Robinson  Bronso.nt,  b.  at  St.  Louis,  Dec.  23,  1880;  m. 

Sept.  26, ,  at  Chester,  111.,  Archibald  McDougal  Patterson 

of  Savannah,  Tenn.  They  had  two  children  and  Mrs.  Patter- 
son and  the  little  .son,  Archibald  McDougal,  Jr.,  were  lost 
by  the  sinking  of  the  steamer  SaltiUo,  at  Glen  Park,  Mo., 


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319 


thirt3-  miles  below  St.  Louis,  on  the  iiif^ht  of  Ahiy  11,  1910. 
Mrs.  Patterson's  body  was  recovered  but  not  that  of  the  little 
son.  Mrs.  Bron.son,  her  mother,  was  with  her  and  with  the 
little  dan.,  Dorothj-  Robinson  Patterson,  was  saved. 
Mildred  ^Ierriam  Bronson,  b.  May  31,  1884,  at  St.  Louis; 
m.  at  Chester,  III.,  Sept.  12,  Charles  Hillman  Corbett  of 
Nashville,  Tenn.     Live  in  St.  Louis. 


Samuel  S.  Robinson. 


ii.  Frank  Everett  Robinson,  b.  Oct.  27,  1855,  at  Port  Austin,  Mich.; 
m.  at  Detroit,  Mich.,  Mamie  Louise  Close,  dau.  of  James  A. 
and  Libbie  (Foley)  Close.  He  was  a  journalist  of  high  ability 
and  only  his  poor  health  kept  him  from  making  a  reputation  ia 
his  chosen  profession.  He  d.  at  Detroit,  Mich.,  Aug.  18,  1904, 
leaving  six  children: 

1.  Mabel   Mimbres,  b.  at    Georgetown,  N.  M.,  Dec.  25,   1882. 

2.  Helen  Close,  b.  Detroit,  Mich.,  Dec.  7,  1884. 


320  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

3.  Franklin  Norton,  b.  Doc.  19,  1886,  at  Detroit,  Mich. 

4.  Ckoric  Bronson,  b.  July  22,  1888,  ut  Detroit,  Mich. 

5.  Arney  Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.  8,  1890,  at  Asheville,  N.  C. 

6.  Frances  Everett,  b.  Oct.  28,  1902,  at  Detroit,  Mich. 
This  family  live  at  Asheville,  N.  C. 

iii.      Lot,  b.  Nov.  3,  1858;  d.  Jan.  11,  1862. 

iv.  Belle,  b.  March  17,  1861,  at  Hancock,  Mich.;  m.  at  Detroit,  Mich., 
March  18,  1885,  Frederick  Butler  Harper.     Three  children: 

1.  Emma  Louise,  b.  Dec.  29,  1885,  at  Detroit,  Mich. 

2.  Alice  Belle,  b.  March  9,  1892,  at  Detroit,  Mich. 

3.  Freda  Robinson,  b.  at  Pontiac,  Mich.,  June  30,  1906. 
v.       Jessie,  b.  March  29,  1866;  d.  July  21,  1866. 

vi.  Samuel  Stillman,  Jr.,  b.  at  Clareniont,  Miiy  17, 1868;  m.  at  Hough- 
ton, Mich.,  Nov.  21,  1895,  Emma  Slock.  Has  lived  at  Lake 
Linden,  Mich.,  and  now  is  at  St.  Croix  Falls,  Wis.  Manager 
of  Electric  Light  and  Power  Plants. 

vii.  Mary  Eliza,  b.  at  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  Nov.  11,  1871;  m.  at  Pontiac, 
Mich.,  Nov.  11,  1895,  James  Lovell.  Two  children:  1.  Lucy,  b. 
July  25,  1900,  at  Troy,  Mich.  2.  Donald  Stillman,  b.  Oct.  24, 
1902. 

ROOT. 

Phinehas  Root,  son  of  Eliakim  and  Eunice  (Chapman)  Root,  was  b.  Aug., 
12,  1775.  They  settled  in  Cornish  in  ISll,  on  the  hill  southeast  of 
Windsor,  Vt.,  still  known  as  "Root's  Hill."  He  m.  March  22,  1804, 
Elsie  Kenyon,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Catharine  (Enos)  Kenyon,  who  was 
b.  in  Plainfield,  Nov.  23,  1784,  and  d.  in  Cornish,  June  17,  1868.  Mr. 
Root  d.  in  Cornish,  Jan.  14,  1859.     Children: 

2.  i.        John  Madison,  b.  in  Plainfield,  Jan.  26,  1890. 

ii.       Josephine  M.,  b.  April  16,  1813;  m.  Jan.  1,  1850,  John  L.  Paget, 

formerly  of  St rathaven,  Scotland.     Four  cliildn-n.     (See  Paget.) 
She  d.  in  Cornish,  March  28,  1904. 

2.    John  Madison^  Root   (Phinehas^)  was  b.  Jan.  26,  1809.     He  m.  , 

Mrs.  Clarissa  M.  Griswold  of  Claremont,  who  was  b.  in  1831,  and  d. 
Feb.  14,  1877,  aged  46.  Mr.  Root  lived  in  town  till  near  the  close  of 
his  life  when  he  went  to  Grantham  and  d.  there  Feb.  2,  1895.  Children, 
b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Clara  Matilda,  b.  Jan.  24,  1860;  m.  Thornton;  lived  and 

d.  in  Grantham, 
ii.       Louisa  Maria,  b.  May  11,  1861;  m.  Dec.  25,  1882,  Jerome  Wilder. 

They  had  no  children. 
.   iii.      John   M.,   Jr.,  b.  July  6,  1862;  m.  and  lives  in  Claremont.     Has 

several  children, 
iv.      Annie  Melissa,  b.  Dec.  8,  1804;  d.  Oct.  11,  1878. 
V.       George  Edward,  b.  Jan.  25,  1868,  unm.     Lives  in  Windsor,  Vt. 


GENEALOGIES.  321 

ROWELL. 

The  Rowells  were  of  English  descent.  Thomas'  and  his  son,  Valentine^,  came 
to  America  in  1638.  Valentine's  son  Thomas',  b.  Sept.  7,  1644;  m. 
Sept.  8,  1670,  Sarah  Barnes  and  d.  in  1684.  He  had  a  son,  Valentine* 
b.  in  1681,  who  m.  in  1704,  Hannah  Sargent  and  d.  Feb.  1,  1727,  leaving 
a  son  Wilham',  b.  Sept.  5,  1705,  who  m.  Jan.  5,  1731,  Elizabeth  Chellis. 
They  had  a  son,  William",  b.  Feb.  10,  1736,  who  m.  Hannah  Morse. 
These  were  the  ancestors  of  Rev.  Joseph'  Rowell,  who  was  b.  in  Newton, 
May  15,  1767,  and  came  to  Cornish  near  the  close  of  the  18th  century 
and  became  the  pastor  of  the  Cong.  Church.  He  m.  Feb.  15,  1803, 
Hannah  Chase  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Esq.  Daniel  and  Mehitable  (Kim- 
ball) Chase,  b.  Jan.  14,  1783,  and  d.  Feb.  26,  1869,  in  Claremont.  Mr. 
Rowell  was  ord.  and  installed  pastor  of  the  Cong.  Church  in  Cornish, 
Sept.  24,  1800.  On  April  1,  1828,  after  a  fruitful  pastorate  of  nearly 
twenty-eight  years,  he  was  dismissed.  It  has  been  said  of  him  by  some, 
that  the  towTi  of  Cornish  owes  more  to  him  than  to  any  other  man  that 
ever  lived  in  it,  for  its  religious  development,  prosperity  and  good  name; 
as  from  his  ministrj^  more  than  forty  young  people  became  ministers  or 
foreign  missionaries  or  the  wives  of  such,  157  souls  were  converted  and 
added  to  the  church  during  his  ministrj',  and  the  church  was  rendered 
a  power  for  good.  He  was  a  faithful  pastor  and  a  bold  and  fearless 
preacher.  He  d.  in  Claremont  Nov.  14,  1842,  aged  75.  Children,  all 
b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Eliza,  b.  Feb.  27,  1804;  m.  Aug.,  1828,  Charles  Shedd,  who  was  a 
teacher  for  some  time  in  Kimball  I'nion  Academy.  They  rem. 
to  Minn.,  where  she  d.  Sept.  20,  1900. 

ii.       Jonathan  Edwards,  b.  June  3,  1806;  m. ,  Caroline  White.     A 

farmer  and  Uved  in  Claremont,  where  he  d.  Jan.  31,  1854. 

iii.  M.^ria  Chase,  b.  April  3,  1S08;  m.  Aug.  19,  1834,  Calvin  Tracy. 
She  was  a  teacher;  d.  Aug.  2,  1854. 

iv.  Daniel  Chase,  b.  Aug.  25,  1810.  Grad.  at  Kimball  Union  Academy 
in  the  class  of  1833,  and  d.  while  a  student  of  Amherst  Col- 
lege, April  7,  1836. 

V.  Martha  Laurens,  b.  Nov.  9,  1812;  m.  Sept.  2,  1836,  Rev.  Edwin 
Locke,  missionary  (A.  B.  F.  M.),  Hawaiian  Isles,  where  she  d. 
Oct.  9,  1842. 

vi.  George  Berkeley,  b.  Jan.  22,  1815.  Grad.  Kimball  L'nion  Academy, 
class  1833;  Amherst  College,  in  class  of  1837;  A.  T.  S.,  class  of 
1841.  Ord.  Oct.  22,  1841,  as  missionary  of  the  American  Board 
to  the  Sandwich  Isles.  M.  Jan.  22,  1842,  Malvina  J.  Chapin 
of  Newport,  b.  April  30,  1816,  who  graduated  at  Mt.  Holjoke 
in  1842.  Thej'  had  seven  children.  He  d.  June  15,  1884,  at 
Waimea,  Kauai. 

vii.  Timothy  Dwight,  b.  Dec.  19,  1817;  m.  Oct.  23,  1845,  ]\Iuriel  W. 
Willard.  Merchant  and  farmer.  He  d.  May  3,  1887,  in  Zim- 
brota,  Minn. 

viii.   Joseph,  b.  April  22,  1820.     (See  sketch.) 
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322  ■       HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

ix.  Samuel  Newell,  b.  Nov.  21,  1821 ;  grad.  Kimball  Union  Academy  ia 
1845;  Yale  College,  1849;  Medical  Dept.  in  1852.  Became  a 
physician  of  note  in  New  Haven  and  Wallingford,  Conn.,  in 
Malta,  N.  Y.,  and  in  Vienna,  N.  J.;  m.  first,  Aug.  17,  1850, 
Eliza  A.  Benham;  m.  second,  Oct.  6,  18G4,  T.  N.  Merriam. 
He  d.  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  3,  1893. 

X.  Cauoline  Elizabeth,  b.  Nov.  21,  1823;  grad.  Kimball  Union  Acad- 
emy in  1848;  m.  Aug.  15,  1849,  Dr.  Albert  G.  Skinner.  Lived 
in  Youngstown,  N.  Y. 

xi.  Harriet  Louisa,  b.  Jan.  22,  1826;  m.  Dec.  16,  1850,  Augustus  C 
Stolz.     Res.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

HiLLiARD  Rowell  was  b.  Nov.  29,  1826,  in  Weare,  a  son  of  Hilliard  and  Phi- 
lena  (Kenenson)  Rowell;  m.  Dec.  28,  1852,  Charlotte  Ann  Roberts,  dau. 
of  Thomas  and  Sophia  (Gould)  Roberts,  b.  June  7,  1825.  Mr.  Rowell 
is  a  farmer.  They  came  to  Cornish  to  live,  from  Newport,  Dec.  4,  1889. 
Children: 

i.        Ellen  Ann,  b.  Dec.  30,  1853;  d.  Sept.  22,  1869. 

ii.       Alice  Dora,  b.  March  16,   1860,  iff  Newport;  m.  Dec.  23,   1880, 

Fred  A.  Tifift,   a  machinist.     They  live  in  Cluremont   (1908). 

One  child:  Anna  Lorana,  b.  April  20,  1899. 
iii.      E.STELLA  Maria,  b.  June  11,  1865,  in  Newport;  m.  June  14,  1885, 

Clarence  Oilman,  a  scythe  maker  .     One  child:  Karl  Rowell, 

b.  Oct.  22,  1887.     Estella  M.  d.  Feb.  26,  1906. 

JosiAH  Oilman  Rowell,  the  son  of  Levi  and  Mary  (Lear)  Rowell  was  b.  in 
Newbury,  July  5,  1829;  m.  first,  in  1858,  Maria  B.  Wilcox,  b.  in  Lemp- 
ster,  June,  1837,  and  d.  July  11, 1870.  She  was  dau.  of  John  B.  and  Bet- 
sey Wilcox;  m.  second,  Oct.  12,  1871,  Sarah  Comings  of  Cornish,  dau. 
of  William  F.  and  Mercy  (Jenne)  Comings,  b.  Oct.  28,  1846.  Mr. 
Row(>ll  was  a  tanner  in  Gilsum,  ten  years.  Soon  after  this,  he  came  to 
Claremont  where  he  fir.st  took  charge  of  Charles  H.  Eastman's  tannery 
for  a  few  years  and  afterwards  entered  into  partnership  with  his  brother 
Granville  in  carriage  manufacturing  in  Claremont.  He  came  to  Cor- 
nish in  1875  and  settled  as  a  farmer  on  the  John  M.  Demingfarminthe 
southeast  part  of  the  town  in  the  "Hempyartl"  district.  Here  he 
remained  till  1892  \vh(>n  he  returned  to  Claremont,  where  he  lived  till 
he  d.  Nov.  12,  1909,  aged  80  years,  5  months,  7  days.  Children  by 
first  wife: 

i.  LiLLiE  Maria,  b.  in  Lemp.ster,  June  7,  1860;  m.  Nov.  21,  1883, 
F.  L.  Kimball. 

By  second  wife: 

ii.  Sarah  Emma,  b.  in  Claremont,  Julj-  6,  1874;  m.  Oct.  30,  1901,  Her- 
bert G.  Bugbee,  formerly  of  Cornish,  but  now  res.  in  Clare- 
mont. 

iii.      Effie  Almira,  b.  in  Corni.sh,  Oct.  30,  1878. 


GENEALOGIES.  323 


SAIXT-GAUDENS. 


Augustus  Saint-Gaudens,  the  cclobrated  sculptor,  was  h.  March  1,  1848, 
in  DubHn,  Ire.  Ilis  father  was  b.  in  Southern  France  and  his  mother  in  Dub- 
Hn.  They  came  to  Cornish  about  1885  and  purchased  the  old  brick  mansion 
long  known  as  "Huggins  Folly."  This  he  greatly  improved,  intending  it  at 
first  only  as  a  summer  residence.  His  artistic  and  cultured  taste  soon  trans- 
formed the  place  into  "a  thing  of  beauty. "  This,  together  with  his  fame  as  an 
artist,  attracted  many  friends  of  kindred  tastes  to  his  home  and  vicinity,  and 
in  this  way  it  became  "the  center  of  the  world  to  him,"  so  that  in  1898  he  de- 
cided to  make  it  his  permanent  home.  He  had,  in  1877,  m.  Augusta  F.  Homer 
of  New  York.  They  had  but  one  child:  Homer,  b.  Sept.  28,  1880,  who  is 
giving  abundant  promise  of  high  rank  in  the  Uterary  world.  Augustus  Saint- 
Gaudens  d.  Aug.  .3,  1907,  aged  59  years,  5  months,  2  days.  (For  record  of  his 
life-work,  see  sketch.) 

Louis  Saint-Gaudens,  a  brother  of  Augustus,  was  b.  in  New  York  Jan.  7, 
1854;  m.  in  1887,  Louisa  LePierre.  She,  with  her  new-born  babe,  d.  the 
following  year.  He  m.  second,  Oct.  7,  1898,  Annetta  Johnson.  Their  son 
Paul  was  b.  June  18,  1900.  In  1901,  they  came  to  Cornish  to  live.  (See 
sketches  of  himself  and  wife.) 

SANDERSON. 

Levi  H.vrlow  Sanderson  was  b.  July  22,  1824,  in  Springfield,  Vt.  Came  to 
Cornish  about  1854;  m.  Sept.  14,  1848,  Mary  Jane  Rawson  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  William  and  Amanda  (Lamberton)  Rawson,  b.Sept.  14, 1829,  and 
d.  May  14,  1899.  Mr.  Sanderson  lived  in  town  many  years  and  later 
bought  and  settled  on  the  Da\"id  Westgate  farm  in  Plainfield,  near  the 
Cornish  hne,  where  he  d.  Jan.  23,  1902.  He  was  a  farmer  and  stone- 
mason .     Children : 

i.  James  F.,  b.  Aug.  17,  1849.  Astone-mason.  Never  m.;  d.  in  Me.j 
Aug.  19,  1899. 

ii.  Francis  P.,  b.  May  12,  1852;  m.  Oct.  19,  1875,  Kate  Sullivan.  He 
d.  Nov.  6,  1888,  leaving  three  children. 

iii.  Henry  L.,  b.  Nov.  13,  1855;  m.  Aug.  30,  1892,  Hattie  Burr,  then  of 
Plainfield,  dau.  of  William  and  ]Mar>'  (Burr)  Burr,  b.  Oct.  5, 
1858.  Three  children.  An  officer  in  Vt.  state  prison  at  Wind- 
sor. 

iv.  Lizzie  M.,  b.  March  31,  1858;  m.  Oct.  24,  1878,  Newell  Edw^ard 
Huggins  of  Cornish.     One  son,  Leon  M.,  b.  Dec.  7,  1879. 

V.       Emma  A.,  b.  Jan.  6,  1862.     Never  m.;  d.  Feb.  24,  1887. 

vi.  Fred  M.,  b.  May  22,  1865;  unm.  in  1905.  A  "guard"  in  Vermont 
state  prison  several  years.  Now  (1905)  a  shoe  cutter  in  Bos- 
ton. 

vii.  Alice  C,  b.  Oct.  12,  1871 ;  m.  Nov.  9,  1892,  Herbert  G.  Dean  then  of 
Cornish,  but  recently  of  Charlestown.  Five  children.  (See 
Dean.) 


324  HISTORY   OF  CORNISH. 

Henry  H.  Sandkrson,  son  of  David  and  Marsaretta  (Conant)  Sanderson, 
was  b.  in  Windsor,  Vt.,  May  17,  1841;  m.  March  29,  1868,  Mrs.  Nancy 
(Kidder)  Benway  of  Corni.sh,  dau.  of  James  G.  and  Sarah  F.  (Burr) 
Kidder,  b.  .June  1.5,  184.3,  d.  March  9,  1906.  Children,  all  b.  in 
Cornish: 

2.  i.        Fred  H.,  b.  .June  7,  1868. 

ii.       Albert  W.,  b.  June  18,  1870;  m.  July  4,  189.3,  Gertrude  L.  Town. 

Res.  Bridgewater,  Vt.     One  child:    Gussie  M.,  b.  Dec.  5,  1894. 
iii.      James  Eugene,  b.  June  22,  1872;  m.  Nov.  8,  1899,  Annie  M.  Parker 

of  Hartland,  Vt. 

2.  Fred  H.  Sanderson^  (i/enr;/ i/.O  b.  June  7, 1868;  m.  Mayl,  1890,  Nellie  A. 
E.  Angier  of  Claremont,  dau.  of  Thaddeus  and  Ellen  (Short)  Angier, 
b.  July  15,  1870.  Res.  a  few  years  in  Cornish,  and  in  1899  went  into 
a  store  in  Windsor,  Vt.  His  health  failing  in  1902,  he  resorted  to  a 
Southern  clime  for  recovery.  Since  Jan.,  1903,  in  El  Paso,  Tex. 
Children: 

i.  Jessie  M.,  b.  Sept.  21,  1891,  in  Cornish, 
ii.  Bennie  F.,  b.  .Jan.  29,  1893,  in  Cornish. 
iii.      Leroy  J.,  b.  March  25,  1900,  in  Windsor,  Vt. 

SARGENT. 

Joseph  Sargent  was  b.  in  1803.     Hem. ,  Susan  Wright.     They  had  no 

children.  Susan  d.  June  21,  1884,  aged  81.  He  was  a  farmer  and  lived  in 
the  northeast  part  of  the  town.  Was  a  very  exemplary  citizen  and  an  ardent 
supporter  of  the  Baptist  Church.     He  d.  Oct.  22,  1875,  aged  72. 

SARTEL. 

JosiAH  Sartel  and  Sally  his  wife  came  to  town  about  the  first  of  the  19th 
century.  Settled  on  the  river  farm  now  (1908)  owned  and  occupied  by 
Luther  E.  Chadbourne.  He  d.  in  town  Sept.,  1843.  His  wife,  b.  in 
1774  (?),  d.  in  town  Nov.  20,  1810.  But  little  is  now  known  of  the  fam- 
ily, aside  from  the  town  record  which  is  as  follows:  Children: 

i.        Josiah,  Jr.,  b.  May  8,  1796. 

ii.  Calvin,  b.  April  1,  1798.  He  evidently  m.  and  lived  in  town,  as  the 
death  list  records  the  death  of  his  wife  and  her  child  on  the  same 
day— May  15,  1845.     He  d.  Aug.  26,  1866. 

iii.  Harriet,  b.  April  27,  1800;  m.  Oct.  22,  1828,  Albert  Ellis  of  Clare- 
mont. 

iv.     Henry,  b.  Aug.  27,  1803. 

V.       Sally,  b.  Nov.  3,  1804;  d.  Aug.  24,  1864. 

vi.      Katharine,  b.  April  3,  1807. 

vii.  Mary  M.,  b.  April  14,  1809;  m.  1843  (?),  Silas  Spaulding.  Two 
children.     (See  Spaulding.) 

viii.    Nathaniel,  b.  Oct.  2,  1810. 


GENEALOGIES.  325 

SHERBURNE. 

Samuel  Mills  Sherburne  was  b.  July  8,  1824,  in  Conway.  He  was  the  son 
of  Henry  and  Mehitable  S.  (Merrill)  Sherburne,  a  direct  descendant  of 
Henry  Sherburne  who  settled  in  Portsmouth  in  1632.  After  living  in 
Montpeher  and  Northfield,  Vt.,  Hanover  and  Claremont,  N.  H.,  he 
came  to  CornLsh  in  1858.  He  had  m.  first.  May  1,  1851,  Mary  A. 
Dewey  of  Northfield,  b.  in  1840.  She  d.  Nov.  10,  1865.  M.  second, 
June  27,  1868,  Jane  L.  Weld  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Willard  and  Alice 
(Luther)  Weld,  b.  May  9,  1831.  No  children.  D.  April  11,  1896.  He 
d.  Jan.  19,  1900,  in  Orange,  Mass.,  aged  73.     Children,  all  by  first  wife: 

i.        Fr.\nces  M.,  b.  Nov.  25,  1852,  in  Northfield,  Vt.;  m.  Nov.  25,  1900, 
Daniel  E.  Joj^,  b.  in  Lubec,  Me.,  son  of  Daniel  and  Martha 
(Phinney)  Joy.     Res.  in  Claremont  in  1902. 
ii.       Ida  Gertrude,  b.  July  4,  1857,  in  Hanover;  d.  April  29,  1859. 
iii.      Clara  Bell,  b.  Dec.  23,  1858,  in  Cornish;  m.  May  1,  1878,  Chas. 

N.  Hilliard,    formerly    of    Cornish,    but    now    (1902)    res.    in 

Ilion,  N.  Y.     Four  children.     (See  Hilhard.) 
iv.      Inez  Mehitable,  b.  Nov.  5,  1868,  in  Cornish;  m.  Nov.  5,  1888, 

Arthur  H.   Haselton  of  Bellows  Falls,   Vt.     Res.   in  Orange, 

Mass.     Two  children. 

SISSON. 

JoHX  F.  Sissox,  son  of  Job  Sisson,  was  b.  in  1813,  in  Portsmouth,  R.  I.  Was  a 
carpenter  and  also  a  groceryman;  m.  Sept.  27,  1838,  Emily  A.  Smith 
of  Fall  River,  Mass.,  b.  June  25,  1820,  and  d.  July  20,  1907.  In  the 
spring  of  1856,  he,  with  his  family,  came  to  Cornish  from  FaU  River  and 
settled  as  a  farmer  on  the  Dea.  John  Chase  farm.  He  d.  the  following 
winter  on  Jan.  10,  1857.  His  wid.  remained  on  the  place  till  her  death. 
A  few  years  after  Mr.  Sisson's  death,  she  m.  Erastus  O.  Cole  and  had 
children.  (See  Cole.)  Children  by  J.  F.  Sisson,  all  b.  in  Fall  River, 
Mass. : 

Sally  F.,  b.  July  7,  1839;  d.  July  26,  1839. 

William  Henry,  b.  July  31,  1840. 

Charles  B.,  b.  Dec.  9,  1843. 

John  F.,  Jr.,  b.  Jan.  17,  1846;  d.  April  25,  1848. 

Lucy  A.,  b.  Sept.  9,  1848;  m.  Nov.  30,  1865,  Russell  Tyler  of  Cor- 
nish. One  child.  (See -Tyler.)  She  d.  suddenly  in  West  field' 
Mass.,  Nov.  17,  1891. 

Alfred  Smith,  b.  Feb.  14, 1851. 

Emily  Jane,  b.  July  24,  1853;  m.  in  1873,  D.  Henry  Raymond, 
formerly  of  So.  Woodstock,  Vt.  She  d.  Feb.  21,  1874,  by  acci- 
dental shooting  in  So.  Woodstock,  while  sporting  with  a  pistol 
in  her  own  hands. 

2.  William  Hentiy3  Sisson  {John  F."-,  Job^)  was  b.  July  31,  1840;  m.  June  1, 
1862,  Louise  S.  Gates  of  Holyoke,  Mass.;  b.  May  16,  1843,  dau.  of  John 


1. 

2. 

ii. 

3. 

iii. 

iv. 

V. 

4. 

vi. 

vii 

326  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

and  Hannah  A.  (Bean)  Gates.  He  enlisted  and  served  several  years 
in  the  Civil  War.  (See  Militarj' Record.)  After  the  war,  he  returned  to 
Holyoke,  Mass.,  and  in  1<S7()  came  to  Cornish  where  he  lias  since  res. 
Has  been  honored  by  his  townsmen  in  many  ways;  has  been  supervisor, 
town  clerk,  1889-92.  Represented  the  town  in  the  legislature  of  1890- 
91.  Was  a  delegate  to  the  Constitutional  Conv(>ntion.  Was  county 
treasurer  four  years,  and  for  scn-eral  years  has  been  justice  of  the  peace 
and  notary  public  and  engaged  in  settling  estates,  while  at  the  same  time 
is  activeh'  engaged  in  harness-making  and  in  \hv  sale  of  stable  and 
carnage  goods.     Child: 

5.  i.        George  Henry,  b.  A]m\  (>,  1S()7. 

3.  Charles  B.'  Sisson  (John  F.-^,  Job^)  was  b.  Dec.  9,  1843.     He  enlisted  in 

the  Civil  War.  (See  Military.)  M.  March  21,  1864,  Lucy  M.  Cum- 
mings  of  Newport,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Mary  (Davis)  Cummings, 
b.  Jan.  31,  1846.  They  lived  chiefly  in  Kecnc,  and  Windsor,  Vt.  He 
w-as  express  agent  in  the  latter  place,  where  he  d.  Nov.  10,  1893.  Chil- 
dren, both  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Elizabeth  R.,  b.  Aug.  21,  1866;  m.  Sept.  22,  1898,  Theodore  H. 
Dinkel.  Lived  in  Tarrytown,  N.  Y.  In  1910  they  came  to 
Cornish  to  live.  Three  children:  1.  Christina  Lucy,  b.  Nov. 
25,  1900.  2.  Theodore  Hart,  b.  Aug.  27,  1902.  3.  John  Sis- 
son,  b.  Feb.  12,  1904. 

ii.  Cora  G.,  b.  June  14,  1868;  m.  July  6,  1892,  Edwin  Pease.  They 
live  in  Winchester.  Four  children:  1.  Malconi  S.,  b.  April  24, 
1893.  2.  Gladys  Lucy,  b.  April  30,  1895;  d.  May  2,  1895.  3. 
Douglass.,  b.  March  28,  1900.      4.  Dorothy,  b.  March  5,  1907. 

4.  Alfred  Smith'  Sisson  (John  F.%  Joh^)  was  b.  Feb.  14,  1851 ;  m.  first,  in 

Dec,  1872,  Mary  Elizabeth  Bryant  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  George  W.  and 
Lydia  (Shaw)  Bryant,  b.  June  23,  1855.  They  were  divorc(>d  after  a 
few  years.  M.  second,  Dec.  5,  1894,  Velzora  E.  Cummings  of  Plain- 
field,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Luella  P.  C.  (Hebard)  Cummings,  b.  March 
28,  1873.  Mr.  Sisson  lived  on  the  homestead,  dividing  his  time  between 
farming  and  in  the  employ  of  his  brother,  William  H.  .\fter  the  death 
of  his  mother  he  sold  his  farm  and  rem.  to  the  Flat.  Child  by  first 
wife  and  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        KiTTiE  May,  b.  in  1874  (?) ;  m. .     Two  children  in  1906. 

5.  George  Henry*  Sisson  {Wm.  IIj,  John  Fj,  Jub^)  was  b.  April  6,  1867, 

in  Holyoke,  Mass.  Was  employed  in  Windsor,  Vt.,  a  few  years.  M. 
June  12,  1889,  Minnie  A.  Ladieu  of  A\'intlsor,  Vt.  Was  educated  at 
Kimball  Union  Academy  and  University  of  111.  Fitted  for  the  ministry 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  Has  held  pas- 
torates in  So.  Londonderry,  Ludlow  and  Waterbury,  Vt.,  Muncie,  Ind., 
Uniontown  and  Rankin,  Pa.  Was  for  a  while  president  of  the  Pitts- 
burg Ministerial  Association.     His  health  failing  by  reason  of  excessive 


GENEALOGIES.  327 

labors,  he  retired  from  active  pulpit  and  pastoral  labors  in  1909.  Im- 
proving in  health,  the  following  year  he  was  recalled  to  So.  London- 
derry, Vt.,  where  he  first  entered  the  ministry.  Has  received  the 
honorary  degrees  of  Ph.  D.  and  D.  D.  Children,  b.  in  Windsor, 
Vt.: 

i.        Walter  H.,  b.  Oct.  10, 1890.     A  student  in  Kimball  Union  Academy 

(1910). 
ii.       Louise  May,  b.  May  31,  1893. 

SMITH. 
IcHABOD  Branch. 

It  has  been  the  aim  of  the  genealogist  to  find  if  possible  a  common  ancestor 
for  every  family  name,  so  that  each  member  of  that  family  may  know 
their  place  in  the  family  tree,  and  the  number  of  their  generation  from 
a  known  ancestor.  With  the  name  Smith  it  has  been  found  impossi- 
ble to  bring  them  all  into  such  relationship,  yet  two  or  three  branches 
of  them  can  trace  to  a  common  ancestor.  The  monumental  record  of 
Ichabod  Smith,  Sr.,  antedates  all  other  Smiths  in  town  by  a  full  gen- 
eration. He  was  b.  in  1738  and  d.  in  Cornish  Jan.  26,  1814,  aged  76. 
Esther,  his  wife,  was  b.  in  1738  and  d.  in  Cornish,  Oct.  23,  1829,  aged 
91.     Their  children,  so  far  as  ascertained,  were: 

i.  Joseph,  b.  1760  (?),  d.  Nov.  28,  1855,  aged  95.  Jerusha,  his  wife, 
b.  1748;  d.  Nov.  18,  1835,  aged  87.  In  1790  his  family  consisted 
of  himself  and  wife,  a  son  and  a  daughter. 

ii.       Benjamin,  b.  1764  (?). 

2.  iu.     David,  b.  1764  (?). 

3.  iv.      Ichabod,  Jr.,  b.  Dec.  9,  1771. 

4.  V.       Gideon,  b.  Nov.  6,  1773. 

vi.      Lemuel,  b.  1778.     No  record  of  m.     He  d.  Jan.  28,  1814,  aged  36. 

2.     David^  Smith  (Ichahod'-)  was  b.  about  1764,  and  d.  in  Cornish,  July  4,  1801, 

aged  37.     Lucy ,  his  wife,  was  b.  in  1769,  and  d.  June  7,  1850, 

aged  81.  The  date  of  their  m.  is  unknown.  In  1790  his  family  con- 
sisted of  five  persons,  two  males  and  three  females.  Children,  as  per 
town  record: 

i.  Rebecca,  b.  Dec.  22,  1789;  m.  Nov.  12,  1818,  Joseph  Osgood  of 
Barre,  Vt. 

ii.  Moody,  b.  Oct.  27,  1791;  m.  Feb.  26,  1818,  Betty  Comings  of  Cor- 
nish, dau.  of  Col.  Benj.  and  Mary  (Cooper)  Comings,  b.  April 
3,  1791,  and  d.  Aug.  17,  1869.  No  children.  He  d.  July  6, 
1856. 

iii.      David,  Jr.,  b.  Dec.  22,  1793. 

iv.      Marshall,  b.  Oct.  17,  1795;  d.  Nov.  29,  1811. 

V.      Brigham,  b.  Sept.  16,  1797. 

vi.     Alvah,  b.  Aug.  8,  1799;  d.  Dec.  1,  1814. 

vii.    Lucy,  b.  May  22,  1801. 


5. 

i. 

ii. 

6. 

iii. 

IV. 

328  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

8.  Ichahod:  Smith  (Tchnhod^)  was  b.  in  Fi((lil)urg,  Alass.,  Dec.  9,  1771;  m. 
first,  Nov.  10,  1791,  Anna  Bruce,  b.  in  Hoi)lvinton,  Mass.,  Dec.  22,  17G6, 
and  d.  in  Cornish,  Nov.  26,  1837.  It  is  not  known  when  they  came  to 
town  yet  one  record  says  they  were  m.  here.  He  was  a  farmer  and  set- 
tled on  the  farm  since  owned  and  occupied  by  Harrison  Leshe.  He  also 
buill  a  sawmill  on  his  farm  and  operated  it  a  portit)n  of  each  year.  He 
m.  second,  Clara  Preston,  in  1838,  in  Windsor,  Vt.  She  was  b.  in  1792, 
and  d.  Sept.  2,  1853.     Children,  all  by  first  wife,  and  b.  in  Cornish: 

Harvey,  b.  June  19,  1793. 

Anna,  b.  Feb.  29,  1795;  m.  Jan.  10,  1820,  Samuel  Luey.     Five  chil- 
dren.    (See  Luey.)     She  d.  Jan.  12,  1860,  in  Concord. 
IcHABOD,  b.  May  17,  1797. 
Elisha,  b.  in  1799,  and  d.  in  1803. 
V.       Esther,  b.  Dec.  23,  1802.     She  never  m.  but  lived  on  the  homestead 
all  her  life.     She  was  the  genealogist  of  the  family.     She  d. 
Feb.  13,  1865. 
vi.      Mary,  b.  Sept.  13,  1805;  d.  unm.,  Jan.  18,  1831. 

4.     Gideon^  Smith  {Ichahod^)  was  b.  Nov.  6,  1773;  m.  — — •,  Lucy who 

was  b.  Sept.  13,  1773,  and  d.  Oct.  16,   1822.     He  d.  July  19,   1834. 
Children,  as  per  town  records : 

i.  A  PHI  a,  b.  Oct.  28,  1792;  m.  Jesse  Carter.     No  children.     She  d. 

April  11,  1876.     Jesse  d.  March  22,  1875,  aged  90. 

ii.  Susan,  b.  Aug.  8,  1794;  d.  March  12,  1811. 

iii.  Lucy,  b.  Sept.  8, 1796;  d.  March  2,  1811. 

iv.  Gideon,  Jr.,  b.  Sept.  15,  1798;  d.  July  6,  1803. 

V.  Elizabeth  Perkins,  1st,  b.  Sept.  26,  1800;  d.  June  26,  1803. 

vi.  AsENATH  Potiphera,  b.  Jan.  1,  1803;  d.  Jan.  4,  1832. 

vii.  Gideon  White,  b.  April  21,  1805. 

viii.  Elizabeth  Perkins,  2d,  b.  July  25,  1808;  d.  March  1,  1811. 

ix.  Phebe,  b.  July  24,  1810;  d.  April  1,  1811. 

X.  Paschal,  b.  Oct.  25,  1812. 

6.  Harvey'  Smith  {Ichahod^-^)  was  b.  June  19,  1793;  m.  Dec.  30,  1818, 
Hannah  Johnson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Jesse  and  Sarah  (Harrington) 
Johnson,  b.  in  1798,  and  d.  Oct.  2,  1869.  He  was  a  farmer  and  lived  on 
the  homestead  near  his  father.  He  d.  Nov.  18,  1862.  Children,  all  b. 
in  Cornish: 

i.        Mary  A.  Esther,  b.  June  26,  1820;  in.  Dec.  31,  1846,  George  W. 

Craigue.     Lived  in  Concord.     She  d.  March  14,  1908. 
ii.       Caroline  Elizabeth,  b.  Aug.  29,  1823;  m.  Feb.  28,  1870,  Milton 

Ruggles  of  Windsor,  Vt.     He  d.  in  1882,  since  which  time  she 

has  lived  in  Concord, 
iii.     Hannah  Maria,  b.  Dec.  13,  1826;  m. ,  Sylvester  Wood.     She  d. 

in  Stoddard,  in  1861. 

7.  iv.      Edwin  Harvey,  b.  March  9,  1829. 

8.  V.       FoRDYCE  Harrington,  b.  June  26,  1832. 


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vi.  Cornelius  Worcester,  b.  Aug.  26,  1835;  m.  Oct.  10,  1S72,  Lillian 
West.  Res.  in  Agawam,  Mass.  A  carpenter.  Two  children: 
1.  Adelia  May,  b.  Oct.  21,  1873;  d.  Aug.  27,  1896.  2.  Walter 
B.,  b.  Jan.  24,  1878. 

vii.  Sar.\h  Whitney,  b.  July  18,  1838.  She  d.  unm.,  in  ^Manchester, 
Feb.  19,  1865. 

IcH.\BOD5  Smith  (Tchabod-^)  was  b.  May  17,  1797;  m.  Dec.  25,  1821, 
Sabrina  Lucy  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  William  and  Sarah  (Williams)  Luey, 
b.  1795;  d.  Oct.  3,  1869.     He  d.  Feb.  17,  1864.     A  farmer.     Children: 

1.       William  Carlos,  b.  March  8,  1824. 

ii.       Infant,  b.  and  d.  in  1826. 

iii.      EiiELiNE  Janett,  b.  Dec.  27,  1827;  m.  March  10,  1859,  in  Chicopee, 

Mass.,  to  Olcott  M.  Bixby  of  Piermont.     Res.  Chicopee,  Mass. 
iv.     EcGENiA  Clementine,  b.  Feb.  5,  1830;  m.  June  13,  1852,  Hervey 

Alvord  of  So.  Hadley,  Mass.     He  d. ,  and  his  wid.  res.  in 

Chicopee,  j\Iass. 
V.       Infant,  b.  and  d.  Feb.  21,  1833. 
\d.      Infant,  b.  Sept.  19,  1836;  d.  Sept.  23,  1836. 
\'ii.     Infant,  d.  Jan.,  1839. 

Edwin  Harvet<  SinTH  {Harvey^,  Ichabod^^)  h.  March  9,  1829.     Remained 
on  the  old  homestead  but  built  a  new  set  of  buildings  across  the  brook  • 
from  the  old  ones.     A  prosperous  farmer;  m.  March  23,   1866,   Mrs. 
Ebnina   (Dunham)  Bartlett,  b.  Aug.  31,  1826.     Mr.  S.  d.  March  18, 
1905.     Mrs.  S.  d.  Feb.  15,  1910.     One  child: 

i.        Emma  Cynthia,  b.  Feb.  23,  1867. 

FoRDYCE  Harrington'  Smith  (Harvey^,  Ichahod-^)  was  b.  June  26,  1832; 
m.  May  23,  1858,  Ellen  S.  Hilliard  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Gilbert  and  Sophia 
(Plaistridge)  Hilliard,  b.  Dec.  14,  1835.  Have  hved  chiefly  in  Brattle- 
boro,  Vt.,  but  recently  in  Northfield  Farms,  Mass.     Children: 

i.        Mabel  Janette,  b.  April  6,  1858;  m.  Arthur  M.  Willis,  Feb.  18,  1885. 

Two  children  (1905). 
ii.       Gilbert  Hilliard,  b.  Oct.  9,  1859;  m.  .luly  20,  1880,  Josephine  A. 

Badge.     No  children. 

William  Carlos^  Smith  {Ichabod*-'-^)  b.  March  8,  1824;  m.  April  15,  1852, 
Deborah  P.  Weld  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  John  and  Polly  (Hilliard)  Weld,  b. 
Oct.  17,  1824;  d.  in  Canada  with  her  dau.  A  farmer  and  res.  on  the 
Rowell  farm  near  the  present  town  house.  He  d.  May  21,  1898.  Chil- 
dren, all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        George  C,  b.  in  1860  (?),  m.  ,  a  Miss  Bagg.     They  lived 

in  Holyoke,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  Sept.  5,  1910. 
ii.       Edson  L.,  h.  April  27,  1865;  d.  :\Iay  4,  1892. 
iii.      Jennie  Bell,  b. ;  m.  June  23,  1883,  Frank  S.  Weston. 


330  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

Aaron  Branch. 

Capt.  Aaron  Smith,  b.  in  1758,  was  a  Revolutionary  soldirr.  He  came  from 
Woburn,  Mass.,  in  1785,  first  to  Rockingham,  Vt.,  and  a  little  later  to 
Plainfield,  where  he  remained  till  1793,  and  then  rem.  to  Cornish  and 
settled  on  the  farm  entailed  on  his  descendants.  Here  he  became  a  pros- 
perous farmer.     He  had  m.  ,  Huldah  Webb,  who  was  b.  in  1767, 

and  d.  in  Cornish,  Oct.  27,  1842.  Capt.  Smith  d.  June  19,  1824.  "He 
fought  six  years  for  American  Indejx'ndence. "  (Inscription  on  his 
tombstone.)  Children,  the  first  four  b.  as  indicated  and  the  rest  b.  in 
Cornish : 

i.  Huldah,  b.  Aug.  18,  1785,  in  Rockingham,  Vt.;  m.  Feb.  19,  1809, 
Daniel  H.  Vinton.  Nine  children.  (See  Vinton.)  She  d. 
April  30,  1861. 

ii.  Polly,  b.  Aug.  23,  1787,  in  Rockingham,  Vt.  Never  m.  Shed.  Dec. 
9,  1863,  aged  76. 

2.  iii.      Aaron,  Jr.,  b.  Dec.  22,  1789,  in  Plainfield. 

3.  iv.      Constant  Webb,  b,  April  22,  1792,  in  Plainfield. 

V.       Sarah,  b.  Dec.  22,  1794.     Never  m.;  d.  March  19,  1861. 

vi.  Betsey,  b.  Oct.  26,  1797;  m.  Jan.  2,  1820,  Reuben  Dodge  then  of 
Claremont.  Lived  in  Royalton,  Vt.,  where  she  d.  Dec.  23, 
1875.     Twelve  children. 

vii.    George  W.,  b.  July  2,  1800;  d.  Aug.  14, 1803. 

viii.  Ann,  b.  Oct.  11,  1802;  m. ,  Israel  Porter.  Lived  chiefly  in  Wind- 
sor, Vt.,  where  she  d.  Sept.,  1860.  Had  several  children,  three 
of  whom  were  b.  in  Cornish. 

ix.      George  Elisha,  b.  June  2,  1806;  m. ,  Lydia  Ayers  of  Cornish, 

dau.  of  Thomas  and  Lydia  (Bartlett)  Ayers,  b.  Oct.  16,  1795, 
and  d.  Feb.  15,  1841.  They  had  no  children.  He  went  to  sea 
and  d.  of  ship  fever  off  the  coast  of  Madagascar,  date  unknown. 

2.  AARON2  Smith  (Aaron^)  was  b.  Dec.  22,  1789;  m.  first,  July  7,  1811,  Lucy 
French  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Ephraim  and  Comfort  (York)  French,  b. 
Nov.  27,  1789,  and  d.  Feb.,  1816,  at  the  birth  of  her  twins.  M.  second, 
June  6,  1816,  Lydia  Mitchell  of  Claremont,  dau.  of  William  and  Sophia 
(Atherton)  Mitchell,  b.  1790(?),  and  d.  March  7,  1873,  aged  83.  He  was 
a  prosperous  farmer  and  ever  lived  on  the  homestx^ad  of  his  father. 
He  d.  Aug.  18,  1872.     Children  by  first  wife,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        George  H.,  twin,  b.  Feb.  5,  1816;  never  m.;  d.  Aug.  5,  1882. 
ii.       Lucy  F.,  twin,  b.  Feb.  5, 1816;  never  m.;  d.  Jan.  23, 1898. 

By  second  wife: 

iii.      Hiram,  b.  June  24,  1820;  m.  ,  Melissa  Thomas  of  Claremont, 

who  d.  Nov.  14,  1898.  Two  children.  He  was  a  jeweller  and 
lived  at  Cambridgeport,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  Aug.  7,  1898. 

iv.      An  infant,  unnamed;  b.  and  d.  in  1827. 

V.  Henry,  b.  March  7,  1833;  m.  Aug.  27,  1862,  Susan  Maria  Mace, 
dau.  of  Samuel  and  Susan   (Vinton)  Mace,  b.  Oct.  23,  1835. 


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No  children.     A  farmer  and  lived  on  the  Smith  homestead, 
where  he  d.  May  16,  1905. 

Constant  Wkbr:  Smith  (Aarmi^)  was  b.  April  22,  1792;  m.  Feb.  16,  1816, 
Sarah  Hilliard  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Amos  Avery  and  Sarah  (Hugginsj 
Hilliard,  b.  Oct.  9,  1797;  d.  Dec.  3,  1882.  He  d.  March  18,  1882.  Chil- 
dren, all  b.  in  town: 

i.  Harriet  L.,  b.  July  21,  1817;  m.  Nov.  26,  1850,  Dr.  Robert  Atwood 
(second  wife)  of  Weathersfield,  Vt.  Three  children.  She  d. 
Dec.  26,  1900,  in  Furniingdale,  N.  Y. 


Capt.  Constant  W.  Smith. 


ii.       Sarah  M.,  b.  May  18,  1819;  m.  Feb.  3,  1848,  LeA-i  Bunnell.     Two 
children.     She  d.  March  4,  1895. 
Amos  Avery,  b.  May  20,  1821;  m.  March  25,  1849,  Hannah  R.  Bun- 
nell, who  d.  July  3,  1897.     Has  lived  chiefly  in  Claremont.     His 
last  years  were  spent  in  Somerville,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  Feb.  1, 
1905. 
Lina  Lucinda,  b.  July  26,  1823;  m.  Sept.  14,  1859,  Ira  B.  Savage. 
Aaron  Leland,  b.  Dec.  26,  1824;  m.  Nov.  5,  1859,  Josephine  Picker- 
ing, 
vi.      Harvey  W.,  b.  Oct.  10,  1826;  d.  young. 
4.  vii.     Philander  Webb,  b.  Dec.  20,  1828. 

viii.   Susan  Maria,  b.  Nov.  20,  1830;    m.  Nov.  24,   1853,  Stillman  R. 

Weeden. 
ix.      Eliza  Ann,  b.  April  4,  1833;  m.  ,  Charles  L.  Stone,  a  tailor. 


m. 


IV 
V. 


332  lll.STOKY    OF    CORMSll. 

Res.  in  Concord,  where  she  d.  Jidy  19,  1873.     Two  children, 

sons. 
X.       Alfred  Munuoe,  b.  May  27,  1835;  m.  Oct.  19,  1861,  Mary  J.  Hea- 

gan.     Res.  in  Dedham,  Mass. 
xi.      William  Henry,  b.  Dec.  4,  1837;  m.  first,  March  26,  1863,  Persis 

N.  Baldwin.     She  d. ;  m.  second,  Laura  Allen.     Res.  in 

North  Carolina. 
xii.     SuLA  A.,  b.  Feb.  27,  1840;  m.  Jan.  21,  1871,  Wilder  Brown. 

4.  Philander  Wehhs  Smith  (Aaroif-^)  was  b.  Dec.  20,  1828;  m.  June  25, 
1859,  Alniira  S.  Brown,  dau.  of  Sherburn  and  Susan  Brown,  b.  Dec. 
13,  1828.  He  was  a  fanner  and  lived  on  the  homestead  farm  till  after 
the  death  of  his  parents  when  he  sold  out  and  went  to  Claremont  where 
he  continues  to  res.  (1910).  While  he  lived  in  Cornish,  he  was  selectman 
several  years.     Child: 

i.  Eugene  Webb,  b.  Jan.  1,  1862;  m.  June  13,  1890  (June  12,  1889, 
town  record),  Sophia  D.  Guild,  dau.  of  Geo.  A.  Guild.  They 
live  in  Dedham,  Mass.  One  child:  Constance,  b.  Jan.  10,  1892; 
d.  Feb.  19,  1897. 

Benjamin  Branch. 

1.  Benjamin^  Smith  {Ichaboch)  was  b.  about  1764  (?).     He  m. ,  Esther 

,  who  was  b.  in  1767,  and  d.  May  23,  1837,  aged  70.      He  d.  April 

11,  1834,  in  Cornish,  aged  70.  The  records  of  his  family  do  not  ai)pear 
on  the  records  of  the  town.  It  is  not  known  when  he  came  to  town 
but  his  name  ai)pears  in  the  census  of  Cornish,  in  1790.  At  that  time 
his  family  consisted  of  himself  and  four  females,  including  his  wife. 
The  list  of  his  children  cannot  be  given  excepting  one  son  and  one  dau., 
Lydia,  who  was  b.  in  1798,  who  m  Jan.  8,  1823,  Clark  Kendrick  of  Cor- 
nish, and  d.  in  Cornish,  March  16,  1843.  She  had  six  children.  (See 
Kendrick.) 

2.  Benjamin  Smith,  Jr.,  b.  m  Cornish  March  11,  1794;  m.  June  29,  1813, 

Mary  Ayers  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Lydia  (Bartlett)  Ayers,  b. 
Jan.  15,  1793,  and  d.  Nov.  15, 1872.  He  d.  May  28, 1873,  at  the  home 
of  his  dau.  in  Hartland,  Vt.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish  were: 

3.  i.        Benjamin  Sewall,  b.  July  23,  1815. 

ii.  Mary  Lydia,  b.  June  25,  1819;  m.  April  3,  1837,  Ithamar  Marcy 
of  Hartland,  Vt.,  who  was  b.  March  5,  1809,  and  d.  Aug.  22, 
1^87.  She  had  six  children  and  d.  in  Hartland,  July  18,  1902. 
Their  children  were:  1.  Fred  Ithamar,  b.  May  13,  1838.  2. 
Juliette  Josephine,  b.  April  3,  1840.  3.  Mary  Adalaide,  b.  Sept. 
9,  1843.  4.  Alice  Isabel,  b.  June  9,  1846.  5.  Benjamin 
Franklin,  b.  Dec.  13,  1853.  6.  Clara  Stella,  b.  Dec.  25,  1855, 
who  m.  Fred  J.  Hadley.  , 

4.  iii.      Charles  Thomas,  b.  June  20,  1834. 


GENEALOGIES.  333 

3.  Benjamin  Sewall<  Smith   (Banjamin^-^,  Ichabod^)   was  b.  July  23,  1815; 

m.  July  24,    1845,    Paulina  Hoadlcy,   dau.  of    Elias   and    Mehitable 
Hoadley,  b.  AprU  5,  1820,  d.  April  23,  1910.     He  d.  Sept.  16,  1872. 
Children: 
5.  i.        John  Sew  all,  b.  April  9,  1849. 

ii.       Charles  Henry,  b.  Aug.  19,  1852.     In  trade  in  Boston. 

iii.      Emma  Paulina,  b.   May  4,   1856;  m. Keyes  and  lives  in 

Windsor,  Yt.     One  child. 

4.  Charles  Thomas^  Smith  {Benjamin^^,  Ichabod^)  was  b.  June  20,   1834; 

m.  Feb.  1,  1860,  Martha  M.  Fitch,  dau.  of  Rice  Fitch.     Mr.  Smith  d. 
March  21,  1871.     Children,  both  b.  in  Cornish: 
i.        Harriet  Eleanor,  b.  July  14,  1861;  m.  Dec.  22,  1881,  Willis  D.  Hart 
formerly  of  Cornish,  but  recently  of  Haverhill,   Mass.     One 
child:    Charles  W. 
ii.       M.\Y  Lillian,  b.  May  3,  1863;  m.  Nov.  24,  1891,  Charles  Skinner, 
formerly  of  Windsor,  Vt.     Res.  Cameron,  W.  Va. 

5.  John  Sewalls  Smith  (Benj.  Sewalb,  Benjamin*--,  Ichabod^)  was  b.  April 

9,  1849;  m.  Nov.  14,  1871,  Marion  A.  Kelley  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Amos 
and  Abigail  (Coburn)  Kelley,  b.  Sept.  14,  1846,  and  d.  May  16,  1907. 
Their  children  were: 
i.        Lyndon  S.,  b.  Aug.  8,  1872.     A  veterinary  surgeon  and  lives  in  West 

Virginia, 
ii.       Clayton  K.,  b.  Aug.  26,  1874.     A  farmer  and  lives  on  the  Rev. 
Joseph  Rowell  farm  near  the  present  town  house.      M.  June 
22,  1907,  Bertha  M.  Kinsman  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Darwin  B. 
and  Ada  E.  (Chase)  Kinsman,  b.  Feb.  1,  1882. 
iii.      Ivan  J.,  b.  Aug.  12,  1880.     A  motorman  on  electric  cars  in  Boston. 

Nathaniel  Branch. 

Nathaniel  Smith  was  b.  in  1774.  Hannah  Benton  Smith,  his  wife,  was  b.  in 
1775.  They  came  to  Corni.sh  from  Middletown,  Conn.,  and  settled  on 
the  river  farm  since  owned  and  occupied  by  William  E.  Chadbourne. 
Here  also  they  kept  hotel  several  years.  Records  are  meager  as  to 
when  they  come  to  town,  and  also  of  their  children.  They  had  seven 
of  these,  but  dates  of  birth,  etc.,  are  chiefly  wanting.  The  parents 
spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives  in  town.  He  d.  Feb.  2,  1845.  His 
wife  d.  Jan.  28,  1855.  Children: 
i.  Harriet,  b.  1800  (?) ;  m.  June  21,  1831,  Hiram  D.  Marble  of  Cor- 
nish.    Two  children.     (See  Marble.)     She  d.  July  10,  1886. 

ii.      Augusta,  b. . 

iii.     George,  b.   1804. 

iv.     Fred,  b. ;  m.  Helen  M.  Cook. 

V.       Eliza,  b.  1810  (?);  m.  May  1,  1833,  Charles  Curtis  Cook  of  Cornish. 
She  d.  Sept.  18,  1883. 
2.  vi.     William  B.,  b.  Sept.  11,  1811. 


334  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

vii.  Zeua  p.,  b.  1S17;  in.  first,  Ruth  Cady  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Capt. 
Curtis  and  Sally  (Morgan)  Cady,  b.  Aug.  29,  1814,  and  d.  Feb. 
18,  1849;  m.  second,  Sept.  26,  1852,  Betty  Farris  Powers  of 
Cornish,  dau.  of  Obed  and  Cynthia  (Comings)  Powers,  b.  June 
26,  1817,  and  d.  with  a  new  born  infant  dau.,  Nov.  8,  1854;  m. 
third,  Sula  Powers,  a  sister  of  his  last  wife,  b.  Oct.  5,  1826.  NO' 
issue.  He  d.  Oct.  14,  1856.  His  wid.  afterwards  m.  Dudley  T. 
Chase  and  d.  A\n-'i\  'A,  1905. 

2.  William  B.2  Smith  {Nathanieh)  was  b.  Sept.  11,  1811;  in.  April  9,  1833, 
Nellie  Maria  Comings  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Uriel  and  Sarah  (Robinson) 
Comings,  b.  Oct.  2,  1815,  and  d.  Oct.  29,  1875.  He  d.  March  25,  1880. 
Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Ellen  M.,  b.  1833  (?);  d.  Dec.  12,  1849,  aged  16. 

ii.       Laura,  b.  ;  m.  ,  Darius  Horton  of  Royalton,  Vt.     She  d. 

in  1905  (?).     One  son,  William,  living  in  Melro.se,  Mass. 

iii.      Sauaii,  b.  ;  m.  ,  Thomas  Strand  of  Boston.     No  children. 

iv.      Hannah  B.,  b. ;  m. ,  Nathan  Bowen.     One  son:  Walter  E., 

who  lives  in  West  Somerville,  Mass. 

V.  Nathaniel,  b.  April  23,  1843;  m.  Ai)ril  23,  1867,  Grace  E.  Harlow 
of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Leonard  and   Deborah  (Jackson)  Harlow, 

b.  March  17,  1847.     Two  children:    1.  Fred  Harlow,  b.  . 

2.  Florence  Ada,  b.  .  Mr.  Smith  is  a  machinist.  A  sol- 
dier in  the  Civil  War.     (See  Military.) 

vi.      William  H.,  b. -. 

vii.     David  L.,  b. ;  m. ,  Jennie  Powers  of  Gettysburg,  Pa.     Two 

sons. 

viii.   Edwin  W.,  b. ;  m. ,  a  lady  from  Canada.     Four  children. 

He  d.  "several  years  ago." 

ix.      Wentwouth  M.,  b.  ;  m.  ,  Susan  Foote  of  New  Branford, 

Conn.     Four  children.     He  d. . 

X.       Murray  A.,  b.  Sept.  8,  1854;  m. , .     Four  children. 

xi.      Zerah,  b.  Nov.  23,  1858. 

This  family  seemed  indifferent  respecting  furnishing  data,  hence  its  great 
lack  of  dates. 

Dr.  Nathan  Branch. 

Dr.  Nathan  Smith  was  b.  in  Rchoboth,  Mass.,  Sept.  30,  1762.  Came  to 
Cornish  when  a  young  man;  m.  first,  Jan.  16,  1794,  Elizabeth  Chase  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  Gen.  Jonathan  and  Tliankful  f Sherman)  Chase,  b.  in  1765,  and  d.  April 
24,  1793.     Left  no  children. 

"Nature  brought  her  forth,  perfected  her  life. 
Rendered  her  amiable  to  all  her  connexions. 
Nature  has  consigned  her  to  the  silent  grave. 
Nature  prompts  her  friends  to  mourn  for  her  decease." 

(Inscription  on  tombstone.) 

He  m.  second,  in  1794,  Sarah  Hall  Chase,  a  half  sister  of  his  first  wife.  (See 
Gen.  Chase's  record.)     He  was  a  farmer  till  28  years  of  age.     He  then  studied 


GENEALOGIES.  335 

medicine  and  became  distinguished  as  a  physician  and  surgeon.  He  began 
practice  in  Cornish  where  he  was  very  successful  and  popular.  After  four 
years  of  practice  in  town  he  rem.  to  Hanover.  The  faculty  of  Dartmouth  Col- 
lege about  this  time  were  proposing  to  add  a  medical  and  surgical  department 
to  the  college  proper  and  Dr.  Smith  was  selected  as  the  one  to  have  charge  of 
it  as  professor.  This  position  he  held  several  years  beginning  in  1798.  It  is 
also  recorded  of  liim  that  he  subsequently  had  the  honor  of  serving  Yale  Col- 
lege and  Bowdoin  College  in  the  same  capacity.  He  spent  many  of  the  last 
years  of  his  life  in  New  Haven,  Conn.,  where  he  d.  Jan.  26,  1829.  (See  Gen. 
Cat.  Dart.  Coll,  pp.  87,  also  sketch  in  Med.  Dept.,  Vol.  1.) 

A  Shrewd   Doctor. 

Here  is  a  good  story  of  Dr.  Nathan  Smith,  who  afterwards  became  the  famous 
Professor  of  Surgery  at  Dartmouth  College.  His  ready  facility  in  turning  to 
liis  own  advantage  what  was  meant  to  be  a  troublesome  joke  seems  to  have 
been  the  means  of  his  rapid  advancement  in  his  profession : 

It  was  in  Cornish,  N.  H.,  that  Nathan  Smith  first  "hung  out  his  shingle." 
While  the  newly  fledged  doctor  was  patiently  waiting  for  business,  a  company 
of  young  men  concluded  to  have  a  little  fun  at  liis  expense.  Their  plan  of 
procedure  was  suggested  by  the  sight  of  a  goose  with  a  broken  leg.  Taking 
the  tavern  keeper  into  their  confidence,  they  caught  the  limping  bird,  and  as 
soon  as  all  arrangements  were  complete,  a  messenger  was  despatched  in  haste 
to  teU  Dr.  Smith  that  a  patient  who  had  unfortunately  broken  his  leg  desired 
his  services  at  the  tavern  immediately.  The  doctor  was  promptly  on  hand,  but 
began  to  suspect  a  trick  as  he  came  in  sight  of  the  house.  Preceded  by  "mine 
host,"  and  followed  by  a  crowd,  all  ready  to  burst  with  delight  at  the  antici- 
pated surprise  and  chagrin  of  the  doctor,  he  entered  the  great  hall  where,  sure 
enough,  lay  the  poor  goose,  extended  in  all  honor  upon  a  bed. 

The  doctor,  ^vdthout  the  least  hesitation  or  show  of  surpri.se,  advanced  to  the 
bed,  and  having,  with  scrupulous  care,  examined  the  broken  limb,  prepared 
his  splints,  reduced  the  fracture,  and  bound  it  up  in  the  most  scientific  manner. 
He  then,  with  extreme  gravity,  directed  the  tavern  keeper  to  pay  strict  atten- 
tion to  the  patient,  on  no  accoimt  to  suffer  him  to  be  moved  from  the  bed  for 
at  least  a  week,  but  to  feed  him  plentifully  with  Indian  meal  and  water. 

There  was  not  much  laughter  when  the  doctor  went  away,  though  thus  far 
all  had  gone  well  enough;  but  the  next  day  the  joke  really  became  serious,  when 
a  good  round  bill  for  professional  services  came  to  the  landlord,  which  he  found 
himself  obliged  to  pay. 

The  affair  soon  got  abroad,  and  the  shrewd  and  level-headed  young  doctor 
suddenly  found  himself  famous.  People  said,  "There's  a  man  who  knows  how 
to  take  care  of  himself."  Everybody  respected  him,  and  the  foundation  of  a 
lucrative  practice  was  laid  for  the  J'oung  physician. 

Children  of  Dr.  Nathan  and  Sarah  Hall  (Chase)  Smith: 

i.        David  Solon  Chase  Hall,  b.   in  Cornish,   June  27,  1795.     (See 
sketch.) 
2.  ii.       Nathan  Rhino,  b.  in  Cornish,  ]\Iay  21,  1797. 

iii.      Sarah  Melvina,  b.  Dec.  27,  1799,  at  Hanover;  m.  Orville  Stone  (?). 
She  d.  in  1813. 


336  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

iv.  Gratia  Eliza,  b.  at  Hanover,  May  Hi,  1803;  rn.  Dec.  30,  1822,  Dr. 
Sumnor  Lincoln.  Four  children.  One  of  them  was  the  cele- 
brated Dr.  Nathan  Smith  Lincoln  of  Washington,  D.  C. 

V.       Mary  Amanda,  b.  in  Cornish,  Dec.  30,  1803;  m.  a  Mr.  Henderson. 

vi.      James  Mervin,  b.  Sept.  23,  1805;  d.  -,  was  killed  at  Norwalk 

bridge  disaster;  was  a  celebrated  physician  and  surgeon. 

vii.     Catharine  Camilla,  b.  July  2,  1807;  d.  young. 

viii.   Laura  Matilda,  b.  Dec.  3,  1809. 

ix.  John  Derby,  b.  April  9,  1812.  Became  a  Rev.  Dr.;  was  m.  three 
times,  the  last  time  to  Mrs.  Susan  (Anthony)  Smith  of  Provi- 
dence, R.  I. 

X.       Sarah  Chase,  b.  July  26,  1819. 

2.  Nathan  Rhino'  Smith  (Nathan^)  was  b.  May  21,  1797,  in  Cornish. 
Studied  medicine,  and  like  his  father,  became  eminent  in  his  profession. 
He  m.  July  26,  1821,  Juliette  O.  Penniman  of  Burlington,  Vt.,  dau.  of 

Jabez  and  Frances  ( )  Penniman,    wid.  of  Gen.  Ethan  Allen,  b. 

July  10,  1798,  and  d.  April  12,  1883,  in  Baltimore,  Md.  He  was  at  that 
time  a  professor  in  the  IVIedical  College  at  Burlington,  Vt .  From  there  he 
went  to  Philadelphia  and  was  professor  of  surgery  in  the  University 
there.  Leaving  there  he  settled  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  where  he  ever 
after  res.,  except  three  years  spent  in  lecturing  in  a  Kentucky  College 
while  there  was  an  interregnum  in  the  Baltimore  University.  He  d.  in 
Baltimore,  July  3,  1877.     Dr.  Smith  and  wife  had  the  following  children: 

i.  Saeah  Frances,  b.  in  Burlington,  Vt.,  May  10,  1822;  m.  June  7, 
1842,  Dr.  E.  W.  Thcobold,  then  of  Lexington,  Ky.  Five  chil- 
dren.    She  d.  Feb.  5,  1872. 

ii.  Mary  Hillhovse,  b.  in  Burlington,  March  17,  1824;  m.  Jan.  8, 
1851,  Eduumd  Lanier,  a  Lieut,  in  the  U.  S.  Navj'  and  a  com- 
mander during  the  Civil  War.     Four  children.  She  d.  Feb., , 

in  Baltimore. 

iii.  Berwick  Bruce,  b.  in  Philadelphia,  July  4,  1826;  a  physician;  m. 
April  20,  1854,  Nannie  W.  Moale,  of  Baltimore.  He  d.  March 
20,  1860.     One  dau.,  Mrs.  E.  S.  Wood,  of  Portland,  Ore. 

iv.  Adelia  Melvina,  b.  Sept.  17,  1828;  m.  April  30,  1861,  Geo.  W.  S. 
Hall.     Two  daughters  and  one  son.     She  d.  Dec.  13,  1873. 

V.  Nathan,  b.  in  Baltimore,  March  28,  1831.  Studied  medicine. 
Settled  in  Baltimore  and  d.  June  19,  1856. 

vi.     Emily  Gene  vie,  b.  in  Baltimore,  Feb.  5,  1833;  d.  May  13,  1834. 

vii.  Ellen  McCullough,  b.  in  Baltimore,  May  15,  1836;  m.  Ed.  Mont- 
gomery.    No  cliildren. 

viii.  Alan  P.,  b.  in  Baltimore,  F(>b.  3,  1840.  A  surgeon;  m.  Oct.  16,  1862, 
Emily  A.  Jones  of  Baltimore.  Seven  children — four  sons  and 
three  daughters.  Two  of  these  sons  became  physicians  and  a 
dau.  m.  another  one,  Dr.  A.  P.  Smith;   d.  July  IS,  1898. 

ix.  Walter  Prescott,  b.  in  Baltimore,  April  13,  1842;  d.  July  10,  1863, 
in  Danville,  Va. 


GENEALOGIES.  337 

AsE  Kimball  Branch. 

AsE  Kimball  Smith,  pedigree  unknown,  lived  in  town  several  years.  He  m. 
March  13,  1823,  Sophia  Hilliard  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Amos  A.  and  Sarah 
(Huggins)  Hilliard,  b.  March  24,  1801,  and  d.  April  2,  1900.     Children: 

i.       Sarah  Rosette,  b.  Sept.  16,  1824;  m. ,  Charles  Solger.     Two 

daughters,  both  b.  in  Plymouth,  Vt.  1.  Hattie  S.,  b.  July  4, 
1858.  2.  Jennie  M.,  b.  July  4,  18G0.  Sarah  R.  d.  Sept.  2, 
1890. 

ii.  Lafayette  H.,  b.  March  1,  1826;  m.  Feb.  5,  1854,  Ruth  Eveline 
Chadbournc  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Sarah  (Cady) 
Chadbourne,  b.  Sept.  18,  1829,  and  d.  Nov.  8,  1908.  Mr.  Smith 
was  an  energetic  business  man,  handling  the  live  stock  products 
of  farmers  for  many  years.  He  also  purchased  and  successfully 
operated  the  general  store  on  the  Flat.  He  d.  Dec.  28,  1894. 
Children: 

1.  Wallace  Eaton,  b.  Oct.  6,  1854;  m.  Fannie  J.  Clement.     They 

have  two  daughters.     Mr.  S.  is  in  the  clothing  business  in 
Brighton,  111. 

2.  Albert  Kimball,  b.  May  18,  1857.     A  grad.  of  Kimball  Union 

Academy.     Studied  medicine;  m.  June  27,  ,  in  Bellaire, 

Ohio,  Ella  Over.     No  children.     A  successful  physician  in 
Springfield,  Ohio. 

3.  Arthur  L.,  b.  June  20,  1859;  m.  Aug.  1,  1881,  Lizzie  E.  Safford 

at  Greenfield,   Mass.,   where  they  live.     No  children.     An 
extensive  manufacturer  of  brick. 

4.  Kate  Evelyn,  b.  Dee.  8,  1856;  m.  May  1,  1890,  Joseph  P. 

Boyce  of  Brattleboro,   Vt.,   at   Northfield,   Mass.     Live  in 
West  Somerville,  Mass. 

Chase  S.  Smith  was  b.  in  1827,  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Judith  (Savory)  Smith. 
Spent  his  life  chiefly  in  the  employ  of  David  H.  Hilliard  as  gunsmith.  A 
skilled  workman.  Was  a  brother  of  Mrs.  Hilliard  and  Mrs.  J.  L.  Lamberton. 
He  never  m.;  d.  Oct.  7,  1883. 

Isaac  Smith  and  Charlotte  Morse  were  m.  April  11,  1822.  They  had  one 
child:  Mary  Morse,  b.  Dec.  2,  1822;  d.  March  8,  1823. 

SPAULDING. 

Edwardi  Spaxjlding,  the  first  of  the  name  found  in  America,  came  from 
Eng.  about  1630.  Res.  in  Braintree,  Mass.  His  son,  John^,  and  grand- 
son, Johns,  were  probably  b.  in  Chelmsford,  Mass.  The  latter  rem.  to 
Plainfield,  Conn.,  where  his  second  son,  Jonathan^,  was  b.  Aug.  7,  1688. 
Jonathan  had  nine  children.  Two  of  his  sons,  Jesse  and  Abel,  settled 
in  Plainfield,  N.  H.,  among  the  first,  and  their  descendants  there  have 
been  many.  Abel»,  b.  July  10,  1728,  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution. 
The  last  years  of  his  life  were  spent  in  Cornish,  where  he  d.  April  4,  1809, 
and  his  wife,  Mary  (Anderson),  b.  INIay  2,  1730,  and  d.  June  5,  1821. 
23-n 


338  HISTORY   OF  CORNISH. 

Dyer  Spauldings,  the  youngest  brother  of  Abel  and  Jesse,  b.  Nov.  18, 
1732,  in  Plainfiold,  Conn.,  was  a  friend  and  noighlior  of  Israel  Putnam 
in  Conn,  lie  served  five  years  in  the  Indian  war  as  one  of  the  "Putnam 
Rangers, "  rendering  very  efficient  service.  His  commission  as  Capt.  in 
this  war  was  given  him  by  King  George  II.  Very  interesting  events  in 
the  life  of  Col.  Spaulding  occurred  in  the  summer  of  1765  during  the 
settlement  of  the  town.  He  had  the  honor  of  conveying  the  hrst  white 
woman  and  her  children  to  Cornish.  (See  Settlement  of  Town.)  Mr. 
Spaulding  was  m.  in  Conn.,  March  11,  1767,  to  Elizabeth  Parkhurst, 
dau.  of  Timothy  and  Elizabeth  (Cady)  Parkhurst,  b.  July  17,  1734;  d. 
June  3,  1816,  aged  82.  leaking  his  new  bride,  they  came  on  horseback 
to  Cornish,  where  he  prepared  a  home.  The  bride  "almost  broke  her 
neck,"  she  said,  "trying  to  look  up  to  the  tops  of  the  noble  pine  trees." 
At  the  breaking  out  of  the  Revolutionary  War,  Mr.  Spaulding  again 
became  a  soldier,  and  received  a  new  commission  as  Caj)!.  in  the  Con- 
tinental army,  and  afterwards  promoted  to  major  and  colonel.  Was  at 
the  Battle  of  Saratoga  and  at  the  surrender  of  Ft.  Ticonderoga,  and  at 
Burgoyne's  surrender,  OvX.  10,  1777.  The  war  being  ended,  he  returned 
to  his  family  in  Cornish.  "Was  an  excellent  farmer;  very  ingenious; 
of  a  very  pleasant  disposition  and  lively  and  cheerful."  He  d.  April 
27,  1814,  aged  82.  His  wid.  d.  June  3,  1816,  aged  82.  Children,  all  b. 
in  Cornish: 

i.  Esther,  b.  March  5,  1769;  m.  May  4,  1794,  Bill  Barnes  of  Clare- 
mont;  d.  April  19,  1863,  in  Claremont,  aged  94.  Six  children; 
2.  ii.       Silas,  b.  May  5,  1772. 

iii.  Lyman,  b.  June  5,  1775.  Grad.  at  Harvard  University,  in  1797. 
studied  medicine;  a  skillful  anatomist;  a  prominent  contributor 
to  several  medical  journals.  Published  several  lectures,  etc. 
He  m.  Oct.  9,  1802,  Elizabeth  Cowes,  of  Portsmouth,  where  he 
res.  and  where  he  d.  Oct.  30,  1821.  His  wife  d.  June  2,  1838. 
They  had  five  children. 

2.  Silas*  Spaulding  (Dyer^,  Jonathan^  John^-'^,  Edward^)  b.  May  5,  1772;  d. 
Sept.  26,  1844.  He  was  a  farmer  and  passed  his  whole  life  in  the  house 
in  which  he  was  b.  in  Cornish.  It  was  situated  on  the  river  road,  two 
miles  below  the  bridge  which  crosses  the  river  at  Windsor,  Vt.  Having, 
at  one  time  been  annoyed  by  a  weasel  that  made  many  visits  to  his  poul- 
try yard,  he  determined  to  shoot  it,  if  possible.  He  found  the  weasel's 
home,  and  not  far  off  lay  a  gosling  and  a  duck  which  had  just  been 
killed.  When  the  weasel  put  his  head  out  of  the  hole,  Mr.  Spaulding 
fired;  but  the  nimble  creature  had  eluded  the  shot  and  ran  ofi  unharmed. 
Sanford,  his  oldest  son  exclaimed,  "Father,  that  is  not  the  way  to  shoot 
a  weasel,  let  me  have  the  gun."  So  he  took  it,  the  animal  meantime 
having  gone  home  again,  and  aiming  at  the  hole,  he  fired.  The  weasel 
was  just  coming  out  and  the  shot  entered  his  head,  and  he  was  dead  in 
an  instant.  "Always  fire  at  the  spot  a  quarter  of  a  second  before  the 
weasel  comes  to  it;  that  is  the  way  to  .shoot  a  weasel,  father."     He  m. 


GENEALOGIES.  339 

Jan.  27,  1799,  Thcodosia  Holton  of  Wiiulsor,  Vt.  She  was  b.  Dec.  20, 
1772,  and  d.  in  Cornish  Feb.  2,  1765,  aged  92.  Cliildren,  all  b.  in 
Cornish : 

i.        Sanford,  b.  March  30,  1800;  m.  Jan.  22,  1832,  Bridget  Mary  Lynch, 

dau.  of  Hugh  and  Mary  Lynch,  b.  July  25,  1810,  in  Ireland. 

Res.  in  West  Claremont  where  their  four  children  were  b.     He 

d.  in  Dec,  1859,  in  Windsor,  Vt. 
ii.       Sophia,  b.  May  21,  1805;  m.  May  8,  1832,  Thomas  Gilbert  Hayden. 
iii.      Lyman,  b.  Jan.  23,  1811;  d.  April  6,  1821. 
iv.      Orilla,  b.  Oct.  27,  1812;  m.  Dec.  28,  1843,  Horace  Grant  Powers 

Cross.     She  d.  June  15,  1845.     No  issue. 

Daniel'  Spaulding  {Amos^\  Nathanieh,  Joseph^,  Edward^)  h.  March,  1765, 
in  Plainfield,  Conn.;  d.  April  2,  1854,  in  Cornish;  m.  Hannah  Spaulding, 
dau.  of  James  and  Hannah  (NelT)  Spaulding,  b.  June  4,  1772;  d.  Jan. 
6,  1849.     Children,  two  or  three  d.  young;  others: 

1.  Hannah  Carey,  b.  Sept.  25,  1799;  m.  first,  John  P.  Carroll;  m.  sec- 
ond, Sept.  22,  1868,  Moses  Hutchinson,  who  d.  Sept.  11,  1889, 
aged  87  years,  4  months,  18  days.  She  d.  Oct.  27,  1889,  aged  90 
years,  1  month,  4  days. 

ii.  Daniel,  b.  Dec.  21,  1801;  m.  — — ,  Philena  Spaulding,  dau.  of  Sam- 
uel and  Philena  (Dodge)  Spaulding,  b. ;  d.  June  5,  1849. 

iii.  Amos,  b.  June  21,  1804;  m.  Dec.  16,  1827,  Annie  Packard,  res.  in 
Grantham.  Had  five  children,  the  younger,  a  son  (Amos,  Jr.), 
now  (1902)  res.  in  Cornish,  was  postmaster  at  Cornish  post- 
office,  b.  Dec.  1,  1844;  m.  Sept.  15,  1875,  Marion  S.  Rowell,  b. 
Nov.  3, 1857.  They  have  one  child,  Cora  M.,  b.  July  5,  1876,  in 
Croydon,  who  m.  Dec.  27,  1905,  Ernest  P.  Quimby  of  Cornish. 

iv.      ]\Iary,  b.  Jan.  23,  1810;  m. ,  William  Merrit,  res.  in  Etna,  until 

she  d. 

Andrew  Spaulding  {Jonathan^  James^,  jhnos*,  Nathanieb,  Joseph^,  Edward^) 
b.  July  11,  1815.  A  shoemaker;  res.  Meriden;  m.  Feb.  17,  1848,  Mary 
Whitten  Thompson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Samuel  H.  and  Mary 
(Wright)  Thompson,  b.  June  24,  1822,  and  d.  May  17,  1898.     Children: 

i.        Martha  Ella,  b.  Nov. 13,  1849;  m.  March,  1869,  Henry  Buckman  of 

Cornish. 
ii.       Sarah  Emma,  b.  June  30,  1856. 

1.  EzRA«  Spaulding  {Aheh,  Jonathan*,  John^"-,  Edward^)  b.  Dec.  11,  1751, 
in  Plainfield,  Conn.  Rem.  to  Plainfield  with  his  father  and  came  to 
Cornish  during  its  early  history  (date  uncertain).     M.  Nov.  14,  1772, 

Lydia  Fitch,  dau.  of  James  and  Sarah  ( )  Fitch.     She  d.  in  1836, 

aged  about  85.  He  d.  Sept.,  1840,  in  Barnard,  Vt.  He  served  in  the 
Revolutionary  War  in  Col.  Jonathan  Chase's  regiment.  Children,  most 
of  them  b.  in  Cornish: 


340  lllS'iXJRY    OF   CORNISH. 

i.        RoswELL,  b.  at  Windsor,  Aug.  11,  1774;  res.  rhieny  in  Hartland,  Vt., 

whore   he   d.    in    184S;   m.   — — -,   Susan   Patterson.     Had  four 

children. 

ii.       Jesse,  b. . 

iii.      Sarah,  b.  Sept.  26,  1778;  unin.;  d.  in  1868,  in  Westminster,  Vt. 

iv.      Daniel  Fitch,  b.  Oct.  18,  1781;  m.  — — ,  Partliena  Gilbert,  who  d. 

Jan.  27,  1862;  res.  Corni.sh  and  Burlington,  Vt.     Was  in  the 

War  of  1812.     Seven  children. 

2.  V.       Wm.  Bela,  b.  Jan.  16,  1784. 

vi.     Lemuel,  b.  Sept.  13,  1785;  m.  July  26,  1808,  Lucy  Pierce.     Res. 

some  time  at  Claromont  where  he  tended  the  Ferry  across  the 

Connecticut  river.     He  d.  at  Hartland,  Vt.,  where  he  liad  chiefly 

resided.     They  had  ten  children, 
vii.     Fannt,  b. ;  m.  • Higbee  of  Claremont.     Res.,  Shipton, 

Canada,  East.     Went  to  Rockford,  111.,  in  18.3.5,  wh(»re  she  d. 

2.  Wm.  Bela'  Spaulding  (Ezra^,  Abeb,  Jonathan*,  John^-'^,  Edward^)  h.  Jan. 

16,  1784.     He  was  a  shoemaker  and  farmer;  in.  first,  ,  Atlanty 

Diggias,  b.  in  1797  and  d.  Aug.  28,  1832;  m.  second,  Oct.  3,  1833,  Mary 
Young  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  (Chase)  Young;  res.  in 
Claremont  and  Cornisii.  He  d.  in  Royalton,  Vt.  Children  by  Atlanty 
Diggins : 

i.        Marcia,  b.  Aug.  17,  1818;  m.  — — ,  Enoch  Ellis  of  Royalton,  Vt. 

3.  ii.       William  Diggins,  b.  Sept.  29,  1816. 

Child  by  Mary  Young: 

iii.      Ellen,  b. ;  m. ,  Anthony  Ray  of  Royalton,  Vt. 

3.  William  D.s  Spaulding  (Bela',  Ezra',  Aheb,  Jonathan*,  John^-^  Edward^) 

b.  Sept.  29,  1816,  in  Claremont;  m.  first,  March  2,  1843,  Laurilla  Johnson 
of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Ruhama  (Luey)  Johnson,  b.  Oct.  22, 
1820,  d.  Jan.  24,  1871. 

"Mother,  dear  Mother,  thou  hast  gone  to  thy  rest, 
The  song  thou  wilt  sing  is  the  sf)ng  of  the  blest, 
Around  thy  dark  grave  we  will  linger  awhile, 
And  hope  in  yon  Heaven  to  see  thy  sweet  smile." 
I  (Epitaph  on  her  tombstone.) 

He  m.  second,  March  20,  1872,  Maria  H.  Spaulding  of  Meriden,  dau. 
of  Joshua  and  Judith  (Huggins)  Spaulding,  b.  Jan.  10,  1818,  and  d. 
June  1,  1887,  without  issue.  M.  third,  Feb.  28,  1888,  Mrs.  Orilla  N. 
(Ellis)  Langworthy.     No  cliildren.     One  child  by  Lam-illa: 

i.  LuciAN  L.,  b.  March  30,  1844;  was  a  soldier  of  the  Civil  War;  m.  Jan. 
7,  1873,  Julia  S.  Cole  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  George  and  Samantha 
(Souther)  Cole,  b.  Nov.  10,  1857.  He  d.  in  1902.  Child:  Maud 
E.,  b.  Feb.4,  1876. 


GENEALOGIES. 


341 


Rev.  Aiaah'  Spailding  {Ahch,  Benj.^,  Isaac*,  Andrew'-^  Edwarrh)  b.  in 
Townscnd,  Mass.,  Sept.  9,  1807,  and  d.  May  11,  1868,  in  Weathersfield, 
Vt.  He  fitted  for  college  in  Meriden  in  class  of  1827.  Grad.  at  Am- 
herst College  in  class  of  1831,  Andover  Theological  Seminary  in  1834. 
After  preaching  several  months  in  Troy  and  Chesterfield,  he  was  invited 
to  preach  in  Cornish,  where  after  three  months'  "probation"  he  was  ord. 
Oct.  1,  1835.  He  m.  Nov.  13,  1835,  Ambra  Tower  of  Fitzwilliam,  b. 
May  26,  1812.     He  remained  pastor  of  the  Cong.  Church  in  Cornish 


Rev.  Alvah  Spauujing. 


nearly  thirty  years.  His  duties  also  included  the  care  and  manage- 
ment of  the  parsonage  farm.  In  this  he  was  eminently  successful, 
for  as  a  tidy  and  thrifty  farmer,  he  had  few  equals.  Was  dismissed 
Feb.  7,  1865,  to  accept  a  call  from  the  Cong.  Church  at  Weathersfield, 
where  he  was  installed  June  28,  1865.  Was  a  man  of  cheerful  disposi- 
tion, genial  manners  and  possessed  a  fine  mind.  Was  a  kind  pastor  and 
faithful  preacher.  His  thcologj'  was  thorough  and  clear,  giving  promi- 
nence to  the  doctrines  of  sin  and  atonement.     His  body,  and  also  that 


342  IILSTUKY    UF   CORN  LSI  I. 

of  his  wife,  n^sts  in  the  cemetery  in  Cornish,  among  the  people  of  his 
first  charge.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Lysandku  Towku,  b.  Sept.  6,  1836.  Fitted  for  college  at  Meriden, 
in  class  1857;  at  Amherst  College,  class  1861;  Theo.  Institute, 
1864.  Was  ord.  pastor  at  West  Stafford,  Conn.,  Dec.  28,  1864. 
Dismissed  from  there  Aug.  27,  18G7,  and  installed  at  Essex, 
Conn.,  Oct.  2,  1867;  at  Broad  Hrook,  Conn.,  1S()9  to  1877;  then 
at  Chester,  Conn.,  until  he  d.  July  8,  1878.  He  m.  Dec.  7,  1864, 
Elbertine  Maria  Hawley,  of  So.  Amherst,  Mass.  One  child, 
Annie  Gertrude,  b.  Aug.  21,  1868. 

ii,  Ellen  Marl-v,  b.  June  25,  1839;  m.  Jimc  4,  1864,  Edwin  C.  Johnson 
of  Cornish.  Two  children.  (See  Johnson.)  She  d.  Nov.  14, 
1897.     Mr.  Johnson  d.  April  5,  1891. 

iii.     Ambra  Louisa,  b.  April  20,  1843;  d.  Sept.  15,  1847. 

iv.      FiDEUA  W.,  b.  Oct.  1,  1846;  d.  May  21,  1874. 

V.  Ahiuk  Louisa,  b.  Nov.  3,  1847;  m.  June  21,  1870,  C.  F.  Aldrich  of 
Weathersficld.  Vt.  She  d.  Dec.  8,  1901.  She  had  seven  chil- 
dren: 1.  Charles  Spaulding,  b.  April  1,  1871.  2.  Willis  Wood, 
b.  Jan.  (),  1873.  3.  Mary  Fidelia,  b.  Oct.  13,  1874.  4.  Jessie 
Marion,  b.  Sept.  22,  1876.  5.  Fannie  Maria,  b.  Jan.  10,  1879. 
6.  James  Madi.son,  b.  June  13,  1885.  7.  Augustus  Wheeler,  b. 
Jan. 14,  1888. 

vi.     Lucia  Francena,  b.  Aug.  20,  1850.     She  d.  March  13,  1888. 

Leonard  D.»  Spaulding  (Ja.son',  Dexter^,  Leonard',  Eleazer^-*,  John'-^,  Edward^) 
h.  Feb.  25,  1838,  in  Tlartlund,  Vt.;  m.  first,  Jan.  17,  1860,  Mary  O. 
Hammond,  dau.  of  riiincas  and  Eliza  (Dawloy)  Hammond.  She  d. 
Oct.  16,  1883;  m.  second,  Ella  Royce,  dau.  of  Henry  Royce.  Res.  in 
Bridgewater,  Vt.,  until  about  1870  and  then  came  to  Cornish,  where  he 
d.  July  22,  1885.     Children: 

i.        Elbert  A.,  b.  April  15,  1863,  in  Bridgewater,  Vt.;  d.  Feb.  24,  1869. 
ii.       Leonard  L.,  b.  in  Cornish,  Aug.  17,  1873. 
iii.      Lewis  H.,  b.  in  Cornish,  Sept.  4,  1884. 

The  great-grandfather  of  Leonard  D.»  Spaulding,  {Leonard'),  b.  Aug.  8, 1761, 
in  Plainficld,  Conn.,  came  to  Cornish  in  early  life;  m.  March  1,  1787,  Sarah 
Parkhurst.  They  had  six  children,  most  of  them  b.  in  Cornish;  the  rest  in 
Hartland,  Vt.     The  two  succeeding  generations,  and  their  families  res.  in  Vt. 

SiLOAM  S.«  Spaulding  (Je.s.se*-'',  Nalhanieb,  Joseph^,  Edward^)  was  one  of  nine 
children  of  Jesse  and  Haiuiah  (Farnum)  Sjiaiilding,  b.  March  9,  1803, 
in  riainfield.  He  m.  March  24,  1831,  Maluila  Silloway,  dau.  of  \\  illiam 
and  Abigail  (Jenney)  Silloway,  b.  March  15,  1812.  They  came  to  Cor- 
nish in  April,  1839,  and  spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives,  living  in  the 
two-story,  brick  house,  south  of  the  Flat,  built  and  formerly  occupied  by 
Dr.  Roswell  Leavitf.  He  was  a  successful  farmer,  honest,  (juiet  and 
unpretending.  He  d.  March  13,  1885.  His  wife  survi  .cd  him  but  eight 
days,  dying  March  22,  1885.     A  singular  coincidence  of  their  lives  is 


GENEALOGIES.  343 

that  they  wore  both  b.  in  the  same  town  in  March,  were  m.  in  March 
and  both  d.  in  March.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        L.  Addie,  b.  March  2,  1843;  m.  Feb.  2,  1886,  Edward  Ofville  Day  of 

Corni.sh.     No  children.     Re.s.,  Cornish. 
ii.       Darwin  J.,  b.  Jan.  14,  1847;  m.  Dec.  12,  1888,  Mrs.  Minnie  (Chute) 

Philips  of  Plainfield,  b.  in  1859.     Res.  on  the  place  where  he  was 

b.     Like  his  father,  a  very  successful  farmer.     No  children, 
iii.      William  Dwight,  b.  April  14,  1852;  m.  June  15,  1886,  Jennie  L. 

Jackson,  dau.  of  Chas.  Edwin  and  Judith  (Brj'ant)  Jackson,  b. 

Aug.  19,  1858.     Res.  in  Hartland,  Vt.,  where  he  is  in  trade. 

Two  children  b.  in  Hartland:    1.  Christine  A.,  b.  Nov.  2,  1887. 

2.  Alice  M.,  b.  Sept.  22,  1889. 

SiiAS  Spaulding,  son  of  Alfred  and (Ballou)  Spaulding,  was  b.  Aug. 

20,  1824;  m.  Nov.  22,  1843,  ]\Iary  M.  Sartell,  dau.  of  Josiah  and  Sally 
Sartell,  b.  April  14,  1809;  d.  Aug.  17,  1884.  He  was  rough  in  manners 
and  language,  yet  kindh-  in  nature.  He  enlisted  Sept.  21,  1862,  in  the 
16th  Regt.  N.  "h.  Vols.'  (See  Military.)  He  d.  Sept.  20,  1863.  Chil- 
dren, b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Nettie  Bethena,  b.  May  23,  1846;  m.  Oct.  11,  1873,  Edward  Free- 
man Huggins  of  Cornish.  One  child:  Lena  Furness,  b.  May  21, 
1876,  and  d.  June  29,  1892.  Not  being  congenial,  this  couple 
separated  a  few  years  after  m.  She  m.  second,  Dec.  20,  1905,  Dr. 
Geo.  H.  Greely  of  Franklin  Falls. 

ii.  David  Lawrence,  b.  ]\Iay  26, 1850.  Grad.  Kimball  L'nion  Academy, 
class  1871.  Teacher  and  officer  in  Reform  School  in  James- 
burgh,  N.  J.  Teacher  in  Holmes  Co.,  Miss.;  officer  in  Reform 
School,  Manchester;  officer  in  Vt.  State  Prison  several  years. 
M.  Nov.  7,  1878,  Juliette  M.  Spear  of  Danville,  Vt.  He  d.  Dec. 
,     30,  1900. 

Andrew  Spaulding,  a  brother  (?)  of  Dyer,  and  Abigail  Martin,  his  wife, 
came  from  Conn,  and  lived  in  town  during  many  of  its  earliest  years. 
The  census  of  1790  says  his  family  at  that  date  consisted  of  three  adult 
males  and  four  females.     Their  children  were: 

i.        Andrew,  Jr.,  b.  May  9,  1758. 
ii.       Hannah,  b.  March  26,  1760. 
iii.      Benjamin,  b.  March  24,  1762. 
iv.      Abel,  b.  Dec.  28,  1764. 
v.       Jonas,  b.  Oct.  23,  1767. 

vi.    Abigail,  b.  May  27,  1770;  m.  Nov.  15,  1798,  Jonathan  Huggins,  Jr., 
of  Cornish.    Six  children.    (See  Huggins.)    She  d.  March  9,  1849. 
vii.    Noah,  b.  Aug.  27,  1772;  d.  June  18,  1778. 
viii.   Nathan,  b.  June  20,  1774;  d.  June  28,  1778. 

Ariel  K.»  Spaulding  {Zebina'',  Aheh-^,  Jonathan*,  John^^,  Edward^)  was  b. 
May  17,  1818,  in  Hartland,  Vt.;  m.  first,  Sarah  Abbott,  who  was  b. 


344  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

in  1818,  and  d.  Fob.  23,  1862,  aged  44;  m.  second,  May  13,  1878,  Eleanor 
Nichols,  b.  March  21,  1821,  and  d.  Feb.  15,  1899.  He  d.  in  Cornish, 
Nov.  30,  1890.  He  \va.s  a  black.smith  and  farmer.  Children,  all  by  first 
wife:   (Order  uncertain.) 

i.       Sydney  Clarence,  b. .     Enlisted  in  the  Civil  War.     (See  Mili- 

tarj'  and  Soldiers'  Monument.) 

ii.       Ellen  M.,  b. ;  m.  Nov.  8,  Charles  F.  Kickard. 

iii.      John  L.,  b. ;  d.  unm.,  June  19,  1881,  aged  33. 

iv.      Sarah  I.,  b.  in  1862;  d.  unm.,  Oct.  9,  1888. 

V.       JosEi'H,  b. ;  m.  Jennie  M.  Porter,  of  Hartford,  Vt.,  who  d. . 

They  had  a  son  b.  in  Cornii^h,  March  4,  1894. 

vi.      Amy,  b.  April  3,  1859. 

vii.    Alma,  b. . 

viii.    James  E.,  b. ;  m.  first,  Nov.  24,  1881,  Charlotte  L.  Brewster,  b. 

in  1860,  and  d.  March  22,  1883,  aged  23.  M.  second,  April  29, 
1890,  Mary  E.  Atherton  of  Winchester.  Rem.  from  town  in 
189-  to .  A  son,  Clarence  H.,  was  b.  to  them  in  Cor- 
nish, March  14,  1891. 

Timothy'  Spaijlding  {Eleazer^-*,  John^-^,  Edward^)  was  b.  in  Plainfield,  Conn., 
Nov.  14,  1741;  m.  Dec.  25,  1766,  Lucy  Skillen.  Lived  in  Cornish  on 
the  farm  next  north  of  Col.  Dyer  Spaulding's  farm.  An  experienced 
school  teacher.  Was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution.  Children,  all  b.  in 
Cornish: 

i.       Eunice,  b.  May  30,  1768;  m. ,  Mr.  Butterfield. 

ii.       Lois,  b.  July  17,  1770. 

iii.      David,  twin,  b.  July  25,  1772.     Was  twice  m.     Ten  children.     Lived 

in  Waukegan,  111.,  where  he  d.  Feb.  9,  1860. 
iv.      Jonathan,  twin,  b.  July  25,  1772;  m.  in  1799,  Mary  Stuntz.     Eight 

children.     Lived  in  Conneaught,  Erie  Co.,  Pa.,  where  he  d. 

Sept.  26,  1855. 
V.       Esther,  b.  Sept.  16,  1774. 
vi.      Rachel,  b.  Jan.  9,  1777. 

Abel»  Spai'lding  (Aheb,  Joiuitfum',  Jnhu^-"-,  Eiliranb)  was  b.  Sept.  30,  1756. 
Served  in  the  Revolutionary  War  in  Col.  Cha.se'sRegt.;  m.  July  6,  1780, 
Elizabeth  Chase  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Silence  (Stow)  Chase, 
b.  in  1762,  and  d.  May  25,  1801.     Their  children  were: 

i.  Joshua,  b.  Oct.  30,  1784;  m.  Nov.  26,  1807,  Judith  Hugu,ins  of  Cor- 
nish, dau.  of  Jonathan  and  Ruhama  (Brown)  Huggins,  b.  June 
10,  1783;  d.  Nov.  12,  1860.  Nine  children.  Lived  in  Meri- 
den;  a  watch  maker,  etc. 

ii.  Lebheus,  b.  Dec.  16,  1785;  m.  Mercy  Spaulding,  Oct.  20,  1816. 
Ten  children.     Lived  in  Morristown,  Vt. 

iii.      Samuel,  b. ;  ni.  Ruth  Spaulding.     Five  children. 

iv.      Zebina,  b. ;  m. ,  Abigail  Spaulding.     Nine  children.   Lived 

in  Hartland,  Vt. 


GENEALOGIES.  345 

V.       LovELi.,  b.  Feb.  26,  1794;  ni.  Oct.  25,  1821,  Laura  Clark  of  Plain- 

field.     Six  children.     Lived  in  Cornish  and  Plainfield. 
vi.      Betsey,  b.  Aug.  28,  1796;  m.  ,  Amasa  Stowell  of  Grantham 

(since  Cornish).     Ten  children.     (See  Stowell.)     She  d.  Nov. 

7,  1854. 
vii.     Nancy,  b.  Aug.  13,  1799;  m.  Jan.  21,  1823,  Solon  C.  Grannis  of 

Claremont.     Six  children,  all  b.  in  Claremont.     She  d.  March 

14.  1864. 

SPICER. 

Zephaniah  and  Sarah  Spicer  lived  in  Norwich,  Conn.  In  1772,  in  mature 
life,  they  came  to  Cornish.  Their  children  were  all  b.  in  Conn.,  except 
the  last  two. 

2.  i.  Jabez,  b.  Sept.  11,  1753. 

ii.  Anna,  b.  Dec.  9,  1755. 

ill.  Peter,  b.  April  27,  1758. 

iv.  HuLDAH,  b.  May  22,  1760. 

V.  Experience,  b.  Sept.  15,  1762. 

vi.  Sarah,  b.  May  16,  1765. 

vii.  Daniel,  b. 23,  1767. 

viii.  Zurvier,  b.  Feb.  21,  1771,  in  Windsor,  Vt. 

ix.  Jeremiah,  b.  Nov.  23,  1773,  in  Cornish. 

2.  Jabez2  Spicer  (Zephaniah^)  was  b.  Sept.  11,  1753,  in  Norwich,  Conn. 
Came  to  Cornish  with  his  parents  in  1772.  He  m.  Jan.  14,  1779,  Faith 
Ripley  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  William  and  Lydia  (Brewster)  Ripley,  b. 
Oct.  13,  1757,  and  d.  May  31,  1824.  They  lived  in  town  till  1810  and 
then  rem.  to  Richmond,  Vt.,  where  they  both  d.  He  d.  Jan.  6,  1823. 
Children,  all  b.  in  Corni.sh: 

i.        Erastus,  b.  Nov.  21,  1779. 

ii.       Lydia,  b.  Feb.  19,  1781 ;  m.  Jan.  5,  1809,  Erastus  Eaton. 

iii.      Amy,  b.  Dec.  11,  1782;  d.  April  11,  1785. 

iv.      William  Ripley,  b.  July  19,  1784;  m.  Betsey  Sherman. 

V.       Peter  Bradford,  b.  June  4,  1786;  m.  June  18,  1817,  Miriam  Wyman 

of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Joshua  and  Miriam  (Richardson)  Wyman,  b. 

Jan.  31,  1794,  and  d.  May  26,  1824,  in  Richmond,  Vt.     He  d. 

March  22,   1855.     Two  children:      Mary  and  Pamelia.     The 

former,  b.  July  10,   1819,  in  Richmond,  Vt.;  d.   May  9,  1839. 

PameUa,  b.  in  Richmond,  Sept.  3,  1821;  m.  Stillman  T.  Fletcher, 

and  had  eight  children,  and  d.  in  Newport  June  1,  1858. 
vi.      Jabez,  b.  March  12,  1788;  m.  Mary  Hovey. 
vii.     Sally,  b.  March  16,  1790;  m.  July  5,  1812,  Phinehas  Kimball  of 

Cornish.     Four  cliildrcn,  one  at  least  b.  in  town:  Philander. 

After  living  in  town  a  few  years  they  went  to  Lagrange,  Tex., 

where  she  d.  Aug.  12,  1843. 
viii.    Polly,  b.  Aug.  4,  1792;  d.  June  6,  1813,  in  Richmond,  Va. 


346  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

ix.  Eliza,  b.  Jan.  31,  1798;  m.  Doc.  6,  1816,  Dr.  Abiicr  Warner  who  was 
b.  Nov.  30,  1787,  and  d.  Oct.  3,  1822,  in  Camillas,  N.  Y.  One 
phild:  Abner  Spicer  Warner,  b.  Sept.  7,  1818.  After  Dr.  War- 
ner's death,  the  widow  with  her  .son  returned  to  Cornish,  where 
the  son  fitted  for  eollcfie  at  Kimball  Union  Academy  and  grad. 
from  Dart.  College  in  1842  and  from  the  medical  dept.  in  1848. 
Was  principal  of  New  Ipswich  Academy  two  years.  Since  1848 
a  successful  practitioner  of  medicine  at  Weathersfield,  Conn. 
He  m.  first,  Nov.  23,  1847,  Caroline  C.  Kimball  of  Cornish,  dau. 
of  Wm.  R.  and  Eliza  (Dorr)  Kimball,  b.  Dec.  6,  1S21,  and  d. 
Sept.  12,  1866.  He  m.  second,  June  7,  1869,  Jane  M.  Spaulding, 
dau.  of  Dr.  James  S])aulding  of  Montpelier,  Vt.  Had  five  chil- 
dren by  first  wife,  and  one  by  the  second.  Eliza  ^\'arner  d. 
Oct.  3,  1845,  aged  47. 

SQUIRES. 

Justus  Squires  was  b.  in  1770.  His  record,  and  that  of  his  family  are  very 
incomplete.  He  m.  first,  Oct.  27,  1796,  Peggy  Ma.son.  She  d.  in  Cor- 
nish. Tlu'V  lived  a  few  years  in  a  house  on  the  David  Richardson  farm, 
now  owned  and  occupied  by  Norman  C.  Penniman.  A  record  from 
Keene  history  says  he  m.  second,  Nov.  27,  1817,  Prudence  Carpenter 
of  Troy.  No  further  record  is  found  of  him  till  he  became  an  inmate 
of  Cornish  .Mni.shou.se,  where  he  d.  Maj'  6,  1842.  Children  as  far  as 
known,  were  all  by  first  wife,  order  of  birth  uncertain: 

i.  Justus,  Jr.,  b. .  A  man  of  kindly  disposition,  but  had  an  unfor- 
tunate propensity  for  stealing.  He  spent  a  considerable  por- 
tion of  his  life  in  prison  where  he  is  said  to  have  d.  somewhere 
in  the  fifties.  Sometime  during  his  c^arly  manhood  he  m. 
Matilda  Farrington  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Benj.  and  Theda 
(Bartlett)  Farrington.  No  children,  so  far  as  known.  Further 
record  of  his  wife  is  not  known. 
2.  ii.       .James  W.,  h. . 

iii.      Eleanor,  b. ;  m.  about  1828,  Benj.  Quint,  Jr.,  of  Orford,  Vt. 

iv.  Alice,  b.  July  30,  1813;  m.  Nov.  12,  1833,  Levi  Chapman  of  Cornish. 
Six  children.     (See  Chapman.)     She  d.  Jan.  1,  1889. 

2.     James  W.s  Squires  iJustus^)  was  b. ;  m. in  1832  (?)  Phebe 

Farrington  of  Cornish,  a  sister  of  the  wife  of  his  brother,  Justus,  Jr.,  b. 

;  d.  .     He  d.   May  29,   1847.     Children,  so  far  as  known: 

(Order  uncertain.) 

i.        Lucy,  b. . 

ii.  Henry,  b.  1835  (?);  m.  Dec.  23,  1863,  Eveline  Kempton  and  lived 
in  Croydon,  where  he  d.  Dec.  27,  1875.  He  served  in  the  Civil 
War,  enlisting  Aug.  .30,.  1862,  in  the  3d  Regt.,  N.  H.  Vols.  (See 
Military.) 

iii.      A  child,  name  unknown,  b.  1841  (?);  d.  Sept.  8,  1846. 


GENEALOGIES.  347 

iv.  David,  b.  Ai)ril  12,  1,S42.  Never  iii.  iMilisted  in  the  Civil  War 
May  31,  1862,  in  the  9th  Regt.,  Vt.  Vols.  (See  Military.) 
He  d.  . 

STEARNS. 

Daniel  Stearns,  said  to  be  the  first  of  the  name  in  town,  was  b.  in  1756.  He 
served  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  Was  twice  married,  yet  but  little 
record  of  hi.s  wive.s  can  be  found.  One  of  them,  probably  the  last,  d. 
March  18,  1847,  aged  77.  He  was  a  farmer,  settled  and  lived  in  town 
nearly  thirty  years,  and  finally  lived  in  Newport  with  his  dau.  Phebe, 
where  ho  d.  May  4,  1849,  aged  93.  Children,  most,  if  not  all,  b.  in 
Cornish : 

i.        Daniel,  1.st,  b.  Aug.  16,  1777;  d.  in  1794. 

ii.       Sally,  b.  Sept.  16, 1778;  m.  in  1799,  Jonathan  Brooks;  had  five  children. 

iii.      John,  b.  May  29,  1780;  m.  in  1805,  in  Claremont,  Sarah  Campbel', 

(another  authority  says  Ellen  M.  ).     Seven  children; 

the    third,   Mehssa,  b.  in  1814,   m.  Abijah  Williams,  son  of 

Stephen.     John  was  a  drover  and  lived  chiefly  in  Claremont, 

where  he  d. . 

iv.      Asa,  b.  July  8,  1782;  m.  in  1804,  Eunice  Brooks.     Four  children. 

He  d.  in  1822. 

2.  v.       Benjamin,  b.  Oct.  18,  1783. 

vi.  Mima,  b.  March  29,  1785;  m.  in  1805,  Joseph  Ayer.  Three  chil- 
dren.    She  d.  June,  1844. 

vii.     Phebe,  1st,  b.  Aug.  16,  1786;  d.  in  1788. 

xdii.  Charles,  b.  June  4,  1788.  Lived  in  L^nderhill,  Vt.;  m.  in  1815, 
Sarah  Thompson:  had  one  son. 

ix.  Phebe.  2d.,  b.  Sept.  10,  1791;  m.  first,  in  1815,  Benj.  York  of  Cor- 
nish. Tliree  children.  (See  York.)  He  d.  Feb.  20,  1825.  She 
m.  second,  March  27,  1836,  a  Buell  of  Newport.  She  d.  Sept. 
17,  1861. 

3.  X.       Reuben,  b.  June  29,  1795. 

4.  xi.      George  Washington,  b.  May  30,  1798. 

5.  xii.     Daniel,  2d,  b.  Nov.  3,  1800. 

xiii.  Lucy,  b.  May  19,  1802;  m.  Sept.  14,  1824,  George  W.  Leslie.  Six 
children  and  lived  in  Warner. 

2.     Benjamin 2  Stearns  (Daniel^)  wasb.  Oct.  18,  1783;  m.  Feb.  8,  1807,  Sabra 

York  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  William  and    Lucy  (Hilliard)  York,  b. ; 

d.  March  20,  1875.     He  d.  Sept.  13,  1854,  aged  70.     Children,  all  b.  in 
Cornish : 

i.        William,  b.  1808. 

ii.       Eliza,  b.  1810;  m. ,  Burnam  Jacobs.     Seven  children:   1.  Mary 

or  Maria,  b.  in  1835.     2.  Charles,  b.  in  1S37.     3.  Luther,  b. 

in  1839.     4.  Margaret,  b.  in  1841,  and  also  three  others,  dying 

in  infancy  who  were  buried  in  town.     Later  the  family  rem.  to 

Rockford,  111. 


348  HTSTOItY   UF  CORNISH. 


iii.     SoPHUONiA,  b.  - 
iv.      Mary  Jane,  b. 


V.       Belinda,  b.  Julj-,  1818;  m. ,  Harvey  Silsby  of  Acvvorth.     Lived 

ill  111. 
vi.      George,  b.  in  1820;  ni.  Sept.,  1849,  Belinda  Edminster  of  Cornish, 

dau.  of  Zebedee  and  Tirza  (York)  Edminster  (?).     They  soon 

after  rem.  to  and  settle  1  in  Rockford,  111. 
vii.     John  H.,  b.  in  1823;  m.  Sept.  30,  1851,  Ellen  M.  Bryant  of  Cornish, 

dau.  of  Aaron  and  Hannah  W.  (John.son)  Bryant,  b.  June  10, 

1834,  and  had  children.     He  d.  June  11,   1885.     Had  a 

son  b.  in  town  March  19,  1863. 
viii.    Benjamin  C,  b.  in  1825.     A  soldier  in  the  Ci\'il  War.     (See  Rolls.) 

He  d.  Aug.  13,  1865. 

3.  Reuben^  Stearns  (Daniel^)  was  b.  June  29,   179.5;  m.  Jan.  27,   1820, 

Abigail  Spaulding,  dau.  of  Amos  and  Abigail  (Herrick)  Spaulding,  b. 
in  1788,  and  d.  May,  1835  (?).  He  d.  in  town  March  28,  1836.  (Sui- 
cide.)    Cliildrcn,  all  b.  in  town:  ' 

i.  Charles  Spaulding,  b.  June  16,  1820;  m.  first,  Augusta  Gilc,  April 
30,  1849.  She  was  b.  Nov.  5,  1825,  and  d.  Jan.  9,  1851;  m.  sec- 
ond. May  18,  1851,  Marion  Cross  of  Claremont,  b.  Feb.  16,  1824. 
She  had  two  children:  1.  Mary  J.,  b.  May  5,  1858;  d.  Oct.  1, 
1894.  (Suicide.)  2.  Charles  O.,  b.  Sept.  9,  1859.  Lives 
in  Claremont;  twice  m.  Mr.  S.  enlisted  in  the  Civil  War,  and 
d.  in  ser\'ice  Sept.  17,  1863,  in  S.  C. 

ii.       Warren,  b. .     Lived  in  Boston  large  part  of  hi.^^  lif(>,  but  d. 

in  Unity. 

iii.      Caroline,  b. ;  m. ,  a  Grant. 

iv.      Alvira,  b. ;  m. ,  a  Burnam.     Lived  and  d.  in  Boston. 

V.       Horace,  b.  March  9,  1832;  m.  ,  Mary  i;tta  Bartlctt,  b.  Jan. 

10,  1836.  Six  children.  Lived  chiefly  in  Meriden.  A  son, 
Frank  L.,  m.  Isora  E.  Cutts,  and  d.  in  Meriden,  Nov.  30,  1900. 
(Suicide.  •  In  his  boyhood  Mr.  Stearns  received  a  severe  kick 
from  a  hor.se  in  his  face  which  ever  after  left  him  disfigured. 
He  d.  in  Unity,  f>'cpt.  11,  1895. 

vi.      Harriet,  b. ;  m. ,  Hiram  Spaulding;  d. ,  in  \t. 

4.  George  Washington^  Stearns  (Danieh)  was  b.  May  30,  1798.     He  was 

a  soldier  of  the  War  of  1S12;  m.  April  18,  1824,  Elizabeth  Weed  of  N.  Y. 
Lived  in  Cornish  till  after  his  children  were  b.  and  then  rem.  to  111.  where 
he  d. .     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Horatio  Edgar,  b.  Jan.  26,  1825;  m.  Nov.  20,  1855,  Emily  J.  Root 
(?).  Lived  in  Iowa  and  Memphis,  Tenn.  lie  d.  at  Mem- 
phis.    No  children. 

ii.       Ira,  b.  July  10,  1826;  d. ,  in  Iowa.     Was  accidentally  shot,  being 

taken  for  a  burglar. 
6.  iii.      Eli  B.,  b.  Nov.  28,  1827. 


GENEALOGIES.  349 

iv.      Hambleton  Pomroy,  b.  Oct.  22,  1830;  d.  Feb.  18,  1831. 
V.       Mary  Cordelia,  b.  Feb.  2,  1831;  m.  David  Nelson  Davis.     Res. 
in  Wilton,  Iowa.     Two  rhildron. 

5.  Daniel!  Stearns,  Jr.  (Danieiy  h.  Nov.  3,  1800.     Always  lived  in  Cornish* 

M.  ,  Mary  M.  Williams  of  Corni.sh,  dau.  of  Stephen  and  Betsey 

(White)  tWilliains,  b.  May  26,  1805,  and  d.  Jan.  27,  1891,  in  Fitchburg, 
Mass.     He  d. ,  in  town.     Children: 

i.        Stephen  Leland,  b.  Ang.  10,  1825;  m. -,  Esther  Cobb.     He  d. 

April  18,  1890,  aged  64.     A  soldier  of  the  Civil  War. 
ii.       Rachel  J.,  b.  April  5,  1830;  in.  July  15,  1851,  Horace  Kendrick  of 

Cornish.     One  son.     (See  Kendrick.)     She  d.  April  5,  1876. 
7.  iii.      Philander  C,  b.  Sept.  4,  1832. 
iv.      Alanson,  b.  in  1833;  d.  July  23,  1838. 

V.       Stillman,  b. ;  unm.     Res.  in  Fitchburg,  Mass. 

vi.      Levi,  b.  — ■ — ;  d. ,  in  Unity. 

vii.     An  infant,  b. ;  d.  xVpril  12,  1841,  eighteen  months. 

viii.    Mary'  Ann,  b. ;  m. ,  Daniel  Burpee.     Live  in  West  Clare- 

mont.     No  children. 

6.  Eli  B.»  Stearns  {Geo.  Washi?igtotr-,  Danieh)  was  b.  Nov.  28,  1827.     He 

was  brought  up  in  the  family  of  Samuel  Green  of  this  towTi;  m.  Julj^  4, 
1852,  Catharine  Elizabeth  Lane  of  Newport,  dau.  of  Jared  and  Mary 
(Stoddard)  Lane,  b.  Feb.  3.  1829.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  War. 
(See  Military.)  Lived  chiefly  in  Plainfield,  where  he  d.  Jan.  20,  1907. 
Children : 

i.  M.\ry  Jane,  b.  June  3,  1853;  m.  first,  July  3,  1872,  Henry  B.  Howe 
and  by  him  had  two  children:  1.  Jennie  E.,  b.  in  1873.  2. 
Henry  B.,  b.  in  1875.  Mr.  Howe  d.  April  7,  1878.  M.  second, 
Oct.  16,  1881,  George  W.  Doyle,  and  by  him  had  one  child, 
George  Curtis,  b.  in  1884.     Live  in  Plainfield. 

ii.  George  E.,  b.  Nov.  28,  1855;  m.  March  3,  1890,  Emma  Woodard  of 
East  Plainfield.  No  children.  Live  in  East  Plainfield  where 
he  d.  Feb.  18,  1910. 

iii.  Orren  a.,  b.  July  21,  1857.  Res.  Meriden;  m.  Aug.  .30,  1878,  Etta 
Robinson. 

iv.  Edw^ard  F.,  b.  Aug.  1,  1859;  m.  Feb.  5,  1880,  Laura  Spaulding.  He  d. 
March  2,  1881.     Left  one  child,  Edna  F. 

v.       Elmer  E.,  b.  Dec.  28,  1861;  d.  April  22,  1864. 

vi.  Sarah  A.,  b.  Nov.  4,  1863;  m.  May  6,  1885,  Asher  G.  Cutting  of  New- 
port. No  children.  Lived  in  Newport  till  April,  1905,  when 
they  came  to  live  with  her  parents  in  Plainfield. 

7.  Philander  C.'  Stearns  {Daniel-^)  b.  Sept.  4,  1832;  m.  Oct.   10,    1869, 

Laura  J.  Mace  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Samuel  and  Susan  L.  (Vinton)  Mace, 
b.  May  20,  1847.  A  farmer  and  settled  on  the  Richard  Coburn  farm 
where  he  d.  Dec.  17,  1891.  His  wid.  rem.  to  Charlestown,  where  she  d. 
May  16,  1910.     Children: 


350  HISTORY    Ol'    COKMSH. 

i.        DAXiELP.,b.  Sept.  21,  1871. 

ij.       Horace  M.,  b.  Oct.  15,  1872. 

iii.      Olin  S.,  b.  Jan.  5,  1874. 

iv.     VoNNiE  M.,  b.  Nov.  25,  1875;  m.  Oct.  30,  1901,  Eben  M.  Johnson  of 

Cornish.     Throe  chiklren  (1910).     (Sec  Johnson.) 
V.       Clesson  L.,  b.  Feb.  9,  1S78.     A  carpenter  and  l)iiil(l('r. 

STEVENS. 

Job  Stevens,  a  great-grandson  of  John  Stevens,  secretary  of  Charles  the  First 
of  England,  fled  to  America  and  settled  in  Plainfield,  Coiui.  His  grand- 
son, John,  emigrated  from  there  to  Plainfield,  N.  H.,  in  17G5.  He  with 
others  had  obtained  the  grant  of  the  township  of  Plainfield.  He  settled 
on  a  large  farm  on  the  Connecticut  river,  midway  between  Lebanon 

and  Cornish.     Hem. ,  E.xperience  Hoyt .     They  had  eight  children, 

foiu-  sons  and  four  daughters.  Ouv  of  t  he  sons.  Job,  was  b.  in  Plainlield, 
Conn.,  June  28,  1752,  and  d.  in  Plainheld,  N.  H.,  March  31,  1812.  He 
had  m.  Aug.  24,  1780,  Elizabeth  Chase  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Thomas  and 
Mary  (Hall)  Chase,  b.  Dec.  10,  1760,  and  d.  in  Cornish,  March  31,  1850. 
They  had  nine  children: 

i.       Anna,  b.  1783. 

ii.  Martha,  b.  Feb.  22,  1785;  m.  Peter  Chase,  Jr.,  of  Cornish  Nov.  28, 
1810,  and  d.  in  Boscawon,  Jan.  28,  1850.  Five  children.  (See 
Chase.) 

iii.      Job,  b. . 

iv.  Experience,  b. ;  m.  Dec.  10,  1810,  Capt.  Josiah  Stone  of  Cor- 
nish.    Seven  children.     (See  Stone.)     She  d.  Sept.  11,  1867. 

v.  Elizaukth,  b.  Sept.  7,  1792;  m.  March  7,  1814,  Joseph  Chase  of 
Cornish.     Five  children.     (See  Chase.)     She  d.  March  16,  1884. 

vi.      ]Mary  Hall,  b.  ;  m.  Dec.  7,  1818,  Sanford  Young  of  Cornish. 

Eight  children.     (See  Young.)     She  d.  Dec.  18,  1866. 

vii.     William  Chase,  b. . 

viii.    Hannah,  b. . 

i.x.      Amos,  b. . 

STONE. 

Dea.  Josiah  Stone  was  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Cornish.  He  was  b. 
Feb.  17,  17.")0,  in  Brookficld,  Mass.,  and  came  to  Corni.sh  about  the  year 
1777.  Settled  in  the  north  central  part  of  the  town,  where  his  sur- 
roundings were  an  almost  unbroken  wilderness.  This  he  made  his  per- 
manent home  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  m.  first,  March  6,  1777, 
Hannah  Weld  of  Sturbridge,  Mass. ,^  dau.  of  Moses  and  EHzabeth  (Hol- 
brook;  Weld,  b.  Sept.  25,  1754,  and  d.  in  Cornish,  Oct.  2(),  1794;  m. 
second,  June  3,  1795,  Margarett  WiUiams,  h.  in  1753,  d.  June  20, 
1826.  He  d.  May  24,  1833.  Had  eight  (;hildren,  all  by  first  marriage, 
and  b.  in  Cornish. 

i.        Moses,  b.  Feb.  2,  1778;  d.  young. 
2.  ii.       Walter,  b.  Oct.  5,  1780. 


GENEALOGIES.  351 

iii.  Sarah  A.,  b.  Nov.  21,  1782;  m.  Dec.  10,  1804,  Nathaniel  Huggins  of 
Cornish.     Had  twelve  children.     (See  Huggins.)     She  d.  July 

2,  1850,  her  husband  dying  the  same  day. 
iv.      Chester,  b.  Feb.  6,  1785;  d.  Nov.,  1786. 

V.  Hannah,  b.  Aug.  5,  1787.  Never  m.;  d.  July  6,  1863,  in  Rochester, 
Vt. 

3.  vi.      JosiAH,  b.  Dec.  3,  1789. 

vii.  Almira,  b.  Sept.  2,  1792;  m.  Feb.  11,  1817,  Thomas  Coburn.  She  d. 
Jan.  6,  1869,  in  Potsdam,  N.  Y.     Four  children. 

viii.  Chester,  b.  Oct.  16,  1794;  m.  Feb.  22,  1819,  Anna  Whittlesey,  b.  May 
28,  1795,  in  Litchfield,  Conn.,  and  d.  April  2,  1858,  in  Franklin. 
She  was  dau.  of  Newton  Whittlesey  of  Cornish.  When  but  fif- 
teen years  of  age  he  engaged  with  a  wholesale  grocery  store  in 
Boston  for  about  three  years,  and  then  returned  to  Cornish  to 
the  store  of  Newton  Whittlesey,  Esq.,  where  he  remained  as 
clerk  till  1824.  Then  he  rem.  to  Weathersfield,  Vt.,  and  was  in 
trade  by  himself  nineteen  years,  and  then  rem.  to  FrankUn, 
where  he  was  associated  in  trade  with  his  son  (Edwin  C,  who 
d.  in  Nov.,  1904)  till  his  death  Jan.  23,  1872.  In  religious  fife, 
he  was  firm  in  the  Trinitarian  faith  and  consistent  in  life.  Was 
Dea.  and  Sunday  school  Supt.  a  great  part  of  his  life.  While  liv- 
ing in  Cornish  they  had  a  dau.  b.  to  them  Oct.  1,  1820,  Susan 
Whittlesey  Stone.     They  had  other  children. 

I.  Walters  Ston'e  (Josiah^)  b.  in  Cornish  Oct.  5,  1780;  m.  Nov.  16,  1806, 
Nancy  M.  Dexter  of  Claremont,  b.  March  9,  1791;  d.  June  29,  1869. 
He  d.  Aug.  27,  1863,  aged  82.  Lived  many  years  on  Cornish  Flat. 
Was  a  harness,  trunk  and  saddle  maker.  They  rem.  to  Webster,  Mass., 
about ,  where  they  d.     Children : 

4.  i.        George  Dexter,  b.  April  23,  1808. 

ii.       Nancy  Malinda,  b.  July  28,  1809;  m.  Albert  Fisher;  d.  Feb.  11,  1848, 

at  Claremont. 
iii.      Walter,  Jr.,  b.  Nov.  29,  1810;  d.  June  28,  1811. 
iv.      Walter  Weld,  b.  April  10,  1812;  d.  Aug.  28,  1897,  in  Beaver  Oaks, 

Mich.,  aged  85. 
v.       William  Harrison,  b.  April  7,   1814;  m.  Aug.   13,  1838,  Nancy 

Plaist ridge  of  Cornish,   dau.  of  Caleb  and  Susannah   (Luey) 

Plaistridge,  b.  March  31,  1818;  d.  Dec.  1,  1891.     He  d.  Aug. 

3,  1878.     Res.  Danville,  Vt. 

vi.      Stephen  Dexter,  b.  in  Cornish,  March  12,  1816;  m.  ,  Mar}'  B. 

Silloway  of  Plainfield.  He  res.  several  years  in  Cornish,  and 
then  rem.  to  Meriden,  where  he  spent  the  rest  of  his  life.     He  d. 

Nov.  16,  1901.     His  wife  d. .     Had  two  children :   1.   Mary 

Abby,  b.  Aug.  3,  1841,  m. ,  W.  H.  Clough  and  2.  Lizzie  S., 

b.  July  30,  1847,  m.  July  3,  1870,  J.  L.  Stickney  of  Meriden. 
At  Meriden,  Mr.  Stone  held  many  town  offices:  treasurer,  col- 
lector of  taxes,  was  Dea.  of  the  Baptist  Church  there  many  years. 


352  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

and  it  is  said  tluit  ho  was  not  absent  from  church  communion 
for  over  thirty  years.  In  all  liis  relations  he  was  honest,  reliable 
and  social. 

vii.    H.\uuiKT  Almira,  b.  Feb.  4,  1818;  m.  ,  Thornton;  d. 

at  Ypsilanti,  Mich.,  Jan.  3,  1897,  aged  80. 

viii.    Mauy  Ann,  b.  May  27,  1820;  d.  July  8,  1840. 

ix.  Chester  Hubbard,  b.  July  25,  1822.  Left  Cornish  in  1843,  for 
Weathersfield,  Vt.,  where  he  m.  July  1,  1840,  I\Iary  IT.  Rum- 
rill.  Settled  and  spent  their  lives  in  Springfield,  \"t.  His  wife 
d.  Oct.  16,  1904.  He  d.  Sept.  25,  1907.  Th(>y  had  seven  chil- 
dren: 1.  Jennie  A.,  b.  Sept.  17,  1848.  2.  James  E.,  b.  Oct. 
27,  1850.  3.  Charles  W.,  b.  July  31,  1853.  4.  S.  Ellen,  b. 
June  8,  1855.  5.  Mary  F.,  b.  Aug.  1,  1857.  6.  Emma  M.,  b. 
July  27,  1859.  7.  George  E.,  b.  May  8,  1861.  All  living  in 
1907. 

3.     Capt.  Josiah!  Stone  {Dea.  Josialn)  h.  Dec.  U),  1789.     On  the  day  of  his 
majority  (Dec.  10,  1810)  he  m.  Experience  Stevens,  dau.  of  Job  and 
Elizabeth   (Chase)  Stevens  of  Plainfi(>ld.      (Mr.  Stevens'  father  was 
great-grandson  of  the  Secretary  of  Charles  the  First,  king  of  England, 
and  who  emigrated  to  Plainfield,  in  1765;  wlio  witli  others  had  obtained 
a  charter  of  the  township  of  Plainfi(4d,  and  settled  on  a  large  farm  on 
the  Connecticut  river,  midway  between   Cornish  and  Lebanon.)     Mr. 
Stone  was  a  farmer,  a  man  of  sterling  integrity  and  was  a  Capt.  of  a 
company  of  the  State  Militia  for  several  years.     He  d.  March  20,  1865. 
His  wife  d.  Sept.  11,  1867.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 
i.        Samuel  Willard,  b.  Oct.  6,  1811.     Educated  in  the  district  schools 
of  Cornish  and  at  Kimball  Union  Academy.     Taught  school 
and  engaged  in  mercantile  work  in  Vt.  and  N.  H.  till  1845,  when 
he  went  west  in  the  same  business.     In  1869,  he  rem.  to  Topeka, 
Kan.,  where  he  opened  a  music  store.     Was  iironiinent  in  musi- 
cal circles,   and  author  of  a  rmmber  of  popular  songs,  among 
them,  "Wait  for  the  Wagon."     His  later  years  were  devoted 
to  insurance  business.     His  jovial  good  nature  made  him  many 
friends.     The  parish  records  of    Grace  Church,   kept  by  liis 
hand,  witness  many  years  of  good  service  as  clerk  and  vestry- 
man.    He  was  twice  m.     He  d.  in  Topeka,  Jan.  31,  1897. 
ii.       Florilla  Eliza,  b.  Sept.  22,  1813;  m.  Nov.  22,  1836,  Daniel  Rix  of 

Royalton,  Vt.     Four  children.     She  d. in  Utica,  N.  Y. 

iii.  Sylvester  Stevens,  b.  Nov.  12,  1815.  His  chronicler  says  of  him, 
"that  from  early  boyhood  he  seemed  to  take  a  special  interest 
in  responding  with  joyous  good  nature  to  the  wants  of  his  par- 
ents." He  m.  Oct.  18,  1841,  Mary  Huggins  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
Joseph  and  Hannah  (Bingham)  Huggins,  b.  Jan.  23,  1817;  d. 
Sept.  10,  1868.  After  his  m.  he  lived  a  few  years  in  Cornish, 
then  a  few  years  in  Boston  and  also  in  111.  After  this  he  rem. 
to  Topeka,  Kan.,  and  engaged  in  real  estate  and  insurance  busi- 
ness until  his  death,  Feb.,  1893.     No  children. 


GENEALOGIES. 


353 


iv.  William  Alanson,  b.  Nov.  21,  1817.  Spent  liis  oarly  j-cars  in  the 
loving  parental  home,  where  mind  sharpened  mind  and  heart 
responded  to  h<>art  in  common  sympathies,  worthy  objects  and 
exalted  aims.  A  n(>ar  neifihbor.  Col.  James  Ripley,  having  no 
children  of  his  own,  sought  the  services  of  William  soon  after 
he  entered  his  teens,  and  so  he  left  his  own  happy  home  and  made 
another  with  Mr.  Ripley  until  nearly  twenty  years  of  age,  when 


William  Alanson  Stone. 


a  strong  desire  for  an  education  seized  him.  He  entered  Kim- 
ball Union  Academy  in  1837,  graduated  in  class  of  1840; 
Dartmouth  College  in  class  of  1844.  During  all  the  years  of 
his  studies,  he  taught  schools,  and  after  his  collegiate  course 
he  became  principal  of  Hill  Academy,  1844-45;  teacher.  Middle- 
bury,  Ohio,  1845-47.  Returning  east,  he  continued  his  chosen 
profession  for  nearly  twenty-five  years  as  principal  of  academies 
and  high   schools  in  the  towns  of   Abington,  Winchester  and 


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354  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

Woburn,  Mass.  In  1872,  he  gave  up  teaching  and  has  since 
given  his  time  iarg(>ly  to  insurance  and  investments,  brokerage, 
etc.  Hem. Sept.  1,  1S47,  Kinily  M.  Sumner  of  Middlel)urj',  Ohio. 
They  have  had  five  children,  all  b.  in  ^\  ()l)urn,  Mass.  "He  was 
one  of  Nature's  truest  noblemen."  He  d.  Nov.  7.  1910,  in 
Chftondale,  Mass. 

V.       JosiAH  Franklin,  b.  Oct.  16,  1822;  m.  ,  Malvina  Clark.     He 

d.  Feb.  2,  1881.     (See  .sketch.) 

vi.  Mary  Cleora,  b.  Dec.  2.3,  1827;  m.  Jan.  1,  1850,  David  Sidney 
Richardson  of  Cornish.     She  d.  July  3,  1904.     (See  .sketch.) 

vii.  Martha  Experience,  b.  Jan.  21,  1831.  Educated  at  Kimball 
Union  Academy  and  also  at  Royalton  Academy  where  she  grad- 
uated with  the  highest  honors.     She  m. ,  Edward  P.  Stone 

of  Montpelier,  Vt.,  the  principal  of  the  Academy.  In  1856  they 
went  to  North  Carolina  as  teachers  in  the  Franklinton  Institute 
which  was  then  in  charge  of  Prof,  and  Mrs.  D.  S.  Richardson. 
Soon  after  a  malignant  fever  fell  ujjon  the  conununity  and 
school,  and  she  became  one  of  the  many  victims,  thus  cutting 
short  a  life  of  great  promise.  She  d.  Sept.  2,  1856.  Her  biogra- 
pher says:  "A  brilhant  scholar  and  the  loveliest  of  women,  she 
endeared  herself  to  all,  displaying  those  charming  qualities 
we  all  love,  and  those  varied  aljilities  we  all  admire.  She  died 
on  one  beautiful  Sunday  morning  in  the  arms  of  her  heart- 
broken husband,  while  with  sweet,  almost  inaudible  strain  she 
was  singing — 

"  '  Day  of  all  the  week  the  best, 
Emblem  of  eternal  rest.'  " 

4.     George  Dexter'  Stone  {Walter",  Josiah^)  h.  April  23,  1808;  m,  July  30,. 

1832,  Mary  Ann  Russell  of  Danville,  Vt.,  dau.  of  .hMhro  and 

Russell,  b.  July  22,   1812,  d.  .     He  d.  Oct.   11,  1886,  in  Unity. 

Children: 

i.       Alvin  B.,  b.  March  11,  1833;  d.  March  12,  1833. 

ii.  Alvin  Benjamin,  b.  Nov.  28,  1834,  in  Danville,  Vt.  Lived  several 
years  in  Cornish  and  then  rem.  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Clare- 
mont.  A  stirring,  energetic  farmer.  He  m.  April  6,  1854, 
Miranda  Jane  Keyes,  b.  at  Conway,  June  2,  1837.  She  d. 
May  25,  1883.     They  had  twelve  children.     He  d.  Dec.  7,  1905. 

iii.      Harriet,  b.  Nov.  15,  1835;  d.  Dec.  3,  1835. 

iv.      Harriet  L.,  b.  Nov.  27,  1836;  d. ("thirty  years  ago"). 

V.       Ora  Angeline,  b.  Feb.  3,  1839;  m.  first,  ,  Baron  S.  Noyes  of 

Claremont.     One  child.     Divorced;  m.  second,  ,  Edward 

Haines. 

vi.      Henry  A.,  b.  March  7,  1841;  d.  the  same  day. 

vii.     Amanda  Almira,  b.  March  27,  1842;  m. ,  George  Pike. 

viii.  Cornelius  Hathaway,  b.  June  27,  1844;  d.  1901.  He  was  a  sol- 
dier in  the  Civil  War  and  lost  a  leg. 


GENEALOGIES.  355 

ix.      Samuel  Harvey,  b.  Dot-.  9,  184G. 

X.       Henry  H.,  b.  Dec.  17,  1849. 

xi.      Charles  F.,  b.  Nov.  5,  18.51 ;  d.  same  day. 

Hiram  Stone,  of  no  known  relation  to  the  other  families,  was  b.  in  So.  Berwick, 
Me.,  Aug.  19,  1823.  Coming  to  N.  H.  about  1845,  he  assisted  in  build- 
ing the  railroad  bridge  at  W.  R.  Junction  and  other  works  on  the  rail- 
road. He  was  stone  mason.  He  m.  Dec,  1848,  Lydia  J.  Butman  of 
Enfield,  dau.  of  Amos  utuI  Mariam  (Heath)  Butman.  Came  to  Cor- 
nish about  1850.  Lived  some  years  near  Cornish  "City,"  afterwards 
near  and  east  of  the  "Flat."  He  enlisted  Aug.  22,  1862,  in  Co.  I,  14th 
Regt.,  N.  H.  Vols.,  and  d.  in  the  service  Oct.  6,  1864,  at  Washington, 
D.  C.  His  remains  were  sent  to  Cornish  for  burial.  Lydia,  his  wid., 
d.  Jan.  27,  1870.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Thomas  H.,  b.  March  9,  1850;  m.  Jan.  1,  1881,  Juha  Ward  of  E.  Leb- 
anon where  they  res. 

ii.  Charles  F.,  b.  Sept.  21,  1851;  m.  May  31,  1896  (June  2,  to^\Ti 
record)  L.  Carrie  Nichols  of  Lebanon.     Res.  in  Cornish. 

iii.  Amos  B.,  b.  Feb.  21,  1854;  m.  Dec.  28,  1898,  Ella  V.  Walker  of  Croy- 
don, dau.  of  Sylvester  G.  and  Ellen  (Winter)  Walker.  He  d. 
May  7,  1900. 

iv.  Nancy  J.,  b.  Nov.  6,  1855;  m.  Jan.  23,  1873,  B.  F.  Fellows  of  Lebanon, 
where  they  res. 

V.  Miriam  B.,  b.  April  6,  1858;  m.  March  26,  1883,  Clarence  C.  Moore  of 
Enfield.     Res.  E.  Lebanon. 

vi.  Reuben  L.,  b.  March  14,  1860;  m.  Oct.  22,  1882,  Josie  M.  Walker 
of  Croydon,  sister  of  his  brother  Amos'  wife.  She  d.  Nov.  15, 
1895.     Res.  Croydon.     He  d.  June  11,  1897. 

vii.     Phebe  a.,  b.  June  25,  1862;  d.  April  1,  1864. 

Abel  Stone  with  Lydia  Whittaker,  his  wife,  were  a  Plainfield  family.  Their 
descendants  manj-  times  became  so  allied  to  Cornish  families  that  the 
preservation  of  their  full  record  seems  justifiable.  He  was  b.  April  20, 
1742.  Lydia  was  b.  Oct.  13,  1740,  and  d.  April  3, 1812.  He  d.  June  15, 
1835.  After  Lydia's  death,  he  m.  .second,  Patience — .  Chil- 
dren by  Lydia: 

i.        Betsey,  b.  Dec.  25,  1763;  m.  ,  Luke .     She  d.  Jan.  27, 

1854. 
ii.       Abel,  Jr.,  b  March  8,  1765;  m. ,  Mercy  Kenyon,  dau.  of  Joseph 

and  Catharine  (Enos)  Kenyon,  b.  March  29,  1765,  and  d.  July 

15,  1848.     He  d.  Oct.  23,  1848. 
iii.      Levi,  b.  Aug.  12,  1766.     Had  a  son  Wyroan,  b.  July  7,  1794,  who  m. 

Amy  Pierce  and  d.  Aug.  10,   1875.     Amy  d.  April  25,   1881. 

Levi  d.  June  5,  1803. 
2.  iv.      David,  b.  April  29,  1768. 

v.       Oliver,  b.  March  25,  1770;  d.  April  12,  1813. 
vi.      Lucy,  b.  July  4,  1771 ;  d.  April  7,  1776. 


356  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

vii.  Eli,  b.  Sept.  2,  1774;  d.  Oct.  29,  1856. 

viii.  Hannah,  b.  Sept.  4,  1775;  d.  Nov.  25,  1845. 

ix.  Lucy,  2d,  b.  April  9,  1776;  d.  Sept.  16,  1812. 

X.  Enoch,  twin,  b.  Jan.  12,  1779;  d.  Jan.  10,  1801. 

xi.  Exos,  twin,  h.  Jan.  12,  1779;  d.  June  1,  184-3.     His  wife  d.  Dec.  1, 

1855. 

xii.  John,  b.  Jan.  22,  1781;  d.  Nov.  6,  1857. 
xiii.     Gilbert,  b.  Aug.  26,  1782;  d.  April  9,  1785. 

Childby  last  wife: 

xiv.   Philenda  Maria,  b.  Nov.  15,  1816. 

2.  DAVir>2  Stone  (Abch)  b.  April  29,  17G8;  m.  ,  Rutli  Konyon,  dau.  of 

Joseph  and  Catharine  (Knosj  Kenyon,  b.  Sept.  8,  1774;  d.  March  8,  1859, 
He  d.  Nov.  3,  1861.     Children: 

i.        Polly,  b.  Jan.  30,  1796;  m.  ,  Andrew  Fitch  of  Cornish,     Ten 

children.     (See  Fitch.)     She  d.  Jan.  22,  1843. 

ii.  Clarissa,  b.  March  5,  1797;  m. ,  Calvin  Spaulding.  Two  chil- 
dren:   1.  EmcUnc,  b.  Feb.  21,  1821;  m. Evans  and  d.  at 

St.  Albans,  Vt.,  Aug.  20,  1856.  2.  Henry  C,  b.  July  10,  1830; 
d.  March  24,  1861,  at  Lebanon.     Clarissa  d.  Aug.  13,  1832. 

iii.      Sophia,  b.  Aug.  24,  1800;  m.  ,  Harry  Chapman  of  Cornish. 

Five  children.     (See  Chapman.)     She  d.  June  3,  1887. 

iv.  Angeline,  b.  Dec.  9,  1802;  m.  Aug.  17,  1828,  Philo  Norris.  Two 
children.     (See  Norris.)     She  d.  Sept.  27,  1885. 

V.       Hiram,  b.  May  15,  1804;  d.  Jan.  10,  1892. 

vi.      AuRiLLA,  b.  May  24,  1806;  m.  — — ,  Lyman  Smith,  who  d.  March 
17,  1887.     She  d.  April  28,  1894. 
3.  vii.    Solomon,  b.  Nov.  6,  1811. 

viii.  David  Henry,  b.  Aug.  20,  1815;  m.  first,  Augusta  Holmes.  Two 
children.  M.  second,  Julia  Holmes  and  had  three  children. 
M.  third,  Mrs.  Laura  (Emmons)  Sylvester.  He  d.  April  6, 
1899. 

3.  Solomon  Stone,  the  son  of  David  and  Ruth  (Kenyon)  Stone  was  b.  in 

Plainfield,  Nov.  6,  1811;  m.  Nov.  6,  1833,  Betsey  Fidelia  Reed  of  Cor- 
nish, dau.  of  Septimus  and  Betsey  (Chapman)  Reed,  b.  June  11,  1813, 
and  d.  Oct.  2,  1898.     He  d.  Jan.  12,  1892.    Children : 

i.        Dianthia  Jane,  b.  June  30,  1834;  m.  first,  April  8,  1856,  Franklin 

5.  Bartlett.  Two  children:  1.  Effie  J.,  b.  May  18,  1857;  m. 
Jan.  19,  1881,  Charles  W.  Boyd.  2.  Hattie  E.,  b.  Aug.  14, 
1859;  m.  Nov.  5,  1878,  Lucius  W.  Small.     Mr.  Bart  let  1  d.  April 

6,  1864;  m.  second,  Oct.  7,  1874,  Sumner  T.  Pierciv  She  d. 
Aug.  27,  1893. 

ii.       M.\rtha  Rosella,  b.  March  24,  1836;  m.  June  15,  1S5S,  William  E. 

Chadbourne  of  Cornish.     Six  childn^n.     (See  Chadbourne.) 
iii.      Lucia  S.,  b.  Sept.  21,  1837;  d.  June  15,  1840. 


GENEALOGIES.  357 

iv.  Lucius  Cutler,  b.  April  30,  1841;  m.  Feb.  1,  1869,  Isabel  M.  Chap- 
man of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Levi  and  Alice  (Squires)  Chapman,  b. 
Jan.  27,  1845.     No  children.     He  d.  March  25,  1895. 

V.  Luther  S.,  b.  Jmie  19,  1844;  d.  July  7,  1863,  in  New  Orleans.  En- 
listed in  Civil  War  and  d.  in  the  service. 

vi.  Clara  Juliette,  b.  March  27,  1855;  m.  June  13,  1878,  Daniel  C. 
Westgate.  Two  children,  daus.:  1.  Mary  E.,  b.  Nov.  27, 
1879;  m.  Aug.  5,  1903,  Harold  Chelli.s  of  Meriden.  2.  Bessie 
S.,  b.  Oct.  15,  1883. 

Levi  Freeman  Stone,  son  of  Wyman  and  Amy  (Pierce)  Stone  was  b.  Oct.  8, 
1830.     Came  from  Meriden  to  the  Flat  about  1860.     He  had  m.  Aug.  4, 
1851,  Adalaide  Marcia  Bishop  of  Windsor,  dau.  of  Lyman  and  Margaret 
(Conant)  Bishop,  b.  May  1,  1834.     He  was  a  painter  and  paper-hanger. 
He  d.  Nov.  28,  1879.     The  circumstances  connected  with  his  death 
have  ever  been  shrouded  in  mystery,  as  he  w^as  found  in  a  dazed  con- 
dition, unable  to  give  an  intelligent  account  of  himself,  with  a  severe 
contusion  upon  the  back  of  his  head  and  with  a  broken  skull,  from  the 
effects  of  which  he  soon  d.     His  wife  d.  May  31,  1910.     Children,  all 
b.  in  Cornish  except  first  two: 
i.        Byron  Hubert,  b.  Dec.  18,  1854,  in  Rockingham,  Vt.;  m.  Dec.  15, 
1881,  Clara  A.  Martin  of  Springfield,  Vt.     One  child.     He  d. 
Feb.  2,  1884. 
ii.       Mary  Mazella,  b.  Feb.  4, 1858,  in  Meriden  (?),  N.  H.;  m.  April  26, 
1878,  Marshall  M.  Howard  of  Cornish.     Five  children.     (See 
Howard.) 
iii.      William  F.,  b.  Oct.  10,  1862;  m.  Oct.  10,  1883,  Carrie  M.  Litch- 
field of  Springfield,  Vt.,  where  they  res.     No  children. 
iv.      A  daughter,  b.  Nov.  4,  1863,  and  d.  young,  unnamed. 
V,      Kittie  Louise,  b.  Nov.  14,  1865;  unm.  in  1904. 

vi.      Frank  Warren,  b.  March  4,  1867;  m.  ,  Julia  Merritt.     Two 

children, 
vii.     Charles  Hardy,  b.  Oct.  8,  1872;  m.  July  23,  1894,  Ella  Knights  of 
Springfield,  Vt.     One  child:  Ruth  May^  b.  March  14,  1895. 

STOWELL. 

This  family  was  early  implanted  in  New  England,  and  from  that  point  has 
spread  through  the  country,  and  its  representatives  are  especially  numerous 
in  the  northern  portion  of  it.  It  has  had  many  honorable  representatives 
who  have  been  conspicuous  in  public  life  and  have  done  credit  to  the  name. 

Samueli  Stowell  (or  Stoel,  as  then  spelled)  was  the  emigrant  ancestor  who 
came  from  Norfolk  Co.,  Eng.,  to  Hingham,  Mass.,  in  1647.  Two  years 
afterwards  he  m.  Mary  Farrow  and  they  had  eleven  children. 

David2  Stowell,  son  of  Samuel,  m.  Ai)ril  7,  1675,  Mary  Stedman.  They  had 
six  children  and  lived  in  Cambridge  and  Newton,  Mass. 


358  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

David'  Stowell,  son  of  Davids  in.  first,  Elizabeth  Hammond;  second,  Pa- 
tience Hammond;  third,  Mary  Dilloway,  and  had  several  children. 

Isaacs  Stowell,  son  of  David'  and  Mary  Dilloway,  was  b.  Oct.  6,  1739,  in 
Pomfret,  Conn.;  m.  first,  in  Willington,  Conn.,  Feb.  0,  17.58,  Phebe 
Root;  m.  second,  in  Rockingham,  Vt.,  Nov.  15,  1783,  Sally  Emerson. 

Ebenezers  Stowell,  son  of  Isaacs  and  Phebe  (Root)  Stowell,  was  b.  Dec.  14, 
1758,  in  Willington,  Conn.;  m.  in  Rockingham,  Vt.,  May  31,  1781, 
Pamelia  Whitney.  He  served  in  the  Revolutionary  War  for  some  time 
and  then  came  and  settled  on  the  west  side  of  Grantham  mountain 
which  was  afterwards  annexed  to  Cornish.  H(!  d.  April  27,  1837. 
Pamelia  d.  Aug.  4,  1848.     Their  children  were: 

i.  Ebenezer,  Jr.,  b. . 

ii.  Ezra,  b. ;  m. ,  Clarissa ,  who  d.  Jan.  26,  1822,  aged  28. 

iii.  Israel,  b. . 

iv.  Elias,  b. . 

V.  Ira,  b.  ;  m.  Oct.  4,  1814,  Eunice  Cobiirn  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 

Merrill  and  Abigail  Coburn,  b.  April  23,  1790. 

2.  vi.  Calvin,  b. . 

3.  vii.  Amasa,  b. ,  1795. 

viii.   Selinda,  b. ;  m. ,  Oliver  Burr  of  Grantham  (now  Cornish) 

She  had  twelve  children.     (See  Burr.)     She  d. . 

2.     Calvin«  Stowell  (Ebenezer^  Cornelius*,  SamueU,  Davids,  Samueh)  was  b. 

;  d.  Sept.  25,  1847.     He  m. ,  Pamelia  Bickford  of  Hopkinton, 

b. ,  d.  Feb.  6,  1855,  aged  53.     Children,  all  supposed  to  have  been 

born  in  Grantham  (now  Cornish) : 

i.  Albert,  b.  Jan.  6,  1820;  m.  Dec.  19,  1849,  Louisa  W.  Pillsbury.  Two 
children.     A  farmer  and  lived  in  E.  Unity.     He  d.  Nov.  29, 1892. 

ii.  Harriet,  b.  Nov.  27,  1822;  m.  June  17,  1846,  John  Gove  of  Plain- 
field.     Two  daus.     She  d.  . 

iii.      Maria,  twin  with  the  last;  m.  Francis  Newton,  then  of  Cornish. 

children.     She    was    instantly    killed    by   being    thrown 

from  a  carriage. 

iv.  Alfred,  b.  Sept.  18,  1826;  m.  first,  Caroline  Dutton  of  W.  Enfield. 
She  d.  March  23,  1860;  m.  second,  June  20, 1861,  Janette  Frances 
Eastman  of  Lebanon,  b.  Oct.  25,  1829.  No  children  by  either 
wife.  Mr.  Stowell  was  a  teamster  and  tin  i)eddler.  He  d. 
April  4,  1892. 

V.      AiiBRosE,  b.  Oct.  14,  1828;  m. ,  Julia  Ann  Flanders  of  Warner. 

Three  children,  one  at  least  b.  in  town  in  July,  1859  (a  son). 
They  separated.     He  went  west  and  m.  again. 

vi.      Edwin,  b.  June  10,  1834;  m.  first, ,  Naomi  Moody  of  Andover. 

After  her  death  in ,  m.  second, ,  Anna  Price  of  Boston. 

Lived  in  Unity.  He  was  postmaster  there  several  years.  Had 
one  dau.     He  d.  June  28,  1904. 


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vii.  Sylvanus  B.,  b.  June  20,  1837.  He  was  a  soldier  serving  in  the  Civil 
War;  m.  first,  Oct.  4,  1864,  Hannah  M.  Stowcll.  Two  sons. 
She  d.  Aug.  8,  1873;  m.  second,  March  29,  1874,  Nettie  A. 
Boynton.  Two  children  also  by  this  m.  A  farmer;  res.  Unity. 
Living  in  1906. 

3.  Amasa8  Stowkll  (Ebenezer^,  Cornelius^  Samuel',  David-,  SamueU)  wasb. 
in  179.5  in  Cornish  (then  Grantham).  He  m.  in  1817,  Betsey  Spaulding, 
dau.  of  -Vbel  and  Elizabeth  (Chase)  Spaulding,  b.  in  Cornish  Aug.  28, 
1796,  and  d.  Nov.  7,  1854.  He  d.  — .  Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish 
(then  Gi'antham): 
i.        Sylvester  F.,  b.  Feb.  24,  1819;  m.  first,  Silvia  Thrasher,  dau.  of 

John  and  Betsey  (Walker)  Thrasher,  b.  Nov.  2,  1811,  and  d. 

in  Sept.,  1851,  leaving  one  child,  Elizabeth;  m.  second,  Dorothy 

M.  Thrasher,  sister  of  his  former  wife,  b.  Dec.  12,  1827.     He  d. 

May  28,  1905,  in  Unity. 
ii.      Whitney  S.,  b.  Sept.  2,  1820;  m.  first,  Hannah  McCoy;  m.  sec- 
ond,   Lucinda  Bagg;    m.    third,    Harriet    Brown;    m.   fourth, 

Mary  E.  Flint.     Had  a  dau.  by  each  of  first  two  wives,  two 

children  by  third  wife  and  two  by  last  wife.     He  d.  Jan.  9,  1893. 
iii.      Lucinda  N.,  b.  April  29,  1822;  m.  June  12,  1842,  Albert  G.  Harlow 

of  Springfield,  Vt.     She  d. . 

iv.      Joseph,  b.  April  10,  1824;  m.  first,  Oct.  15,  1849,  Jane  Nesmitli  who 

d.  June  26,  1852,  aged  29.     They  lost  one  child,  dying  in  infancy. 

M.  second,  March  16,  1854,  Marion  Dickey,  who  d.  Dec.  22, 

1892.     Lived  in  Lawrence,  Mass.,  was  in  the  livery  and  carriage 

business.     He  d.  Feb.  8,  1900.     Children:   1.  Frank  E.,  b.  Sept. 

4,   1857.     2.  Hattie  E.,  b.  Jan.  3,  1860.     3.  Orville  L.  F.,  b. 

Feb.  20,  1863. 
V.       Martha  C,  b.  Jan.  8,  1826;  m. Goodwin.     One  son,  Henry, 

b.  Dec.  14,  1847.     She  d.  April  25,  1851,  aged  25. 
vi.     Evaline  L.,  b.  Sept.  16,  1827;  m.  Jan.  3,  1856,  George  W.  Hewey  of 

Springfield,  Vt.     Tlu'ee  children, 
vii.     DeWitt  Clinton,  b.  Oct.  8,  1830.     He  m. ;  d.  May  2,  1866. 

Had  two  daus.:    1.  Ida,  b.  Feb.  17,  1869;  d.  April  17,  1888.     2. 

Elva  S.  D.,  b.  March  27,  1859. 
viii.   Caroline  M.,  b.  Oct.  14,  1832;  m.  first,  Albert  G.  Harlow,  the  wid. 

of  her  deceased  sister.     He  was  killed  by  accidental  shooting. 

One  son,  Frank  S.,  b.  Feb.  18,  1857.     She  m.  second,  Calvin 

Adams  of  Springfield,  Vt.     She  d.  in  1895. 
ix.     George  Henry,  b.  Oct.  28,  1835.     (See  sketch.) 
X.       Austin  S.,  b.  in  Sept.,  1838;  m. ,  and  had  one  son,  Fred.     Mr. 

Stowell  was  in  business  with  his  brother  Joseph. 

STUART. 

Wentworth  Stuart,  son  of  Wentworth  Stuart,  was  b.  Jan.  19,  1820,  in 
Raymond,  Me.     He  finally  became  a  res.  of  Windsor,  Vt.,  where  he  was  a 


3G0  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

successful  tailor.  He  was  twice-  in.  Wis  la.sl  wile  whom  hi-  in.  April  4,  1877, 
was  Mrs.  Esther  B.  (Prescott)  Downer.  They  came  to  Corni.sh  to  live  in  the 
spring  of  1886,  settling  as  a  farmer  on  the  place  formerly  owned  and  occupied 
by  Dr.  Samuel  Hardy,  where  he  d.  Auj;.  9,  1900.  His  wid.  d.  May  22,  1904. 
They  had  one  child: 

1.     Wentavorth,  Jr.,  b.  ,  in  Windsor,  Vt.     He  m.  Dec.  13,  1900,  Sadie 

E.  Chase  of  Cornisli,  dau.  of  Jo.seph  S.  and  Hattie  (York)  Chase,  b.  Jan. 
23,  1884.  Soon  after  the  death  of  the  father,  the  Hardy  farm  was  sold 
and  the  family  purchased  the  Rich  farm  and  occupied  it  a  few  years. 
Here  the  mother  d.  when  the  young  man  with  his  family  rem.  to  Windsor, 

Vt.,  where  he  entered  the  employ  of  • Kennedy,  as  gardener. 

They  had  several  children: 

i.        Wentworth,  Jr.,  b.  March  28,  1902.     d.  . 

ii.      Edmund  T.,  b.  July  19,  1903. 

iii.      Wentwortit,  2d,  b.  Sept.  15,  1904. 

STURTEVANT. 

1.  Job  Sturtevant  came  from to  Cornish  about  1782.     He  m.  Lucy 

,  b.  in  1766,  in .     They  settled  on  a  farm  in  the  southwestern 

part  of  the  town  near  Claremont  line  but  lived  some  in  other  places. 
Children : 

i.  Abel,  b.  Oct.  5,  1783,  in  Cornish.     W^cnt  to  Claremont. 

ii.  Molly,  b.  Dec.  15,  1785,  in  Claremont. 

iii.  MicAH  B.,  b.  Sept.  23,  1788,  in  Claremont;  d.  Nov.  23,  1789. 

2.  iv.  Nahum,  b.  Feb.  7,  1791. 

V.       Zadock,  b.  Feb.  2,  1794,  in  Hartland,  Vt.;  m.  ,  Mary . 

A  dau.  of  theirs,  Lucy  M.,  d.  July  31,  1827,  aged  3  years,  12 

days, 
vi.     Charles,  b.  June  26,  1796. 

3.  vii.    Job,  b.  Dec.  15,  1798. 

viii.   Matilda,  b.  Sept.  23,  1803;  d.  Dec.  19,  1804. 

2.  NAHUM2  Sturtevant  (Job^)  was  b.  Feb.  7,   1791,  in  Hartland,  Vt.;  m. 

first,  Oct.  6,  1812,  Sarah  Cha.se  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Peter  and  Sarah 
(Cady)  Chase,  b.  March  2,  1783,  and  d.  March  16,  1836;  m.  second, 
Dec.  4,  1836,  Mrs.  Lucinda  (I^eet)  Thomas,  dau.  of  Benjamin  Leet  of 

Claremont,  b.  ;  d.  ;    he  d.  Sept.  22,   1845.     Child  by  Sarah 

Chase: 

4.  i.       Nahum  Chase,  b.  Aug.  30,  1816. 
Child  by  Lucinda  Thomas: 

ii.       Sarah  C,  b.  Aug.  17,  1837,  in  Cornish;  m. ,  Elbridge  H.  Smith. 

She  d.  Dec.  29,  1862. 

3.  JoB2  Sturtevant  (Job^)  was  b.  Dec.  15,  1798,  in  Cornish.     He  m.  Aug. 

1,  1822,  Lydia  S.  Smith.     He  was  a  farmer  and  continued  on  the  home 


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of  his  father  where  he  d.  Oct.  8,  1881.     His  wdfe  d.  July  16,  1880,  aged 
84.     Children,  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       George  Frederick,  b.  Jan.  17,  1823;  m.  March  11,  1846,  Elizabeth 

Shally. 
ii.       Hiram  Smith,  b.  Sept.  24,  1824.     He  d.  Nov.  4,  1904. 

iii.     Lucia  Rosina,  b.  Dec.  15,  1828;  m. ,  d.  in  1905. 

iv.     LuTHERA  Eliza,  b.  Dec.  31,  1830. 

V.       Hannah  Elizabeth,  b.  July  23,  1833. 

vi.     Abigail  Lewis,  b.  Jan.  3,  1839. 

vii.     M-ARY  Potter,  b.  May  21,  1842;  m.  ,  Ozro  Waterman.     She 

d.  Dec.  26,  1877. 

4.  Nahum  Chase'  Sturtevant  {Nahuinr-,  Job^)  was  b.  in  Cornish  Aug.  30, 
1816;  m.  Dec.  3,  1845,  Martha  Jane  Thomas,  dau.  of  John  and  Lucinda 
(Leet)  Thomas,  b.  Sept.  1,  1827,  and  d.  Feb.  11,  1854,  m  town.  He  was 
a  wheelwright  and  general  mechanic.  He  d.  in  Cornish  Feb.  12,  1888. 
Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.  Charles  Thomas,  b.  Oct.  6,  1846;  m.  Oct.  26,  1869,  Josephine  L. 
Bailey  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Andrew  and  Hannah  (Lewis)  Bailey, 
b.  Nov.  24,  1842,  d.  Nov.  22,  1898.  No  children.  A  black- 
smith and  res.  at  the  Flat  (1905). 

ii.  Ella  Idalixe,  b.  Feb.  3,  1849;  m.  April  6,  1869,  Sidney  K.  Richard- 
son of  Cornish.  Three  children.  (See  Richardson.)  Has  been 
a  successful  teacher  both  before  and  since  marriage,  also  a  member 
of  school  board  several  years  in  Cornish. 

iii.  Henry  Willis,  b.  Aug.  30,  1851.  Killed  on  the  Boston  &  Maine 
R.  R.,  where  he  was  employed,  Aug.  31,  1872.     (See  Casualties.) 

iv.  Benjamin  Thomas,  b.  Jan.  22,  1854.  His  mother  djing  soon  after 
his  birth,  he  was  brought  up  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leonard  Harlow, 
then  living  in  Cornish,  and  received  the  name  Harlow.  (See 
Harlow.)  M.  Nov.  19,  1879,  Angle  E.  Weld,  dau.  of  Henry  A. 
and  EUza  A.  (Norris)  Weld  of  Cornish,  b.  Feb.  8,  1857.  He  is  a 
general  mechanic  and  machinist.  Was  selectman  in  Cornish  in 
1880-81-82.  Rem.  to  Claremcnt  in  1883,  where  he  has  since 
res.  One  child:  Ruth  Weld  Harlow,  b.  July  13,  1886;  m.  June 
23,  1909,  George  W.  Cowles  of  Claremont. 

SWINNERTON. 

Benjamin  and  Elizabeth  (Hall)  Swinnerton  came  from  Croj'don  and  hved  in 
town  a  few  years.  He  served  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution.  He  lost 
his  life  about  1785,  by  drowning  in  the  Connecticut  river,  which  he  was 
attempting  to  swim.  (See  Fatalities.)  His  wid.  m.  April  20,  1788, 
Loring  Thompson  of  Cornish  (his  second  wife)  and  bj-  him  had  three 
children.     (See  Thompson.)    Children  of  Benj.  Swinnerton,  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       Asa,  b.  Dec.  20,  1776. 
ii.      Betsey,  b.  Nov.  16,  1785. 


362  HISTORY   OF  CORNISH. 

TABOR. 

Phillip  Tabor  was  b.  in  1760.  According  to  Croydon  record.s  he  first  m. 
Lydia  C.  Allon  of  Croydon,  wlio  was  b.  in  1754,  but  no  fiirth(T  rorord  of  hvv  is 
known.  Ho  m.  .socond,  Huldah  Hall  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Huldah 
(Park)  Hall,  I).  .July  26,  1761,  and  d.  Jan.  22,  1842.  According  to  the  Hall 
genealogy  they  had  at  least  one  child.  The  records  of  his  family  are  quite 
deficient.  The  census  of  1790  .shows  that  his  family  at  that  time  consisted  of 
two  males  and  two  females,  probably  his  wife  and  a  daughter,  and  a  grown  up 
son  besides  himself.  The  cemeteries  of  the  town  record  but  two  of  the  name, 
that  of  himself  and  wife.  He  came  early  to  town.  He  was  a  carpenter  and 
builder  and  a  generally  useful  man.  It  is  said  that  he  erected  several  of  the 
important  buildings  in  this  and  in  adjoining  towns.  The  records  say  that 
he  submitted  a  drafted  plan  of  Trinity  Church  in  1801  which  was  accepted  and 
he  built  the  church,  completing  it  in  1808.     He  d.  .July  20,  1851,  aged  91. 

TANDY. 

^^'lLLl.\.\I  T.wuY  was  b.  Oct.  3,  1826.  Came  from  Goshen  to  Cornish  about 
1876  (?).     He  had  charge  of  the  grist-milling  business  at  the  "Comings  Mills" 

during  the  rest  of  his  life.     He  had  m.  -,  Sarah  Whittaker,  but  they  had 

no  children,  excei)t  an  adopted  dau.,  Sadie,  who  m. ,  a  Putney,  and  a  son, 

Frank.  Mr.  Tandy  was  a  very  exemplary  citizen,  a  deacon  of  the  Baptist 
Church  in  Windsor,  Vt.  He  represented  the  town  in  the  legislature  of  1884- 
85.  Not  being  verj'  robust,  the  labors  of  the  mill  seemed  to  be  too  much  for 
him  and  he  d.  March  5,  1891.     TTis  wid.  d.  in  Newport  (?)  about  1907. 

TASKER. 

The  Taskers  were  of  English  descent.  William'  Tasker,  the  emigrant  ances- 
tor, was  b.  in  Eng.,  about  1655.     Settled  in  Madbury,  then  a  part  of  Dover;  m. 

,  Mary  Adams.     They  had  a  son,  John^  Tasker,  b.  about  1680,  who  m. 

April  3,  1718,  Judith  Davis.  They  had  eight  children.  A  dau.,  Rebecca,  b. 
in  1729,  m.  Jan.  1,  1804,  Samuel  Huggins  of  Cornish.  They  d.  and  are  both 
buried  in  town.     Williams  Tasker,  son  of  Jolur-,  was  b.  May  28,  1721;  m.  in 

1744,  Elizabeth ,  b.  April  19,  1728.     They  had  thirteen  children.     Hed. 

in  1814. 

James<  Tasker,  their  fifth  child  was  b.  Feb.  6,  1757.  Came  and  settled  in 
Cornish  (after  1790).  He  d.  in  town  Feb.  2,  1837.  The  record  of  his 
wife  is  wanting,  but  she  is  said  to  have  lived  over  a  hundred  years,  and 
d.  in  Cornish  about  1854.  An  incomplete  list  of  their  children  is  as 
follows: 

2.  i.       James,  Jr.,  b.  Oct.  9,  1785. 

ii.       Hanxah,  b.  ;  m.  ,   Henry  Chesley  of  Northwood.     She 

was  drowned  in  Cold  River  at  Walpole,  March  4,  1837.     She 

left  five  children, 
iii.      REnEccA  M.,  b.  1803;  never  m.     She  was  drowned  with  her  sister 

Hannah  March  4, 1837.     These  two  sisters  were  in  a  stage  coach 


GENEALOGIES.  363 

coming  from  Northwood  to  Cornisli  when  they  were  carried 
away  by  high  floods,  just  as  they  were  crossing  Walpole  Bridge. 

(It  is  also  said  there  was  a  Benjamin  and  an  Ebenezer,  also  a  Hanson  Tasker, 
all  children  of  James',  but  no  further  record  of  them  can  be  found.) 

2.  James*  Tasker  {James\  William^,  John-,  William^)  was  b.  Oct.  9,  1785, 

in  Strafford;  m.  first,  March  1,  1814,  in  Cornish,  Mary  Huggins,  dau.  of 

— ,  b.  in  1792,  and  d.  Dec.  10,  1843,  aged  51;  m.  second.  May  23, 

1845,  Caroline  Deming  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Alpheus  and  Hannah  (Tay- 
lor) Deming,  b.  March  27,  1807,  and  d.  July  25,  1879.  Mr.  Tasker  d. 
May  3,  1876.     Children,  all  b.  in  town,  by  first  wife: 

i.        Jonathan  E.,  b.  1815;  d.  Sept.  10,  1818. 

ii.       Martha  Elvira,  b.  June  25,  1817;  d.  March  17,  1818. 

iii.      Martha  Elvira,  2d,  b.  1819;  m. ,  Wilham  Judd.     She  d.  Jan. 

15,  1890.     Mr.  Judd  d.  Aug.  21,  1898. 

3.  iv.      Jonathan  E.,  2d,  b.  March,  1824. 

4.  V.       James  F.,  b.  Sept.  15,  1826. 

vi.      Mary  Loulsa,  b.  Oct.  26,  1829;  m.  April  21,  1851,  William  Converse, 
vii.     Hannah  Rebecca,  b.  Aug.  13,  1833;  m.  June  3,  1858,  William  Tyler. 

Child  by  second  wife: 

viii.   Harvey  D.,  b.  1847  (?);  d.  Jan.  23,  1886. 

3.  Jonathan  E.s  Tasker    (James^-*,    William^,    John"-,    William^)    was  b. 

in  March,  1824;  m.  in  Windsor,  Vt.,  April  21,  1851,  Lydia  Arm  Baker  of 

.     Mr.  Tasker  was  a  carpenter  and  builder,     He  fell  from  a  roof 

near  Windsor  bridge,  fracturing  his  skull,  from  the  effects  of  which  he 
died  March  26,  1854.  His  wid.  afterwards  m.  Elbridge  Hubbard  of 
Chesterfield,  and  d.  there  in  1901.     Children,  b.  in  Cornish.* 

i.  Dennis  Edward,  b.  April  18,  1853;  m.  May  14,  1878,  Estelle  C, 
Perry,  who  d.  Jan.  18,  1908.  Three  children:  1.  John  Edward, 
b.  July  20,  1879.  2.  Louis  Guy,  b.  Sept.  5,  1880.  3.  Hyland 
DoiT,  b.  June  1,  1889.     Res.  in  Brattleboro,  Vt. 

ii.  John  Baker,  b.  Oct.  14,  1854;  m.  first,  Jan.  9,  1883,  Carrie  Danforth 
Hoyt,  who  d.  Dec.  24,  1892;  m.  second,  Aug.  7,  1895,  Nettie  C. 
Reed.  By  both  wives  had  four  children:  1.  Florence  Louise, 
b.  March  13,  1884,  m.  June  19,  1907,  Sherman  G.  Brown.  2. 
Gertrude  Hortense,  b.  Oct.  9,  1885.  3.  John  Baker,  Jr.,  b. 
May  4,  1889.     4.  Marie  Annette,. b.  July  27,  1900. 

4.  James  F.^  Tasker  {James^\  William^,  John^,  Williaym)  was  b.  Sept.  15, 

1826;  m.  first,  Feb.  18,  1853,  Mary  Elizabeth  Kelley  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
Amos  and  Abigail  (Coburn)  Kelley,  b.  Feb.  6,  1830,  and  d.  March  14, 
1864;  m.  second,  Dec.  27,  1864,  Addie  S.  Kelley,  a  sister  of  his  former 
wife,  b.  Jan.  16,  1840.     Mr.  Tasker  was  a  carpenter  and  builder,  but 

*  The  fiiist  of  these  sons  of  Jonathan  E.  Tasker  was  b.  the  year  before  the 
father  was  killed,  and  the  other  the  October  following  his  death. 


364  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

mado  a  specialty  of  bridge  building.  He  built  Windsor  bridge,  also  one 
at  \\'liitc  River  Junction  and  several  otiiers  of  note.  He  d.  at  Clare- 
mont,  Julj-  18,  1903.     Children,  all  b.  in  town,  by  first  wife: 

i.        IIenuy  H.,  b.  Nov.  12,  1853;  m.  Jan.  7,  1888,  Elizabeth  A.  Carroll 

of  Cornish,  dau.  of  John  F.  and  Keziah  (Hardy)  Carroll,  b.  Feb. 

17,  1843.     No  children.     He  was  a  carpenter  and  builder.     He 

d.  April  8,  1894. 
ii.       Akthcr  K.,  b.  May  21,  1857;  m.  Dec.  5,  1894,  Etta  B.  Hoffman  of 

Windsor,  Vt.,  dau.  of  Joseph  A.  and  Azubia  (Freto)  Hoflfman, 

b.  June  7,  1873.     No  children  (1909).     Settled  and  live  on  the 

Curtis  Cook  farm  in  Cornish. 
ui.     Delia  J.,  b.  April  18,  1859;  m.  April  19,  1885,  Robert  S.  Cogswell, 

a  shoe  manufacturer  at  HaverhUl,  Mass.     No  children. 

Children  by  second  wife: 

iv.      RoBKRT  J.,  b.  Jan.  14,  1867;  m.  Jan.  18,  1891,  Rose  Bishop  of  Athol, 

Mass.     One  dau. :  Merrial  A.,  b.  Oct.  27,  1904. 
V.       Minnie  E.,  b.  Dec.  4,  1869.     Unm.  in  1909. 

Benjamin  Franklin  Taskeu  (parentage  unknown)  was  b.  in  Cornish  about 
1804  (?)  and  spent  all  his  life  in  town  except  a  few  of  his  last  years  which 
were  spent  in  Croydon  where  he  d.  April  14,  1881.  He  was  a  general 
mechanic.     INI.  first,  about  1828,  Sarah  Farrington  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 

Benjamin  and  Theda  (Bartlett)  Farrington,  b.  ;  d.  Aug.  29,  1847; 

m.  second,  in  1862,  Mrs.  Prudence  (Farrington)  White,  a  sister  of  his 
first  wife,  b.  March  16,  1814,  and  d.  April  6,  1881.  Children,  all  by 
first  wife,  and  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Mary,  b.  June  25,  1829;  m.  June  28,  1850,  Luther  Newton,  then  of 
Cornish.  One  child :  Edith,  b.  Aug.  14,  1860,  who  was  adopted 
by  Stillman  Coburn  of  Cornish.  ]\lrs.  Newton  d.  at  the  birth 
of  this  child. 

ii.  Lucia,  b.  Dec.  8,  1830;  m.  — ,  Cariton  Pettingill.  She  d.  April 
7,  1853. 

iii.     Edward  L.,  b.  June,  1831. 

iv.     Lydia,  b.  Jan.  17,  1836;  m.  Sept.  28,  1851,  Abiah  Haven,  of  Croydon. 

V.      Addison,  b.  Oct.  14,  1838. 

vi.  Sylvester,  b.  Oct.  11,  1840;  m.  Aug.  30,  1862,  Luette  Coburn  of 
Cornish,  dau.  of  Stillman  and  Martha  (Mathews)  Coburn,  b. 
July  28, 1845.  He  enlisted  in  the  Civil  War,  and  d.  in  the  serv- 
ice, Sept.  19,  1864.     (See  MiUtary,  14th  Regt.) 

vii.     George,  b.  May  2,  1842. 

viii.   Charles,  b.  July  29,  1844. 

The  family  of  Joseph  and  Bridget  Ta.sker  appears  on  the  records  of  the  town. 
Their  relationship  to  others  of  the  name  in  town  is  not  known.  The 
children  were  probably  b.  in  town: 

i.       Thomas  Jefferson,  b.  June  3,  1803. 


GENEALOGIES.  365 

ii.  Betsey,  b.  Feb.  23,  1805. 

iii.  Mary  D.,  b.  Aug.  23,  1807. 

iv.  Joseph  Henry,  b.  Aug.,  1808;  d.  March,  1809. 

V.  Harriet  Belinda,  b.  June  6,  1811. 

vi.  George  Washington,  b.  Oct.  12,  1814. 

vii.  Phebe  Louisa,  b.  Sept.  4,  1816. 

viii.  Joseph  Henry,  2d,  b.  Aug.  14,  1818. 

TAYLOR. 

Capt.  Joseph  Taylor  was  b.  in  Dunstable,  in  1730.  His  record  is  somewhat 
peculiar  yet  very  creditable  to  himself.  He  was  possessed  of  a  fearless 
spirit  coupled  with  a  love  for  adventure  that  found  ample  opportunity 
for  development  in  the  times  and  circumstances  of  his  life.  He  was  in 
the  French  and  Indian  Wars,  in  1745  and  1755  where  he  rendered  impor- 
tant service.  While  hunting  in  Maine  in  1755,  he  was  captured  by  the 
Indians,  marched  to  Canada  and  sold  for  forty  dollars  to  a  French  gen- 
tleman with  whom  he  lived  four  jears.  He  then  was  given  his  liberty 
and  he  returned  to  Dunstable.  In  Feb.,  1760,  he  received  a  lieutenant's 
commission  to  serve  in  the  Co.  of  Capt.  Lovel  in  Col.  John  Goffe's 
Regt.  raised  for  making  a  conquest  of  Canada.  This  Regt.  was  under 
command  of  Gen.  Haveland  whose  headquarters  that  spring  were  at 
Crown  Point.  As  soon  as  Lieut.  Taylor  was  known  to  Gen.  Haveland, 
he  was  detached  from  his  own  Regt.  and  sent  forward  at  the  head  of 
the  vanguard  to  guide  them  to  Montreal.  He  also  aided  Rev.  Mr.  Ripley 
to  Canada  to  jirocure  young  Indians  for  the  purpose  of  educating  them 
at  Dartmouth  College  at  Hanover.  During  the  Revolutionary  War  he 
was  active  on  the  part  of  his  country.  Was  often  sent  into  Canada 
on  secret  expeditions.  In  Jan.,  1776,  he  was  appointed  Capt.  in  Col. 
Bedel's  Regt.  with  orders  to  go  to  Canada  and  enlist  men,  which  he 
did,  going  to  Quebec  where  he  was  of  great  service  in  uniting  the  Cana- 
dians to  his  country's  cause.  In  1779,  he  aided  Gen.  Hazen  through  the 
woods  to  Canada.  He  understood  the  French  language  and  had  an 
excellent  memory.  He  recollected  almost  every  event  of  the  earlier 
part  of  his  life,  especially  when  he  was  in  captivity,  and  the  interviews 
with  his  master  and  other  French  gentlemen,  after  the  surrender  of 
Montreal.  He  always  spoke  of  being  kindly  treated  by  both  French 
and  Indians.  Capt.  Taylor  retained  his  faculties  until  a  few  hours 
before  his  death.  He  d.  in  Cornish,  March  17,  1813,  aged  83  years. 
He  is  buried  in  Cornish.  On  his  tombstone  is  written:  "This  is  the 
grave  of  a  Hero." 

During  the  year  1767,  at  a  time  when  not  engaged  in  his  country's 
servdce,  he  came  to  Claxemont,  which  place  he  made  his  home  until  about 
1779,  when  he  came  to  Cornish  to  live  and  res.  on  the  farm  afterwards 
owned  and  occupied  by  Samuel  Ayers.  While  in  Claremont  he  was 
selectman  in  1772-73  and  1777.  He  m.  Elizabeth  Sumner  of  Clare- 
mont, dau.  of  Dr.  William  and  Hannah  (Hunt)  Sumner,  b.  1740,  d.  Aug. 
15,  1803,  aged  63. 


3G6  •  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

His  children,  exrept  the  first  three,  were  b.  in  Cornish  on  the  Samuel 
Ayers  place.     The  others  were  b.  in  CUiremont.     Children  were: 
i.        Betsky,   I),    in   Clarcmont;   m.  ,   Ebenezer  Rawson.     Res.    in 

Paris,  Me.     Six  children, 
ii.       Maky,  b.  in  Claremont,  Sept.  IS,  1707;  m.  May  28,  1789,  ^Yar^en 

Comings  of  Cornish.     Ten   children.     (See  Comings.)     She  d. 

Nov.  6,  1849. 
iii.      II.WNAH,  b.  May  11,  1775,  in  Claremont;  m.  Feb.  22,  1795,  Alpheus 

Deming  of   Cornish.     Nine   children.     (See   Deming.)     She  d. 

Feb.  25,  1841. 

2.  iv.      Joseph,  Jr.,  b. . 

V.       Ebenezer,  b. ;  m. ,  Ruth  Porter.     Two  children. 

vi.      SusAX,  b.  in  Corni-sh,  1776  (?);  m.  Jan.  1,  1804,  Walter  Jackson  of 

Cornish.     She  d.  July  11,  1804. 
vii.     Theresa,  b.  in  Cornish;  m.  ,  James  White,     Seven  children. 

Res.  in  Newport, 
viii.    Margarett,  b.  in  Cornish,  June  7,  1782;  m.  Nov.  15,  1804,  Joseph 

Carter.     Res.   in   Cornish.     Six   children.     (See   Carter.)     She 

d.  April  15,  1855. 
ix.      Eleanor,  b.  in  Cornish;  m.  Dec.  5,  1805,  Joseph  Whitten.     Seven 

children. 

2.  Joseph^  Taylor  (Joseph)  h.  ;  m.  Dec.  25,  1806,  Edena  (or  Expe- 
rience) Williams  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  William  and  Susanna  (Pond)  Wil- 

Uams,  b.  May  19,  1788,  and  d.  April  24,  1820.     Res. .     Ciiildren: 

i.        Ad  ALINE,  b.  Oct.  30,  1807;  m.  a  Dickinson  and  lived  in  Lebanon. 

ii.       Caroline,  b.  Sept.  17,  1809. 

iii.      Joseph  Sumner,  b.  Nov.  17,  1811. 

iv.      Cephas,  b.  ;  m.  ;  grad.  medical  department,  Dartmouth 

College,    1842.   He  d.  in  1865.     Said  to  have  been  a  physician  in 
Hardwick,  Vt. 

v.       Charlotte,  b.  ;    a  teacher  many  years.     She  m.  ,  John 

W.  Deming,  her  cousin,  formerly  of  Cornish.      Res.  in  Paris,  Me. 
She  d.  childless,  April  17,  1894.     He  d.  March  7,  1875. 

THOMPSON. 

LoRiNG  Thompson,  b.  in  Halifax,  Mass.,  and  the  first  of  the  name  in  town,  was 
a  descendant  of  John  Thompson,  who  came  to  Plymouth,  Mass.,  in 
1021.  He  came  to  Cornish  when  eighteen  years  of  age  and  served  in 
several  campaigns  of  the  Revolutionary  War.     During  the  war,  about 

1779,  he  m.  Polly ,  who  d.  in  the  autumn  of  1787,  soon  after  the 

<  birth  of  her  fourth  child.  He  m.  again  April  20,  1788,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
(Hall)  Swinnerton,  with  of  Benjamin  Swinnerton,  and  dau.  of  Lieut. 
Stephen  and  Sarah  (Taft)  Hall,  b.  Feb.  28,  1750,  and  d.  in  Cornish  Oct. 
21,  1821.  The  records  say  that  he  m.  third,  Nov.  6,  1823,  Rachel 
Wliitten.  They  lived  east  of  the  Flat  on  the  hill  farm  afterwards 
owned  by  Lyman  Rich.     Children  by  Polly,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 


GENEALOGIES.  367 

i.        Polly,  b.  June  19,  1780. 

ii.       Bezor,  b.  Nov.  2,  1782;  m.  March  17,  1811,  Lydia  Haskell.     They 

lived  in  Ira.sburg,  Vt. 
iii.      Lydia,  b.  Nov.  22,  1785;  m.  Oct.  12,  1810,  John  Bingham  of  Cornish. 

One  cluld:     Vashti  Fidelia,  b.  June  22,  1811.     They  lived  in 

IMorristown,  Vt. 
iv.     Zadock,  b.  Sept.  13,  1787. 

Children  by  second  wiie: 

2.  V.       Samuel  Hall,  b.  Nov.  19,  1789. 

vi.      Sarah  Hall,  b.  Nov.  26,  1792;  m.  Jan.  16,  1814,  Jesse  Tracy  of 
Plainfield.     Five  children.     (See  Tracy.) 

3.  vii.    Stephen  Hall,  b.  Oct.  26,  1795. 

2.  Samuel  Hall2  Thompson  (Loring^)  was  b.  Nov.  19,  1789;  m.  July  28, 1816, 

Mary  Wright  of  Grantham.  They  lived  in  Croydon  till  soon  after  1820, 
when  they  came  to  Cornish,  where  they  spent  the  rest  of  their  lives. 
The  record  of  their  death  has  not  been  found.     Children: 

i.        Chloe  Hall,  b. . 

ii.      James  Riley,  b.  . 

iii.      Mary  Whitten,  b.  June  24,  1822;  m.  Feb.  17,  1848,  Andrew  Spauld- 

ing,    a    shoemaker.     Two    children.     (See    Spaulding.)     They 

lived  in  Meriden.     She  d.  I\Liy  17,  1898. 

iv.      Sarah  Weston,  b. . 

V.      Susan  Emeline,  b.  and  d.  in  1827,  aged  5  months, 
vi.      Caleb  Loring,  b.  AprU,  1828;  d.  Feb.  17,  1829. 
vii.     Martha  Elizabeth,  b.  . 

3.  Stephen  Hall^  Thompson  (Loring^)  was  b.  in  Cornish  Oct.  26,  1795;  m. 

first,  June  5,  1816,  Sarah  L.  Allen,  b.  Sept.  1,  1799,  dau.  of  John  and 
Sarah  (Langford)  Allen  of  Cornish.  She  d.  July  16,  1836,  at  Windsor, 
Vt.  M.  second,  July  1,  1838,  Betsey  Mitchell  of  Claremont.  She  d. 
Jan.  30,  1842.  M.  third,  Aug.  8,  1843,  Hannah  C.  Orcutt  of  Acworth. 
Lived  in  Reading  and  Windsor,  Vt.,  and  in  CharlestowTi,  where  he  d. 
Aug.  11,  1880.     Children,  the  first  five  by  first  wife: 

i.        Allen  Dinsmore,  b.  Oct.  26,  1817,  in  Cornish;  m.  April  10,  1844, 

Louise  Bancroft.     Five  children.     Lived  in  Windsor,  Vt. 
ii.       Marshall  E.,  b.  in  Croydon  April  27,  1820;  m.  Nov.  23,  1854,  Kate 

J.  BemLs.     A  physician  and  lived  in  Lowell,  Mass.;  was  also 

inventor  and  proprietor  of  several  useful  medicines,  as  "Catarrh 

Specific,"  "Himior  Bitters,"  etc. 
iii.      Eliza  J.,  b.  Feb.  22,  1822,  in  Windsor,  Vt.;  m.  first,  Hiram  Read;  m. 

second,  Daniel  Raymond.     Lived  in  Chelmsford,  Mass.     She  d. 

Aug.  3,  1878. 
iv.      Lafayette  F.,  b.  May  14,  1824,  in  Windsor,  Vt.;  m.  in  Boston, 

AMce  Clay.     Three  children.     He  d.  in  the  Union  Army  at 

St.  Louis,  Mo.,  May  20,  1864. 


368  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

V.       Louisa  P.,  b.  May  10,  1826,  in  Windsor,  Vt.;  d.  at   Claromont  June 

27,  1839. 
Child  by  Hannah  C.  Orcutt: 
vi.     Louisa,  2d,  b.  Fob.  13,  1846;  d.  Fob.  12,  1857. 

Thomas  and  Ruhamaii  Thompson  were  res.  of  the  town  during  tlie  la.st  fifteen 
years  of  the  18th  conturj'  and  several  years  also  of  the  19th.  Their 
family  record  in  tlio  census  of  1790  was  two  males  and  five  females. 
The  record  of  their  children,  supposedly  b.  in  town,  is  as  follows: 

i.  Deborah,  b.  Nov.  9,  1786. 

ii.  Lois,  b.  Dec.  13,  1788. 

iii.  RuH.\MAH,  b.  June  3,  1790. 

iv.  Thomas,  Jr.,  b.  Nov.  30,  1791;  m.  Jan.  29,  181.5,  Rebecca  C.  Ken- 
yon. 

V.  Ruth,  b.  Dec.  5,  1793;  d.  Nov.,  1796. 

vi.  Moses,  b.  Jan.  15,  1798;  d.  May  6,  1799. 

vii.  Moses,  2d,  b.  March  1.5,  1800. 

THRASHER. 

The  first  of  the  name  now  known  to  Cornish  descendants  was  Henry' 
Thrasher,  b.  about  1720,  who  m.  in  Hampton  Falls  Sept.  3,  1747,  Mary 
Brown,  who  was  b.  May  22,  1722.  Lived  in  Hampton  Falls  nearly  thirty 
years  and  then  rem.  to  Raymond.     They  had  seven  children. 

Jacob*  Thrasher,  their  oldest  son,  was  b.  March  1,  1754;  m.  first,  Nov.  5, 1780, 
Olive  Eastman,  dau.  of  John  and  Lydia  (Brown)  Eastman,  and  settled 
first,  in  Deerfield,  where  they  lived  till  1793  (or  94)  when  thoy  came 
to  Grantham  (now  Cornish).     Ohve,  his  wife,  d.  April  26,  1812,  aged 

51;  m.  second,  Mary ,  who  d.  Feb.  4,  1823,  aged  70.     Jacob  d. 

June  29,  1827.     Children,  the  first  seven  b.  in   Deerfield,  the  rest  in 
Grantham : 

i.       Mary,  b.  March  20,  1782. 
2.  ii.       John,  b.  Fob.  5,  1784. 
iii.      Henry,  b.  Sept.  26,  1785. 

iv.     Lydia,  b.  Feb.  14,  1788;  m.  Sept.  13,  1809,  Spencer  Barrows. 
V.      Jacob,  Jr.,  b.  April  24,  1789.     Went  to  Ohio  when  young  and  d. 

there, 
vi.     Olive,  b.  Oct.  6,  1791. 
vii.    Ephraim,  b.  April  8,  1793. 
viii.   Betcey,  b.  May  9,  1795. 
ix.      Martha,  b.  May  12,  1797;  m.  March  9,  1828,  Silas  Bachelder.    Rem. 

to  Ohio. 
X.       Benjaahn,   b.   Jan.   27,    1801;   m.  ;  buried   a   child  in  town 

in  1826.     Went  to  Ohio,  lived  and  d.  there. 
xi.      Hannah,  b.  Sept.   11,   1803;   m.  .June  5,   1828,   Thomas  Johnson. 

Went  to  Ohio. 


GENEALOGIES. 


369 


2.  John'  Thrasher  {Jacob--,  Henri/')  was  b.  in  Deerfield  Feb.  5,  1784.  Was 
a  surveyor  and  stone  mason.  Had  he  been  graced  with  a  liberal  educa- 
tion, instead  of  being  merely  a  pettifogger,  he  would  have  taken  high 
rank  among  the  legal  talent  of  the  state.  Was  possessed  of  much  natural 
ability  and  good  judgment.  As  a  politician  he  was  an  eloquent  advo- 
cate of  the  principles  of  the  Democratic  party.  He  m.  Jan.  26,  1806, 
Betsey  Walker  of  Croydon,  dan.  of  Moses  and  Tabitha  (Barton)  Walker, 


John  Thrasher. 


b.  April  20,  1786,  and  d.  Nov.  25,  1843,  aged  57.     He  d.  Sept.  15, 1863, 
in  Cornish.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Esther  W.,  b.  June  10,  1808;  m.  ,  Moses  Wright.     Lived  in 

Cornish  and  Unity.     Seven  children.     She  d.  in    Lenity    Jan. 
5,  1876. 

ii.       Silvia,  b.  Nov.  2,  1811;  m. ,  Sylvester  Stowell  of  Cornish,  a 

machinist.     Lived   in   Newport.     One   child.     She   d.   Sept.   8, 
1852. 


370  HISTORY   OF   COKMSll. 

3.  iii.      Ithamau,  b.  Dec.  16,  1813. 

4.  iv.      Samikl  Poweks,  b.  Nov.  12,  1S15. 

V.       Maktha  E.,  b.  March  3,  1818;  m.  ,  Joseph  Wheeler.     Lived 

in  Newport.     Children.     She  d.  1843. 
vi.      Dorothy  M.,  b.  Dec.  12,  1827;  m.  ,  Sylvester  Stowell  (second 

wife).  children.     She  d.    Oct.    1,    1888,   in    Unity.     Mr. 

Stowell  (1.  there  May  28,  1905. 

S.  Ithamar*  Thrasher  (John',  Jacob^-,  Henrys)  was  b.  Dec.  16,  1813;  m. 
April  1,  1838,  Mary  Ann  Cotton,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Mary  (Haw- 
kins) Cotton,  b.  June  1,  1818.  He  was  a  farmer,  also  a  hunter  and  dealt 
considerably  in  furs.  Traveled  in  winter  during  his  last  years  selling 
goods.  Lived  manj'  years  near  Cornish  Flat  and  later  on  a  farm  at 
So.  Cornish.  He  d.  in  Corinth,  Vt.,  Dec.  18,  1864.  Children,  all  b. 
in  Cornish  except  the  first: 

5.  i.        Benjamin  Franklin,  b.  Jan.  9,  1839,  in  Hartland,  Vt. 

ii.  Edwin,  twin,  b.  Sept.  13,  1840;  m.  Sept.  1,  1858,  Lydia  Chase,  his 
cousin.     Five  children.     Lived  in  Lyme  and  Claremont. 

iii.     Ellen,  twin,  b.  Sept.  13, 1840;  m.  George  Chase.  She  d.  Feb.  15, 1861. 

iv.  Henry  Hubbard,  b.  Jan.  23,  1842;  m.  June  24,  1863,  Alice  Wood 
of  Bennington,  \t.  Eight  children.  Grocery  and  railroad 
busines.s,  also  general  jobber.  Lived  at  North  Adams,  Mass. 
He  d.  March  9,  1904. 

V.  Annette  Eldora,  b.  May  3,  1843;  m.  June  10,  1864,  George  Straw 
of  Claremont.     No  children.     She  d.  Jan.  6,  1884. 

vi.      FRANCiMf)RE,  b.  Jan.  25,  1846;  d.  Aug.  24,  1850. 

6.  vii.    Arthur  Perry,  b.  Jan.  27,  1850. 

viii.  Carrie  May,  b.  Aug.  19,  1854;  m.  Dec.  25,  1872,  George  E.  Perry. 
One  son:   B.  J.  Perry.     Res.  Springfield,  Mass. 

4.  Samuel  Powers*  Thrasher  (John^,  Jaco¥,  Henrys)  b.  Nov.  12,  1815. 
A  stone  mason  and  extensive  building  contractor.  It  is  said  he  con- 
structed or  remodeled  nearly  every  bridge  upon  the  line  of  the  Central 
Vt.  R.  R.  He  also  erected  government  and  other  important  buildings. 
A  Democrat,  and  fretiuentl^'  nominated  for  puljlic  olfice.  \\'as  elected 
to  the  State  Senate,  and  was  a  member  of  that  body  at  the  time  of  his 
death,  which  occurred  in  Claremont,  April  12,  1871.  His  home  was 
upon  the  old  Thrasher  homestead  in  the  northeast  part  of  the  town, 
except  the  last  few  years  of  his  life  when  he  sold  out  and  settled  in 
Claremont.  He  m.  Feb.  29,  1843,  Aim  W  .  iiavcn  of  Newport,  dau, 
of  .James  and  Calista  (Freto)  Haven,  b.  Oct.  21,  1825;  artd  d.  Oct.  31, 
1908,  in  No.  Adams,  Ma.ss.  Thirteen  cliildrcn,  all  of  whom  reached 
maturity,  and  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.      Laura,  b.  Sept.  4,  1845;  m.  March  6,  1869,  Henry  Seaver  of  Norwich, 

Vt.     Four  chiklren.     She  d.  May  30,  1895. 
ii.       WiNFiELD  Scott,  b.  May  5,  1847;  m.  Nov.  16,  1869,  Mary  Allen. 

He  was  a  prominent  lawyer.     Has  been  State  Senator  of  N.  Y. 


GENEALOGIES.  371 

and  Count}'  Judge  of  Chattanooga  Co.,  N.  Y.     He  d.  Feb.  1, 
1911.     He  lived  in  Dayton,  N.  Y. 

iii.      Flora  A.,  b.  Oct.  3,  1849;  m.  Dec.  14,  1869,  Frank  L.  Simmonds,  a 
machinist  of  Tilton;  four  children. 
7.  iv.      Wallace  P.,  b.  May  10,  1850. 

V.  Charles  H.,  b.  Jan.  10,  1852;  m.  Jan.  15,  1874,  Ida  Dickinson,  by 
whom  he  had  seven  children.  A  building  contractor.  Erected 
many  buildings  in  Newton,  Mass.,  and  towns  adjoining.  He  d. 
in  Boston  May  3,  1892. 

vi.  Frank  P.,  b.  Sept.  10,  1853.  Res.  in  Meredith.  M.  first,  Dec.  4, 
1872,  Eva  Stevens  of  Claremont,  by  whom  he  had  three  chil- 
dren.    M.  second, ,  Imo  Lanon  of  Irasburg,  Vt. 

vii.  Ned,  b.  Jan.  30,  1855;  m.  first,  Dec.  22,  1877,  Emma  L.  Walker. 
Sbc  children.  She  d.  March  27,  1902;  m.  second,  June  26,  1905, 
Mrs.  Emma  Rose  Von  Kamscke  of  Barre,  Mass.  Five  children. 
A  hotel  keeper.     Res.  in  Rindge. 

viii.  James  B.,  b.  Sept.  29,  1856.  A  shoe  manufacturer  and  also  traveling 
salesman.  Res.  North  Adams,  Mass.  He  m.  Jan.  1,  1881, 
Ann  Almira  Glines  of  Claremont,  b.  Nov.  16,  1859. 

ix.  Samuel  P.,  Jr.,  b.  May  9,  1858.  When  quite  young  he  went  to  sea, 
and  after  "sowing  his  wild  oats,"  became  an  ardent  religious 
worker  and  an  eloquent  advocate  of  moraUty  and  temperance 
reform.     Is  secretary  and  manager  of  the  Conn.  Law  and  Order 

League  with  res.  in  New  Haven.     He  m. ,  Miss  Etta  Bristol 

of  New  Haven.     They  have  six  children. 

X.  Emma  E.,  b.  May  16,  1860;  unm.  A  teacher  and  stenographer  in 
Hartford,  Conn. 

xi.      Elmer  J.,  b.  Jan.  22,  1862;  m. ,  Esther  Her.     Three  children.     A 

sign  painter. 

xii.  George  B.  McClellan,  b.  Sept.  3,  1863.  A  machinist  and  lived  in 
New  Haven,  Conn.     He  d.  June,  1891. 

xiii.    Nettie  M.,  b.  Jan.  22,   1865;  m.  ,  Edwin  Sargent.      Three 

children.     Res.,  Rindge. 

5.  Benjamin  Franklin^  Thrasher  (Ithatnar\  John^,  JacnJp,  Henrys)  was 
b.  Jan.  9,  1839;  m.  March  10,  1864,  Susan  Matilda  Deming  of  Cornish 
dau.  of  Judah  Solon  and  Caroline  M.  (Jackson)  Deming,  b.  Feb.  11' 
1840.  Mr.  Thrasher  was  for  several  years  a  farmer  in  town,  and  also 
kept  the  hotel  at  Cornish  Flat  and  afterwards  went  into  the  meat  and 
pro\'ision  business  in  Claremont  where  he  now  lives.  Children,  all  b. 
in  Cornish: 

i.  Webster  T.,  twin,  b.  Oct.  16,  1865;  m.  Jan.  23,  1893,  Mary  E.Colby 
cf  Claremont.  No  children.  She  d.  Aug.  9,  1908.  He  was  asso- 
ciated -with  his  father  in  the  meat  and  provision  business  sev  eral 
years,  afterwards  by  himself  as  grain  dealer,  and  afterwards  as 
traveling  salesman.  He  is  a  very  prominent  mason,  having  held 
the  highest  offices  in  the  Lodge,  Chapter  and  Commandery. 


372  HISTORY    OF   CORNISH. 

ii.       MvnKT,,  a  (win  with  hor  brother,  b.  Oct.  16,  1865;  m.  Oct.  14,  1891, 

Sunincr  H.  J.awrcnce.     Four  children.     Res.  in  Concord.     He  is 

traveling  salesman, 
iii.      Lulu  Jo.sKPHiNE,  b.  Aug.  28, 1875.     Unm.inl904.     At  that  time  was 

employed  in  the  Cu.stom  House  in  Boston,  Mass.,  in  telephone 

otiice. 

6.  Arthur  Perry^  Tiir.\sher  (Ilhamar*,  John',  Jacobs  Henrys)  b.  Jan.  27, 

1S50;  m.  Oct.  29,  1874,  Susan  A.  T.  Clement  of  Moviltonborough,  b. 
April  26,  1850,  dau.  of  David  and  Caroline  (Spaulding)  Clement.  Res. 
So.  Cornish.  A  farmer  and  dealer  in  live  stock,  also  agent  for  sale 
of  farm  machinery,  carriages,  etc.     Chilchcii,  both  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  K.\TiE  M.\Y,  b.  Jan.  25,  1876;  m.  Aug.  17,  1898,  George  W.  Hunt, 
Jr.  Merchant  on  Cornish  Flat.  Three  children  (1904).  (See 
Hunt.) 

ii.       Gratia  Clyde,  b.  Feb.  22,  1885. 

7.  Wallace  P.«  Thrasher  (Snnmel  /'.',  John\  Jncoh^)  b.  May  10,  1850;  ra. 

Aug.  21,  1870,  Eliza  E.  Dickinson  of  Cambridgeport,  Mass.,  dau.  of 
Aaron  and  Eliza  (Marshall)  Dickinson,  b.  Oct.  21,  1850.  Res.  just  over 
the  line  in  Plainfield.  He  was  a  casket 'maker.  A  Democrat,  actively 
interested  in  jiolitical  and  legal  affairs.  Wrote  much  for  newspapers 
and  magazines.  Served  with  much  abilitj'  as  selectman,  town  clerk, 
school  board,  each  several  years.     He  d.  Jan.  31,  1902.     Children: 

i.       Weston  M.,  b.  Jan.  18,  1872;  m.  July  I'S,  1897,  Cecile  E.  Felt.     Res. 

Lewi-ston,  Me.     A  cabinet  maker, 
ii.       Carlton  W.,  b.  Oct.  8,  1873;  m.  June  22,  1899,  Nellie  H.  McMahon. 

Res.,  Windsor,  Vt.     A  sho(>  dealer, 
iii.      M ANTON  J.,  b.  Nov.  11,  1875;  m.  Oct.  12,  1898,  F.  Gertrude  Seaver. 

Res.,  Windsor,  Vt.,  a  druggist. 
iv.     Annie  M.,  b.  June  13,  1878. 
v.       Neti'ie  E.,  b.  June  4,  1881. 
vi.     Harry  D.,  b.  May  24,  1883. 
vii.     Morris  M.,  b.  June  25,  1885. 
viu.     Flora  H.,  b.  Aug.  23,  1891. 
ix.      NiN.'v  L.,  b.  F^eb.  15,  1894. 

TRACY. 

1.  Capt.  Andrew  Tracy,  the  first  of  the  name  to  come  to  Cornish,  was  b. 
in  Lisbon,  Conn.,  Sept.  17,  1772.  He  was  a  descendant  of  Lieut. 
Thomas  Tracy,  who  emigrated  from  Eng.,  in  1636,  and  whose  lineage 
is  traced  back  to  Egbert,  one  of  the  Saxon  kings  of  lilngland.  He  m. 
Anna  Bingham,  dau.  of  Lemuel  and  Hannah  (Perkins)  Bingham  of 
^^■in(lham,  Conn.,  and  a  descendant,  on  her  mother's  side,  from  Gov. 
Wm.  Bradford,  who  came  over  in  the  Mnyjlower.  She  was  b.  Sept.  12, 
1750,  and  d.  Sept.  5,  1827.     He  d.  Dec.  26,  1819,  aged  70. 


GENEALOGIES.  373 

Capt.  Tracy  came  to  Cornish  in  the  winter  of  1783-84,  bringing  his 
goods  and  family  on  an  ox-sled.  Lived  the  remainder  of  the  winter  in  a 
log- house  with  another  famih^,  and  until  he  could  build  for  himself,  on 
land  bought  of  Daniel  Freeman,  for  which,  as  the  deed  says,  he  paid 
"tliree  hundred  pounds  lawful  money."  Children,  the  first  five  b.  in 
Conn.,  the  rest  in  Cornish: 

2.  i.        Lemuel,  b.  July  29,  1773. 

ii.  Ruth,  b.  March  30,  1775;  d.  unm.,  Oct.  17,  1856. 

iii.  Lucy,  b.  Nov.  4,  1777;  d.  unm.  April  20,  1824. 

iv.  Elias,  b.  Jan.  22,  1780;  d.  unm.  June  20,  1850. 

3.  v.  Stephen,  b.  July  2,  1782. 

vi.      Anna,  b.  Dec.  27,  1784;  d.  unm.,  March  1,  1830. 

4.  vii.    Andrew,  b.  Jan.  21,  1789. 

5.  viii.   Jesse,  b.  March  21,  1792. 

8.     Lemuel^  Tracy  (Andrew^)  was  b.  July  29,  1773;  m.  first,  Phebe  Parker,  b. 
in  1780,  and  d.  Oct.  31,  1822. 

"Sacred  be  her  memory,  for  she  was  a  mother." 

(Inscription  on  tombstone  of  Phebe  Parker  Tracy.) 

He  m.  second,  Jan.  15,  1824,  Sarah  Bryant  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Israel 
and  Mehitable  Bryant,  b.  June  3,  1792,  and  d.  Nov.  18,  1862,  aged  68. 
They  lived  in  Claremont,  where  they  both  d.  He  d.  April  6,  1855,  aged 
8 1 .     Children  by  Phebe  ParkeY : 

i.        Lemuel,  b.  Nov.  9,  1800;  d. ,  at  Windsor,  Vt. 

ii.       Phebe,  b.  Nov.  16,  1802;  d.  Oct.  19,  1843. 

iii.  Calvin,  b.  Jan.  2,  1805;  grad.  Kimball  Union  Academy  1827;  Dart- 
mouth College  1832.  A  life  long  teacher  of  mathematics. 
Published  four  arithmetics;  m.  first,  Aug.  19,  1834,  Maria  C. 
Rowell  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Rev.  Joseph  Rowell,  b.  April  3,  1808^ 
and  d.  Aug.  2,  1854;  m.  second,  March  1,  1859,  Harriet  A. 
Sessions. 

iv.  Levi  Nelson,  b..  Feb.  16,  1807;  d.  June  13,  1846.  Grad.  Kimball 
Union  Academy  1830;  Dartmouth  College  1834;  teacher.  M. 
1836,  Isabel  Nutting. 

V.      Edwin  P.,  b.  Dec.  6,  1809;  d.  Aug.  17,  1841. 

vi.  Sylvester  Newton,  b.  July  24,  1812.  Kimball  Union  Academy 
1834.  A  tailor;  lived  in  Johnson,  Vt.  M.  Nov.  9,  1835,  Caro- 
line A.  Green  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Samuel  Green,  b.  June  18, 
1814,  and  d.  March  6,  1857.     Three  children. 

vii.     Harriet  N.,  b.  Nov.  23,  1814;  d.  Nov.  15,  1839. 

viii.  Julia  A.,  b.  June  3,  1819;  d.  Sept.  13,  1843;  was  the  wife  of  David 
S.  Dutton. 

Cliildren  by  Sarah  Bryant: 

ix.  Sarah  Maria,  b.  Nov.  7,  1825;  m.  Watriss;  lived  in  Clare- 
mont. She  d.  in  Claremont  March  22,  1903,  aged  77  years,  4 
months,  15  days. 


374  HISTOID    OF   COHXISII. 

X.        Mahv  S.,  b.  1S31;  d.  Sept.  1(3,  1851. 

xi.      Alfred,  b.  1832;  d.  1895.     Res.  in  Manchester. 

8.  Stephp:.n=  Tracy  (Andrew^)  was  b.  July  2,  1782;  m.  finst,  Rebecca  Tracy, 
of  Lisbon,  Conn.,  dau.  of  Ebenczcr  and  Mary  (Freeman)  Tracy,  b.  Dec. 
19,  1777,  d.  Feb.  20,  181G;  m.  second,  Betsey  Boardman,  dau.  of  Dea. 

Jonas  and  Elizabeth  (Jewett)  Boardman,  b. ,  d.  July  17,  1829;  m. 

third,  Surali  .\lden,  dau.  of  Dani(>l  Aldeu  of  Lebanon.  She  was  a  direct 
descendant  of  John  Alden  who  (-ame  over  in  the  Mayflower.  She  was 
b.  Nov.  1,  1790,  and  d.  Oct.  14,  1867.     Mr.  Tracy  d.  Oct.  23,  1865. 

Children  by  Rebecca  Tracy: 

i.        Vera  Ann,  b.  Nov.  7,  1806;  d.  Aug.  27,  1807. 

ii.       Elijah,  b.  June  10,  1810;  d.  Oct.  31,  1874;  m. ,  Sarah  Lewis  of 

Townsend,  Mass.,  Nov.  12,  1845.  Were  both  deaf  mutes  and 
educated  at  the  Asylum  for  such  at  Hartford,  Conn. 

iii.     M.\RY  Ann  Freeman,  b.  April  7,  1814;  d.  unm.,  Sept.  14,  1884. 

Children  by  Betsey  Boardman: 

iv.  REBErcA,  b.  Aug.  25,  1818;  d.  Nov.  16,  1893;  m.  Jan.  1,  1856,  Eben- 
ezer  Cole.     Had  one  son:  Stephen  Tracy  Cole. 

v.      William  Newton,  b.  May  30,  1820;  m. ,  Harriet  T.  Kelley  of 

Lawrence,  Mass.  They  both  d.  in  Sacremento,  Cal.  He  d. 
Aug.  12,  1894. 

vi.  Sabra  Shepard,  b.  May  23,  1822;  d.  Feb.  6,  1885.  She  m.  Sept. 
11,  1855,  Rev.  James  B.  Ramsey  of  Lynchburg,  Va.  Three 
cliildrcn.  The  two  youngest  d.  young.  The  oldest,  George 
Jenivins  Ramsey,  is  at  present  (1904)  Pres.  of  the  Silliman 
Collegiate  Institute  of  Clinton,  La. 

vii.    George  Boardman,   b.   May  15,   1826;     m.  ,  Sarah  Hebard 

of  Lebanon.  Enlisted  in  Co.  E,  9th  Regt.,  N.  H.  Vols.;  was 
wounded  by  a  miimie  ball  in  the  ankle  at  Spottsylvania  on 
May  12,  1864,  early  in  the  morning.  Lay  where  he  fell  that  day 
and  night  till  the  night  of  the  13th  when  he  was  brought  in  on 
a  blanket  by  his  comrades  who  had  obtained  permission  to  go 
outside  the  lines  for  that  purpose.  He  d.  in  the  hospital  at 
Washington,  13.  C.,  June  6,  1864. 

viii.   Jonas  Boardman,  b.  March  25,  1828;  m.  first,  ,  Ruth  Maria 

Wood  of  Emerald  Grove,  Wis.     She  d.  Aug.  29,  1854;  m.  second, 

,  Laura  A.  Stevens.     Three  children,  all  by  last  wife:     1. 

Ida  May,  b.  1857;  d.  April  22,  1888.     2.  Charles  A.,  b.  . 

3.  Willis  B.,  b.  1863;  d.  Aug.  28,  1865. 

Children  of  Stephen  and  Sarah  Alden  Tracy: 
ix.     Sarah  Elizabeth,  b.  Oct.  10,  1831;  d.  Oct.  24,  1831. 
6.  X.       Stephen  Alden,  b.  Oct.  31,  1833. 

xi.      Caroline  Sarah,  b.  Oct.  8,  1835;  m.  Dec.  11,  1866,  Charles  S.  Cahill 

of  Lowell,  Mass.     Three  children:     1.  Charles  Tracy,  b.  Oct. 

17,    1867.     2.  Annie    Alden,    b.    Dec.    13,    1869.     3.  Clarence 

Eugene,  b.  Feb.  17,  1876. 


GENEALOGIES.  375 

Andrew^  Tracy  (Andrew^)  h.  Jan.  21,  1789;  m.  first,  Nov.  9,  1812,  Lois 
Thompson,  b.  17SS,  and  d.  March  29,  1821;  m.  second,  Lovina  Averill, 
b.  Dec.  10,  1790.     Children  by  Lois  Tiionipson: 

i.  Vera  Ann,  b.  Jan.  3,  1815. 

ii.  SoPHRONiA  Smith,  b.  Sept.  13,  1816;  d. . 

iii.  Charles,  b.  March  15,  1819;  d.  March  25,  1821. 

iv.  Lois  Thompson,  b.  March  19,  1821;  d.  Oct.  3,  1838. 

Children  by  Lovina  Averill: 

V.  Andrew  Averill,  b.  Aug.  17,  1823. 

vi.  Lovina  Robinson,  b.  Dec.  14,  1824;  d.  April  27,  1885. 

vii.  Fidelia  Bingham,  b.  Oct.  5,  1826;  d.  May  6,  1862. 

viii.  Charles  Alonzo,  b.  April  22,  1829;  d.  July  14,  1896. 

ix.  Eliza  Maria,  b.  March  14,  1831. 

X.  Abigail  Keziah,  b.  March  13,  1833. 

xi.  Caroline  Jennette,  b.  Aug.  7,  1835. 

Jesse2  Tracy  (Andrew^)  was  b.  March  21,  1792;  m.  Jan.  16,  1814,  Sarah 
H.  Thompson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Loring  and  Elizabeth  (Hall)  Thomp- 
son, b.  Nov.  26,  1792,  d. .  Mr.  Tracy  d.  Aug.  30,  1857.  Chil- 
dren: 

i.  Thomas  Thompson,  b.  July  22,  1814. 

ii.  Samuel  Morey,  b.  April  11,  1821;  d.  Jan.  15,  1875. 

iii.  Timothy  Nutting,  b.  Oct.  18,  1823;  d.  1873. 

iv.  Elizabeth  Quinton,  b.  May  10, 1825;  d.  Jan.  21,  1895. 

v.  Lucy  Ann,  b.  Nov.  28,  1827;  d.  April  25,  1863. 

Stephen  Alden'  Tracy  (Stephen',  Andrew^)  was  b.  Oct.  31,  1833.  A 
farmer,  yet  has  received  many  offices  and  honors  from  his  townsmen. 
He  m.  first.  May  26,  1859,  Emily  Elizabeth  Norris  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
Philo  and  Angeline  (Stone)  Norris,  b.  March  28,  1835,  and  d.  without 
issue  June  19,  1862;  m.  second,  Agnes  Bailey  of  Enfield,  b.  Feb.  25, 
1843;  d.  April  27,  1904.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       Franklin  Bliss,  b.  Oct.  15,  1866.     In  trade  in  Windsor,  Vt.,  in  the 

well-known  firm  of  Stone,  Tracy  &  Co.;  m. -,  Ida  Stone  of 

Windsor.     Have  one  son:  Gordon  Stone,  b.  April  2,  1895. 

ii.  Emily  Norris,  b.  Sept.  12,  1868.  Grad.  Kimball  Union  Academy, 
class  1855.     A  teacher  of  experience  and  success. 

iii.  Evelyn  Agnes,  b.  Oct.  2,  1870.  Educated  at  Kimball  Union  and 
Colby  Academies.  Grad.  from  Bicker's  Business  College  in 
Worcester,  Mass.  Has  been  employed  in  the  office  of  Sullivan 
Machine  Co.,  Claremont,  since  1900  as  business  clerk. 

iv.  Charles  Alden,  b.  Nov.  16,  1872;  grad.  Kimball  Union  Academy, 
class  1893.  Dartmouth  College,  class  — — .  Supt.  of  schools  of 
Claremont.  M.  Jan.  1, 1902,  Grace  Powell  of  Hillsborough.  One 
child:  Elizabeth  Alden,  b.  Oct.  28,  1902.  Became  principal 
Kimball  Union  Academy,  1905,  which  position  he  st',11  holds. 


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GENEALOGIES.  377 

V.  Ellen  Nancy,  b.  May  8,  1875.  Attended  Kimball  Union  Academy. 
Taught  school  several  years.     M.,  and  hves  in  Charlcstown. 

vi.  WiLLiAiM  Baily,  b.  Oct.  24,  1877;  m. ,  Pearl  E.  Hadley  of  Plain- 
field,  dau.  of  Arthur  and  Cynthia  Hadley.  A  dau.  was  b.  to 
them  in  Cornish,  Feb.  21,  1908,  also  a  son  b.  July  11,  1909. 

vii.  Sarah  Eliza,  b.  April  20,  1881.  Is  a  graduate  of  Windsor  (Vt.) 
High  School  and  of  Swarthmore  College,  Pa.  Has  been  teaching 
since  and  she  is  now  (1910)  principal  of  the  Templeton  High 
School  in  Baldwinsville,  Mass. 

TRUELL. 

George  Albert  Truell,  son  of  Wiseman  C.  and  SjTena  (Centre)  Truell,  was 
b.  in  No.  Grantham  Jan.  30,  1841.  M.  Nov.  29,  1863,  Marion  Alice 
Mitchell,  dau.  of  Ebenezer  and  Mary  W.  (Allen)  Mitchell,  b.  in  Croy- 
don July  6,  1844.  Came  to  Corni.sh  in  March,  1864.  Res.  several 
years  on  the  Flat,  and  finally  settled  on  the  David  K.  Ripley  farm  south 
of  the  Flat.     A  stone  mason.     Child: 

i.  Minnie  Mitchell,  b.  in  Cornish,  Nov.  16,  1864.  She  m.  June  11, 
1887,  Lewis  C.  Peaslee  of  Cornish.  They  have  one  dau. :  Marion 
Truell,  b.  March  1,  1895. 

TUCKER. 

Perley  and  Rebecca  Tucker,  lived  in  town  several  years  but  have  left  no 
record  except  the  following  list  of  children,  all  recorded  as  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Abijah,  b.  Oct.  31,  1793. 

ii.  Lucy,  b.  Jan.  4,  1795. 

iii.  Abegene  (?),  b.  Jan.  16,  1797. 

iv.  Jonathan,  b.  Sept.  16,  1798. 

v.  William,  b.  Jan.  24,  1800. 

vi.  Newton,  b.  Jan.  4,  1802. 

vii.  Seth  Sumner,  b.  Feb.  22,  1807. 

Silas  H.  Tucker,  son  of  John  M.  and  Betsey  N.  (Darling)  Tucker,  was  b. 
in  Huntington,  Vt.,  Dec.  24,  1838.  He  served  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion, 
enhsting  from  Vt.  After  the  war  he  became  a  Methodist  preacher.  Served 
several  churches.  M.  Dec.  20,  1870,  Sarah  C.  Brown,  dau.  of  Chester  and 
Cahsta  W.  (Shepard)  Brown,  b.  Oct.  13,  1846.  No  children.  He  came  to 
Cornish  in  1896  and  preached  about  two  years  for  the  Congregational  Society 
as  a  supply,  till  faihng  health  caused  him  to  leave  the  ministry.  He  d.  Sept. 
9,  1900,  on  the  Flat. 

TUXBURY. 

Ishmael  Tuxbury  was  b.  March  12,  1782,  in  Meriden;  m.  Sept.  6,  1809,  Hul- 
dah  Bemis  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Benj.  B.  and  Abigail  (Hall)  Bemis,  b.  Dec. 
24,  1785,  and  d.  in  Windsor,  Jan.  13,  1870.  They  lived  in  Meriden  till 
about  1830.     Kept  the  hotel  and  boarding  house  there.     Coming  from 


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HISTOKY  OF   CORXTSir. 


11. 
iii. 

iv. 


Meriden  they  lived  in  Cornish  about  twenty  years  on  the  river  road 
near  Claremont  line.  After  this  they  lived  in  a  house  in  Cornish  a 
mile  north  of  Corni.sh  bridge  where  he  d.  June  15,  1867.  Both  are  buried 
in  Windsor.     Children: 

Albeht,  b.  Aug.  31,  1810;  m.  first,  .Vpril  17,  1837,  Harriet  M.  Gallup; 
m.  second,  June  1,  1875,  Elizabeth  C.  Dcluyfield.  He  d.  Oct. 
8,  1882,  in  Wyoming,  Neb. 

Almira,  b.  Sept.  18,  1812;  d.  Oct.  8,  1812. 

Edw.'vrd,  b.  May  29,  1814;  m.  Doc.  23,  1840,  Sarah  Silsby  Thorn- 
dike.     He  d.  Oct.  5,  1849. 

AniG.\ii.,  b.  May  7,  1816;  d.  July  2,  1816. 


Mr.  .\nd  Mrs.  Ishmael  Tuxbury. 


v. 


VI. 


vu. 
viii. 


Mary  Ann,  b.  Nov.  22,  1817;  m.  first,  Oct.  15,  1868,  Charles  Clapp; 
m.  second,  in  1888,  Edward  Rix.     She  d.  July  27,  1897. 

DwiGHT,  b.  July  21,  1821;  m.  first,  Oct.  18,  1849,  Sophia  A.  Gilkey. 
M.  second,  Oct.  11,  1866,  Eusebia  Sabine  Williams.  Mr.  Tux- 
bury was  in  trade  many  years  in  \\'indsor,  a  very  popular  and 
successful  merchant.  Three  children.  Two  sons  succeed  their 
father  in  the  same  business.     He  d.  April  9,  1898. 

Abigail,  2d,  b.  March  19,  1825;  d.  Aug.  7,  1850. 

Sarah  Maria,  b.  June  28,  1829;  d.  Sept.  1,  1834;  was  buried  in 
Cornish.  The  oldest  of  these  children  was  buried  in  Neb.  and 
all  the  rest  in  Windsor,  Vt. 


TYLER. 

The  Tylers  came  from  Conn,  to  Claremont  during  the  early  history  of  that 
town.  The  generations  preceding  were:  William'  Tyler  of  New  Haven,  Conn.; 
John  «-« Tyler  of  Wallingford,  Conn.;  Benjamin*  who  came  from  Farmington, 


GENEALOGIES.  379 

Conn.,  to  Claremont  in  1767.  He  built  the  first  mill  in  that  town,  and  was 
the  ancestor  of  the  family  of  this  name  in  Claremont.  He  was  b.  Feb.  22,  1733; 
m.  in  1753,  Meliitable  .\ndrews,  and  d.  in  Claremont  March  9,  1814.  His 
wid.  d.  there  Jan.  17,  1823. 

Ephraims,  son  of  Benjamin*,  was  b.  in  1759;  and  m.  Abigail  Pardee,  in  1781; 
and  d.  in  Claremont  Dec.  IG,  1823.  Abigail  d.  there  March  18,  1814. 
They  had  several  children. 

Ephraim«,  son  of  the  last,  was  b.  in  Claremont  Sept.  16,  1783;  m. ,  Sarah 

Gookin,  b.  in  1793,  and  d.  in  Claremont  Aug.  18,  1820.     Ephraim'  d. 
Dec.  12,  1842.     Had  several  children. 

Charles'  Tyler,  son  of  last,  was  b.  in  Claremont  July  4,  1816;  m.  Sept.  22, 
1839,  Lucy  F.  Russell  of  Weathersfield,  Vt.;  b.  Oct.  24,  1819,  and  d. 
in  Cornish  March  20,  1901.  Mr.  Tyler  came  first  to  that  part  of  Gran- 
tham (now  Plainfield)  just  over  the  line  from  Cornish  where  he  lived 
several  years  and  then  came  to  Cornish  Flat  where  he  spent  the  rest  of 
his  life.  He  run  the  gristmill  above  the  Flat  several  j^ears,  and  was  also 
a  carpenter  and  house-builder.     He  d.  Dec.  31,  1894.     Children: 

i.  George  E.,  b.  May  15,  1841,  in  Grantham.  Enlisted  in  1861,  in  the 
Second  Regt.,  N.  H.  Vols.,  and  d.  March  4,  1863,  in  Boston. 
(See  Mihtary.) 

ii.  Russell,  b.  May  29,  1844,  in  Grantham.  Enhsted  in  1861  in  the 
6th  Regt.,  N.  H.  Vols.  Also  reenlisted  in  1863.  (See  Military.) 
He  m.  Nov.  30,  1865,  Lucy  A.  Sisson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  John 
F.  and  Emily  A.  (Smith)  Sisson,  b.  Sept.  9,  1848,  and  d.  Nov. 
17,  1891,  in  Westfield.  He  d.  in  the  same  place,  Oct.  26,  1896. 
They  had  one  child:  Harry  Russell  Tyler,  b.  Jan.  12,  1867;  m. 
in  March,  1890,  Flora  L.  Thurston  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  and 
d.  in  Westfield,  Mass.,  Dec.  4,  1895. 

iii.  Mary  Read,  b.  June  7,  1852,  in  Grantham;  m.  July  21,  1881,  Austin 
Tyler  who  was  b.  in  Claremont  Jan.  16,  1847.  They  had  two 
daughters,   both  b.  in  N.  Y.  City:     1.  Mary  Lucy,  b.  Feb.  6, 

1883.     2.  Sarah  Emily,  b.  Feb.  24,  1885.     Mr.  Tyler  was  a 

and  res.  in  N.  Y.  City  where  he  d.  AprU  21,  1901,  aged  53  years, 
3  months. 

iv.  Charles  Willis,  b.  in  Cornish,  Jan.  8,  1857.  Was  educated  in  the 
schools  of  CornLsh.  In  1875,  entered  the  employ  of  Webster, 
Russell  &  Co.,  of  Plymouth,  as  clerk  in  a  general  store,  serving 
five  3'ears.  In  1880,  entered  the  emploj'  of  J.  P.  Pitman  &  Co., 
at  Laconia.  In  1882,  entered  the  employ  of  Laconia  National 
Bank  as  clerk.  In  1889  he  was  elected  assistant  cashier  and 
cashier  in  1900  which  position  he  .still  holds.  Was  one  of  the 
incorporators  of  the  Laconia  Building  and  Loan  Association  in 
1888  and  has  held  the  office  of  treasurer  since.  One  of  the  organ- 
izers of  the  Winnepesaukee  Lake  Transportation  Co.,  and  holds 
the  position  of  mamager  and  treasurer  of  the  same.     Has  always 


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C.    A\'.    TVLEK. 

had  the  welfare  of  the  city  of  his  adoption  at  heart.  M.  in  Oct., 
1882,  Florence  L.  Jackman,  who  d.  (3ct.  18,  1893.  He  is  a 
Rei)ublic'an,  a  Congrcgationalist  and  a  Mason  of  the  32d  degree. 


VINCENT. 

Rev.  Samuel  L.  Vincent,  son  of  Ishmael  and  Caroline  (Green)  Vincent,  was 
b.  in  Moretown,  Vt.,  March  26,  IS.'il.  C!rad.  Bangor  Theological 
Sem.  in  1S78.  Served  as  pastor  in  Pembroke,  Me.,  I'eru,  Braintree, 
Hartford,  Bridgcwater,  Jamaica  and  Glover,  \'t.,  and  came  to  Cornish 
in  May,  1904. 

He  m.  first,  Nov.  27,  1S7S,  Hannah  Jones  of  Dennisville,  Me.  She  d. 
Dec.  26,  1S93,  leaving  six  children.  M.  second,  in  Jamaica,  Vt.,  Nov, 
20,  1894,  Mary  Wheeler.     Children  by  last  wife: 

i.        Ethel  B.,  b.  .\pril  30,  1899,  in  Glover,  Vt. 
ii.       Earl  A.,  b.  April  7,  1903,  in  Glover,  Vt. 
iii.      AucHER  W.,  b.  July  5,  1905,  in  Cornish. 


GENEALOGIES.  381 

VINTON. 

The  \'inton.s  orisinalh'  came  from  France.     There  is  no  documentary  proof 
of  it,  but  traditions  both  in  England  and  America  all  point  that  way. 

1.  Maj.  Joh\5  Vixtox  (John',  Joseph,  John^->)  was  b.  in  Dudley,  Mass., 
Feb.  24,  17()0;  m.  Jan.,  1784,  Susanna  Manning  of  Woodstock,  Conn.,  a 
sister  of  Hannah,  wife  of  Caleb  Plaistridge,  b.  March,  1765.  Enlisting 
at  the  age  of  16,  he  served  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution  from  1777  to 
1780.  Settled  in  Cornish  in  Jan.  or  Feb.,  1787.  Came  in  winter,  him- 
self, wife  and  two  chiklren,  with  all  their  household  goods  on  a  sled 
drawn  bj'  oxen,  and  were  two  weeks  on  the  road.  Lived  first  on  the 
farm  where  Mrs.  Beal  now  lives,  and  about  1795  rem.  to  the  arm  where 
J.  W.  Fierce  lives,  and  built  the  brick  house  there  in  1809.  Was  a  black- 
smith b}'  occupation,  also  a  prosperous  farmer.  A  man  of  note  in  town, 
energetic,  industrious  and  intelligent;  a  Maj.  in  Ww  militia  and  seven 
years  Deput}-  Sheriff,  also  a  Free  Mason,  being  one  of  the  charter  mem- 
bers of  Hiram  Ledge,  No.  9,  Claremont.  A  man  of  unconunon  bulk 
and  portliness,  weighing  350  lbs.  and  some  accounts  give  his  actual 
weight  at  one  time  456  lbs.  He  d.  in  Cornish  March  19,  1838.  His  wife 
d.  April  10,  1847.  Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish  except  the  two  oldest,  who 
were  b.  in  Dudley,  Mass. 

i.  Alice,  b.  June  6,  1784;  m.  June  3,  1806,  Thomas  Gustin  of  Cornish. 
She  had  eleven  children.  Her  j^oungest  dau.,  Elizab(>th  D.,  b. 
June  22,  1823;  m.  April  30,  1846,  Henry  Breck,  Jr.  Res.  in 
Newtonville,  Mass.,  till  her  death  Aug.  26,  1897. 

2.  ii.       Daxiel  H.,  b.  Oct.  30,  1785. 

iii.  Dorothy  C,  b.  June  29,  1787.  Always  lived  in  Cornish  and  d. 
there,  Feb.  1,  1867,  unm. 

iv.  Hannah,  b.  June  12,  1789;  m.  1824,  Joseph  Lamberton  of  Claremont 
where  they  lived  many  years.  Afterwards  they  came  to  the  old 
Mnton  homestead  in  Cornish  where  they  spent  the  rest  of  their 
lives.  Four  children.  (See  Lamberton.)  She  d.  July  14, 
1876. 

V.  Betsey,  b.  Jan.  22,  1791;  m.  Jan.  15,  1826.  Bela  W.  Jencks  of  New- 
port, where  they  lived  and  d.  Four  children.  He  d.  March 
28,  1860.     She  d.  1880. 

vi.  Nancy,  b.  Feb.  29,  1792;  m.  Sept.  5,  1818,  Chester  W.  Stone  of 
Sturbridge,  Mass.  Three  children.  A  farmer  and  d.  May  8, 
1849.     She  d.  1885. 

vii.     John,  b.  Dec.  20,  1793;  m. ,  Phebe  Wallace,  of  Pownal,  Vt.     He 

was  a  blacksmith;  and  d.  Nov.,  1829,  in  Newburgh,  Ohio.  No 
children. 

3.  viii.    Daxford,  b.  Oct.  10,  1795. 

Lx.      James,  b.  Dec,  1797;  d.  Dec.  25,  1797. 

X.  SusAX  M.,  b.  Jan.  26,  1799;  m.  April,  1831,  Cranston  Gates.  Rem. 
to  Wilna,  Jefferson  Co.,  N.  Y.     Seven  children. 


382  HISTORY   OF   CORNISH. 

xi.      Hakvey,  b.  Oct.   4,  ISOO.     C.rad.  Medical  School  at  Castloton,  Vt. 

Practiced  medicine  several  years  in  ^lass.;  d.  in  Portsmouth, 

Aug.  27,  1849.     Never  m. 
xii.     Mary  Susan,  b.  March  23,  1802;  m.  Oct.  30,  1829,  Stephen  Newell 

of  Sturbridgc,  Mass.,  whore  tlu\v  lived.     Six   children.     She  d. 

1882  or  83. 
xiii.    Maria  Theresa,  b.  Jan.  18,  1803;  m.  Sept.  10,  1831,  Capt.  Oliver 

Mason  of  Southbridge,  Mass.,  where  they  res.     A  farmer.     Six 

children.     D.  1885. 
xiv.     Henry,  b.  March.  1806;  d.  Oct.  31,  1807. 

XV.  Julia  Victoria,  b.  July  3,  1808;  m.  1835,  Charles  Kimball  of  Haver- 
hill, Mass.     Rem.  to  Jefferson  Co.,  N.  Y.,  where  they  spent 

their  lives.     Five  children,  d.  May,  1835. 

2.  Daniel  H.s  Vinton  (John^*,  Joseph^,  John'^^)  b.  Oct.  30,  1785,  in  Dudley, 

Mass.  Came  to  Cornish  with  his  parents  when  two  years  of  age.  M. 
Feb.  19,  1809,  Huldah  Smith  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Aaron  and  Huldah 
(Webb)  Smith.  A  farmer.  Always  res.  in  Cornish.  He  d.  Feb.  22, 
1831.  His  wid.  afterwards  m.  Asa  Kingsbury  of  Plainfield.  She  d. 
April  30,  1861.     By  Mr.  Vinton  she  had  nine  children: 

i.  Susanna  Louisa,  b.  Oct.  27,  1808;  m.  Feb.  26,  1834,  Samuel  Mace 
of  Hartland,  Vt.,  afterwards  of  Cornish.  Thirteen  children. 
(Sec  Mace.)     She  d.  in  Cornish  April  14,  1893,  aged  84. 

ii.       Huldah  Almira,  b.  Feb.  19,  1810;  m. ,  Benj.  J.  Burpee.     Res. 

New  London.     Two  children.     She  d.  1890. 

iii.      Sylvia  J.,  b.  Sept.,  1814;  m.  ,  Geo.  Whittaker.     Res.,  Franklin 

Falls.     Six  chUdren.     She  d.  1892. 

iv.  Adaline  J.,  b.  March  17,  1817;  m.  Sept.,  1849,  Charles  Nye;  res. 
Dudley,  Mass.  One  child.  She  d.  Feb.  26,  1885.  He  d.  in 
Nov.,  1892. 

v.       Alonzo  R.,  b.  July,  1819.     Res.  Harlan,  Iowa;  d.  May  1,  1880,  unm. 

vi.  Helen  \'.,  1).  IVb.,  1821.  M.  in  1846,  James  Brown  of  Wilmot.  Res. 
in  Southbridge,  Mass.     Three  children.     She  d.  May,   1867. 

vii.  Mary  Ann,  b.  May,  1824.  M.  about  1847,  Joseph  Brown  (a  brother 
of  James).     Res.  Wilmot.     Three  children.     She  d.  1888. 

\iii.  GusTAVUS  Adolphus,  b.  Aug.  27,  1826.  A  farmer.  Res.  in  Cor- 
nish till  1864,  and  then  rem.  to  Avoca,  Iowa.  Was  Supt.  of 
schools  while  in  Cornish  several  years.  Living  in  1910.  Never 
m. 

ix.  Phebe  Ann,  b.  Nov.,  1828.  Res.  Southbridge,  Mass.  Living  in 
1908.     Never  m. 

3.  Danford"  Vinton  {John'-*,  Joseph^,  John^^)   h.  Oct.  10,  1795;  m.  Jan. 

27,  1831,  Rebecca  Bryant  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Sears  and  Martha  (Luther) 
Bryant,  b.  Aug.  12,  1808,  and  d.  Oct.  21,  1858.  They  lived  in  Gran- 
tham many  years  and  some  in  Cornish.  He  d.  Sept.  22,  1878.  Chil- 
dren: 


GENEALOGIES.  383 

i.        Henry  C,  b.  Feb.,  1832. 

ii.       M.\RL\  R.,  b.  Jan.  2,  1834;  m.  ,  Dennis  Taylor  and  lived  in 

Clareniont.     Two  children.     She  d.  Dec.  2,  1898. 

iii.      Martha  Jane,  b.  May  27,  1836;  m. ,  Charles  H.  Parmlee.     One 

son,  Fred  M.  She  d.  June  8,  1909.  IVIr.  Parmlee  enhsted  in  the 
Civil  War.     He  d.  April  2,  1896.     They  lived  in  Claremont. 

iv.  John,  b.  Feb.,  1839;  m.  Oct.  18,  1861,  Minnie  Velona  Ripley,  of 
Cornish,  dau.  of  David  K.  and  Rosilla  (Clark)  Ripley,  b.  Aug. 
29,  1843.  They  had  a  son,  John  M.,  b.  July  15,  1863;  d.  April 
9,  1871.  He  enlisted  in  the  Civil  War,  and  d.  in  the  service, 
June  16,  1863.  (See  Mihtary.)  His  wid.  afterwards  m.  (Oct. 
16,  1866)  EU  B.  Davis  of  Plainfield.     She  d.  Aug.  8,  1892. 

V.       Susan,  b.  Jan.,  1842;  m.  ,  — Goodspeed  and  live  (1909) 

in  Laconia. 

vi.  Nancy  E.,  b.  Dec,  1843;  m.  ,  James  Brocklebank.  No  chil- 
dren.    She  d.  Sept.  14,  1901.     He  d.  Sept.  25,  1903. 

VINTON  (or  VINSEN). 

There  is  a  gravestone  record  of  a  family  of  this  name  in  Cornish,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Richard  Vinton,  d.  April  15,  1794,  aged  74. 

Rebecca,  his  first  wife,  d.  Nov.  20,  1774,  aged  53. 

Abigail,  his  second  wife,  d.  Sept.  17,  1783,  aged  59. 

Phebe,  dau.  of  Richard  and  Rebecca,  d.  March  23,  1798,  aged  43. 

Moses,  son  of  Richard  and  Rebecca,  d.  June  21,  1789,  aged  34. 

Aaron,  son  of  Richard  and  Rebecca,  d.  Nov.  30,  1775. 

The  further  record  of  this  family  is  unknown. 

WAKEFIELD. 

The  name  Wakefield  is  found  among  the  earliest  Anglo-Saxon  records  and 
figures  extensively  in  history  of  places  and  persons,  and  in  every  grade  of 
social  life,  and  every  department  of  Government,  Science,  Literature  and  In- 
dustry. 

Jonathan'  Wakefield  came  from  Yorkshire,  Eng.,  to  America  about  1640, 
landing  at  Martha's  Vineyard.  His  son,  Jonathan^,  settled  in  Sutton, 
Mass.,  where  lus  son,  Jonathan',  was  born,  who  was  killed  at  Dorchester 
Heights,  March  5,  1776.  His  son,  Jonathan*,  came  and  settled  in  New- 
port, in  1779,  and  spent  the  rest  of  his  life  there.  He  m.  first,  Sarah 
Fletcher;  second,  Ehzabeth  Goodwin.     Had  eight  children. 

Jonathans  Wakefield,  his  second  child  and  eldest  son,  born  in  No.  New- 
port, July  8,  1787,  came  and  settled  in  Cornish  in  1813,  near  the  bound- 
ary line  of  Newport.  Soon  after  he  rem.  to  the  farm  on  the  hill  south 
of  Cornish  Flat,  now  (1908)  owned  by  M.  B.  Lindsay.  Here  he  lived 
many  years  or  until  about  1850,  when  he  rem.  to  Elizabethtown,  N.  Y., 


384  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

and  aftorwards  (o  No.  Hudson,  N.  Y.,  where  he  d.  Oct.  27,  1868,  aged 
81.  He  rii.  Feb.  8,  1813,  Rebecca  Haven  of  Newport,  dau.  of  WilHam 
and  Rebecca  (Jacobs)  Haven,  b.  Nov.  23,  178(),  d.  at  No.  Hudson  Feb. 
12, 1897,  aged  92.  Mr.  Wakefield  and  wife  were  Baptists  and  he  was  Dea. 
of  the  churcli  on  the  Flat  many  years,  establishing  a  high  reputation  for 
character  and  industry.     Children,  all  b.  in  CornLsh; 

i.  1).\N.\,  b.  .luly  l'.>,  1811;  m.  first,  Dec.  21,  1835,  Betsy  Whittlesey  of 
Plainfield,  ^'t.,  who  d.  Nov.  1,  1853;  m.  second,  lOlmira  Sim- 
mons. Occupation,  farmer.  Six  children.  He  d.  March  7, 
1883. 

ii.       OuLE.NA,  b.  Dec.  17,  1815.     A  teacher.     Never  m.;  d.  Nov.  1,  1849. 

iii.  Ch.\rles  Austin,  b.  Oct.  18,  1817.  When  of  age  he  went  to  Boston, 
bought  a  new.spaper  route,  circulated  papers  through  N.  E.,  also 
portraits;  and  lectured  on  the  Morse  telegraj)!!.  He  m.  Sept. 
(J,  1842,  Cynthia  Ciiai)in  Robinson  of  Pittsfield,  Mass.  Rem. 
to  ElizabethtowTi,  N.  Y.,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  on  a  large 
scale.  He  invented  the  "Wakefield  Corn  Planter,"  and  estab- 
lished a  large  factory  for  its  manufacture,  also  for  the  "Wake- 
field Earth  Closet,"  which  he  invented.  He  was  a  live  Y^ankee, 
a  rare  object  lesson  for  young,  fast  America.  Steady,  indus- 
trious, energetic,  self-reliant  and  hopeful;  and  thus  he  has  made 
life  a  success. 

iv.      Saiwh,  b.  July  22,  1S19;  d.  Feb.  28,  1880. 

V.  J.\coB  JuDSON,  b.  Sept.  18,  1821;  m.  Dec.  15,  1854,  Adelia  E.  Wells. 
Studied  for  the  ministry;  and  while  he  was  the  beloved  pastor 
of  the  Baptist  Church  at  Beaver  Dam;  Wis.,  he  d.,  Julv  28, 
1865. 

vi.  Leland  Howaui),  b.  July  9,  1823.  Educated  at  New  Hampton, 
N.  H.,  and  Randolph,  \'t.  Became  an  artist.  Travelled  in  Cal. 
and  Ore.  introducing  daKucrrcotyping  for  some  years,  then  set- 
tled for  a  time  in  I'ortland,  Ore.,  in  th(>  mercantile  business. 
M.  first,  Aug.  21,  1847,  Hemietta  Whittlesey  of  Randolph 
Centre,  Vt.  He  opened  a  mercantile  house  in  San  Francisco, 
Cal.,  with  res.  in  Oakland,  Cal.,  where  he  has  since  res.  Has 
also  extensively  engaged  in  raising  fruit  in  Santa  Clara  Co.,  with 
over  100  acres  of  excellent  land  in  his  fruit  ranch.  His  wife 
dying,  he  m.  second,  in  1871,  Mary  R.  Warren  in  Oakland,  where 
they  res.  (1902).  A  brilliant  business  career  like  his,  can  not 
fail  to  reflect  honor  on  his  ancestry  and  the  town  that  gave  him 
birth. 

vii.     Rebixca,  b.  June  19,  1826;  d.  April  13,  1844. 

viii.  Roxana,  b.  July  6,  1827;  m.  April  15,  1849,  Ilermon  H.  Bowers  in 
Acton,  Mass.     Living  (1902)  in  Marlboro,  Mass. 

ix.  Eliza,  b.  Oct.  10,  1832;  m.  March  11,  1851,  Reuben  Gates,  in  Eliza- 
bethtown,  N.  Y.  Rem.  to  Wis.  about  1852  and  settled  in  St. 
Charles  where  she  res.  (1902).  Two  children.  Mr.  Gates  d. 
April  21,  1889. 


GENEALOGIES.  385 

WALKER. 

Thomas>  Walker,  the  ancestor  of  all  the  Walkers  of  Cornish  and  Croydon 

was  in  Boston  as  earl}'  as  1650.     His  first  wife  was  Anne .     She 

d.  before  1659.     His  second  wife  was  Mary .     They  moved  to 

Sudbur}^  Mass.,  before  1664.     He  d.    in    1697.     One  child  by  Anne 
and  twelve  by  second  wife. 

Thomas^  Walker  {Thomas^),  second  son,  was  b.  May  22,  1668,  at  Sudbury, 
Mass.;  m.  in  Dec.  7,  1687,  Martha  Howe.  Ten  children.  He  was 
town  treasurer.  Went  to  Framingham  in  1699.  Was  held  in  great 
esteem.  Was  chosen  constable  and  collector  in  170.3.  He  d.  Oct.  25, 
1717,  leaving  a  competence. 

Obadiah'  Walker  (Thomas^^),  third  son  of  Thomas^,  was  b.  in  Framingham 
in  1691;  m.  May  2,  1715,  Hannah  Learned,  dau.  of  Dea.  Isaac  Learned, 
who  was  wounded  in  the  Narragansett  War.  Six  children.  Was  in 
Colonial  miUtary  service  from  1755  to  1761.  He  m.  a  second  wife, 
Oct.  28,  1745,  and  by  her  had  one  child.  He  rem.  first  to  Marlboro  and 
afterwards  to  Sutton,  Mass.,  where  he  d.  in  1760. 

Obadiah<  Walker  [Ohadiah^,  Thomas'"-^),  second  son  and  third  child  of  Oba- 
diahs,  was  b.  June  8,  1721,  in  Marlboro,  Mass.  Rem.  with  parents  to 
Sutton,  Mass.,  where  he  m.  Nov.  12,  1741,  Hepsibah  Shumwaj^  a 
dau.  of  Peter  Shumway,  who  served  in  the  Narragansett  War,  and  was 
also  for  years  in  the  Colonial  service.  Lived  in  Sutton  till  1761,  then 
settled  in  Royalston,  Mass.,  in  1764.  Came  from  there  to  Croydon, 
N.  H.,  in  1787,  where  he  d.  Aug.  29,  1810.  He  had  nine  children,  prob- 
ably all  b.  in  Sutton,  Mass. 

Mosess  Walker  {Ohadiah^^,  Thomas^^),  the  ninth  child  of  Obadiah^,  was  b. 
in  1761,  in  Sutton,  Mass.  Came  with  his  father  to  Croydon,  N.  H.; 
m.  first,  March  11,  1782,  Tabitha  Barton,  b.  in  Royalston,  Mass.,  and 
d.  in  Croydon  June  26,  1790;  m.  second,  in  Croydon  Oct.  2,  1790, 
Esther  Smith,  who  d.  in  1833.  He  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier.  One 
record  says  he  had  nine  children,  another  saj^s  fourteen  children.  He 
lived  "under  the  mountain"  where  he  d.  Nov.  8,  1822. 

Peters  Walker  (Moses^,  Obadiahf-^,  Thojnas^^),  second  son  and  third  child 
of  Moses ^  Walker,  was  b.  in  Croydon  Feb.  11,  1788.  Came  to  Cornish 
about  the  year  1807;  m.  Dec.  10  of  the  same  j'ear  by  Rev.  Joseph 
Rowell  of  Cornish  to  Lucinda  Smith  of  Keene;  b.  Jul}'  2,  1784,  and  d. 
Oct.  11,  1872,  aged  88.  Peter  d.  Aug.  14,  1870,  aged  82.  Four  chU- 
dren,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Joseph  Smith,  b.  Oct.  9,  1809.  Before  attaining  his  majority,  he 
suddenl}'  left  home  and  was  not  heard  from  for  thirty  years. 
After  leaving  home  until  a  little  previous  to  1907,  nothing  further 
was  heard  from  him.  At  this  time  correspondence  revealed  the 
fact  that  his  descendants  had  multiplied  and  taken  high  rank 
26-n 


386  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

socially  and  financially  in  Penn.  and  the  west.  In  response  to 
their  request,  the  genealogist  granted  them  the  privilege  of 
inserting  the  following  record  of  their  ancestor  and  his  descend- 
ants, as  prepared  by  them: 

"He  left  home  at  an  early  date  and  sought  his  fortune  among 
strangers.  The  story  handed  down  to  liis  grandchildren  was 
that  in  an  early  day  corn  was  cared  for  with  the  hoe,  the  workers 
going  barefoot.  Joseph  had  no  shoes  and  there  was  some  kind 
of  an  entertainment  approaching.  Joseph  had  repeatedly 
asked  his  father  to  get  him  a  pair  of  shoes.  The  Saturday 
before  the  entertainment  came,  which  was  his  last  chance  to 
get  his  shoes  and  his  father  went  again  to  town,  with  the  same 
request  from  his  son.  When  evening  came  and  Joseph  returned 
from  the  field,  he  hung  his  hoe  in  a  tree  near  the  kitchen  door, 
where  his  mother  was  at  work,  and  said  to  her,  'There,  if  father 
does  not  bring  my  shoes  home  with  him  tonight,  I  shall  never  hoe 
another  hill  of  corn.'  His  father  returned  home  without  the 
shoes.  Joseph  said  nothing,  but  that  night  when  the  family 
were  all  asleep,  Joseph  packed  the  few  clothes  that  he  had,  and 
left  his  father's  house  barefoot;  he  never  returned  home.  He 
went  to  Pennsylvania  and  there  jomed  a  civil  engineering 
party  and  became  a  civil  engineer,  ever  after  following  that 
work.  He  was  married  at  Palo  Alto,  Penn.,  to  Miss  Mary  Ann 
Hilfieker,  a  native  of  Switzerland.  She  was  b.  March  0,  1S06; 
d.  July  1, 1880.  Mr.  Walker  d.  July  4,  1877,  in  Pottsville,  Penn. 
Six  children  were  bom  to  them:  Cyrus,  John,  William,  Clara, 
Joseph,  Mary. 

"Joseph  Smith  "\^'alker  and  his  two  sons,  John  and  William, 
served  in  the  Civil  War.  John  was  a  despatch  bearer,  and  uvdde 
many  heroic  rides,  having  had  three  horses  shot  from  under  him. 

"There  are  two  members  of  his  family  living,  Mary  in  Penn. 
and  Cyrus  at  Earlham,  Iowa. 

"Cyrus,  the  eldest  son  of  Joseph  Smith,  determined  to  visit 
his  grandfather,  in  Cornish,  of  whom  he  had  heard  so  many 
stories,  but  had  never  seen.  He  had  saved  his  earnings,  to  make 
the  trip  that  he  had  so  long  planned;  .so  he  started  off  carrying 
his  shoes  under  his  arm,  and  after  a  few  days'  journey  arrived 
in  the  evening  at  his  grandfather's  house,  after  having  spent  a 
few  minutes  in  putting  on  his  shoes  and  dusting  his  clothes. 
He  knockefl  at  the  door  and  his  grandfather  bade  him  come  in, 
and  when  he  told  him,  'he  was  the  son  of  his  eldest  son  Joseph' 
he  appeared  not  to  believe  him,  and  said,  '  How  do  I  know,  my 
young  man,  but  that  you  are  an  impostor.'  Young  Cyrus  had 
come  for  no  rea.son  but  to  see  his  grandfather  and  this  message 
to  him,  so  hurt  his  feelings,  that  he  never  returned  to  his  grand- 
father's home  while  he  lived.  He,  however,  visited  the  old  home 
in  1907  at  the  age  of  75  years,  visiting  some  of  his  cousins  there 
wliieh  added  many  pleasant  thoughts  to  liis  store  of  memories. 


GENEALOGIES.  387 

"Genealogy  of  Cyrus  Walker  branch: 

"Cyrus  Walker  b.  Aug.  17,  1832;  m.  Dec.  19,  1857,  Martha  Ann  Brakey;  b. 
March  23,  1836,  near  Bristol,  Eng.,  dau.  of  Dr.  John  F.  Brakey  and  Anna 
(McBurnie)  Brakey.  Her  father  was  surgeon  in  the  Queen's  army  of 
Scotland.  Thirteen  children  were  b.  to  this  union;  the  two  eldest  d. 
the  same  day  of  black  diphtheria,  and  interred  in  the  same  grave." 
The  eleven  children  surviving  are  as  follows : 

i.        Ella  Louise,  b.  Nov.  15,  1863;  m.  Dec.  29,  1886,  Joel  Alvin  Walker, 

who  was  b.  Dec.  19,  1862.     Five  children:    1.  Owen  Cyrus,  b. 

Sept.  27,   1889.     2.  Rosa  Mae,  b.  March  7,   1892.     3.  Albert 

Lee,  b.  Oct.  6,   1894.     4.  Nita  Clegg,  b.   March  1,   1900.     5. 

Joel  Ralph,  b.  March  4,  1903. 
ii.       Ida  Isabel,    b.  Aug.  26,   1865;  m.  March  22,   1887,  Everett  Hall 

Perkins,  who  was  b.  Oct.  26,  1863.     Two  children:    1.  George 

Harrison,  b.  Oct.  16,  1888.     2.  Mabelle  Clare,  b.  May  26,  1895. 
iii.      George  Albert,  b.  Nov.  6,  1867;  m.  March  23,  1898,  Bertha  L. 

Small,  who  was  b.  Nov.  1,  1876.     Two  children:    Glen  Cyrus, 

b.  April  21,  1899;  d.  AprU  29,  1903. 
iv.     Marie  Etta,  b.  Oct.  6,  1869;  m.  July  2,  1891,  Mack  John  Groves, 

who  was  b.  Oct.  26,  1868.     One  child:  Marietta,  b.  Oct.  8,  1905; 

d.  Oct.  20,  1905. 
V.       Anna  Gertrude,  b.  Feb.  8,  1871 ;  m.  March  7,  1893,  Edmund  Walker, 

who  was  b.  July  26,  1866.     Two  children:    1.  Edna  M.,  b.  Dec. 

1,  1893.     2.  Conrad  Ralph  J.,  b.  June  22,  1902. 
vi.      William  Joseph,   b.   March  31,  1873;  m.  Nov.  1,  1900,  Mary  Ella 

Walker,  who  was  b.  Aug.  31,  1872.     Two  children:    1.  Esther 

Mae,  b.  Sept.  7,  1901.     2.  Lydia  Martha,  b.  April  27,  1903. 
vii.     Theodore,  b.  Jan.  1,  1876;  m.  June  19,  1906,  Jennie  Hawley.      No 

children. 
viii.   Ethyl  Emily,  b.  June  6,  1878;  unm. 
ix.     Edith  Bertine,  b.  Nov.  3,  1880;  m.  March  19,  1902,  Vinton  Howard 

Maler;  b.  May  2,  1875.     One  child:     Howard  Maler,  b.  Sept. 

28,  1904. 
X.       John,  b.  June  27,  1882;  unm.  (1910). 
xi.      Frank  Citius,  b.  June  12,  1884;  m.  Jan.  25,   1910,  Josephine  C. 

Wheeler  who  was  b.  Oct.  27,  1889."      (End  of  Joseph's  record.) 


2.  ii.       Moses,  b.  March  2,  1812. 

3.  iii.     Ethan,  b.  Dec.  16,  1816. 

iv.  Cyrus  B.,  b.  Jan.  2,  1820.  When  a  young  man  he  went  to  Hanover 
where  he  made  his  home  for  the  most  of  his  life.  He  m.  May  2, 
1841,  Harriet  Taylor  of  Hanover,  and  had  at  least  one  child, 
and  perhaps  other  children.  Mr.  Walker  d.  June  20,  1882. 
His  son,  William  D.  Walker  was  b.  Aug.  5,  1844.  Graduated 
at  Dartmouth  College,  class  of  1865.  Went  to  CaUfornia  the 
same  year,  but  returned  on  account  of  the  illness  of  his  father. 
He  went  back  there  in  1879  and  is  still  living  (1902)  there  in  San 


388  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

Francisco  in  the  real  estate  business.  He  m.  Dec.  23,  1879, 
Margaret  Hall  of  California.  They  have  two  children  at  least: 
1.  Shirley  Cyrus,  b.  Oct.  25,  1880.  2.  Harold  Townley,  b.  Aug. 
12,  1887. 

In  the  old  muster  days  Moses  Walker  was  Capt.  of  the  "Light  Infantry"  and 
his  brother  Ethan  was  Lieut,  of  the  same  company.  On  April  20,  1859,  Moses, 
Ethan  and  Cyrus,  with  several  others  from  Cornish,  went  to  California  at  the 
tune  when  the  "gold  fever"  was  on.  They  stayed  about  two  years  when  they 
returned,  Moses  and  Ethan  to  Cornish,  and  Cyrus  to  Hanover. 

MosES"  Walker  (Peter*,  Moses--,  Obadiah-\  Tho7nas'-i)  h.  INIarch  2,  1812; 
m.  first  April  9,  1833,  Rachel  M.  Davis.  She  d.  June  21,  1838,  aged 
27.  M.  second,  Aug.  31,  1838,  Betsey  Bugbee  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
Joseph  D.  and  Betsey  Bruce  Bugbee,  b.  March  12,  1812;  d.  June  8, 
1879,  aged  66.  M.  third,  April  15, 1880,  Mrs.  Lavinia  (White)  Austin,  b. 
April  28,  1823;  d.  April  7,  1904.  She  was  dau.  of  Aaron  and  Rebecca 
(Williams)  White.     Moses  d.  March  30,  1894.      Child  by  first  marriage: 

4.  i.       Henry  Warner,  b.  Dec.  19,  1835. 
Children  by  second  marriage: 

5.  ii.       George  Barstow,  b.  Aug.  29,  1841. 

ill,  Eliza  Ann,  b.  Sept.  17,  1843.  She  m.  Jan.  8,  1863,  Hiram  York  of 
Cornish,  by  whom  she  had  two  children.     (See  York.) 

6.  iv.      Martin  L.,  twin,  b.  Feb.  14,  1845. 

v.  Louis  N.,  twin,  b.  Feb.  14,  1845;  m.  Aug.  2,  1866,  Kate  Sartell  of 
Cornish.  Learned  the  gunsmith's  trade  of  D.  H.  Hilliard. 
Went  to  the  Remington  factory  in  Ilion,  N.  Y.,  where  he  is  still 
(1910)  emploj'ed  as  an  overseer. 

7.  vi.     Melvin  Alanson,  b.  Oct.  10,  1847. 

vii.  Maria  R.,  b.  Sept.  17,  1850;  m.  Dec.  24,  1873,  Henry  H.  Fairbanks  of 
Cornish.     Rem.  to  Claremont,  April  15,  1891. 

viii.  Luella  L.,  b.  Dec.  13,  1853;  m.  May  4,  1880,  Henrj'  E.  Bean,  for- 
merly of  Grantham.  One  child:  Florence  A.,  b.  June  10,  1882. 
Mr.  Bean  d.  May  19,  1885.  She  rem.  to  Claremont,  March  25, 
1886. 

S.  Ethan'  Walker  (Peter^  Moses\  Obadiah*-^,  Thomas^i)  h.  Dec.  3,  1816; 
m.  first,  1839,  Sophronia  S.  Lamphere  of  Hartland,  Vt.  She  d.  May 
22,  1843,  soon  after  birtli  of  her  second  child.  M.  second,  March  30, 
1846,  Mahala  Spaulding,  who  d.  Dec.  3,  1891.  Children  by  first 
marriage: 

i.  Charles  N.,  b.  March  27,  1841;  m.  Feb.  13,  1867,  Helen  M.  Cross, 
b.  Hanover,  June  6,  1843,  d.  Nov.  13,  1907;  res.  in  Lebanon. 
No  children. 

ii.  Lavinia  S.,  b.  Dec.  24,  1842;  m.  Dec.  8,  1858,  Walter  Green.  Res. 
in  Danville,  Vt. 


GENEALOGIES.  389 

Children  by  second  marriage: 

iii.  Chester,  b.  Jan.  1,  1847;  d.  March  25,  1849. 
iv.  LuciNDA,  b.  Dec.  24,  1848;  d.  Aug.  9,  1858. 
V.       Haitie,  b.  Sept.  30,  1850;  m.  June  24,  1876,  Horace  Spencer.     Had 

two  children,  twins,  b.  Jan.  7,   1877.     She  d.  April  2,   1878. 

A  child  d.  April  13,  1878,  aged  1  year. 
vi.      Clara  Almira,  b.  Nov.  7,  1852;  m.  July  18,  1876,  Martin  V.  B. 

Hurley.     Had  two  sons;  Mr.  Hurley  d.  Jan.  12,  1892.     She  res. 

(1910)  in  Claremont. 
vii.    Maggie,  b.  Sept.  12,  1855;  m.  Jan.  23,  1880,  E.  C.  Glines  of  Elmore, 

Vt.     Res.  (1902)  in  Claremont. 
viii.   Willis  P.,  b.  March  19,  1859;  m.  Nov.  25,  1886,  LilUan  Grossman, 

of  Unity.     Res.  in  Claremont.     Express  carrier. 

Henry  W.'  Walicer  {MosesT,  Peler^  Moses^,  Obadiah*-^,  Thomas'^^)  b.  Dec. 
19,  1835;  m.  Dec.  7,  1864,  Mary  Ellen  Bartlett  who  was  b.  Feb.  16, 
1840;  dau.  of  LjTnan  and  Catherine  (Hilliard)  Bartlett.  She  d.  May 
24,  1901.     Child: 

i.  Truman  Ransom,  b.  May  26,  1886.  While  yet  a  minor  he  suddenly 
left  home,  and  when  heard  from  several  years  later  was  found  to 
be  in  Dakota  in  the  lumber  business. 

George  B.s  Walker  (Moses',  Peter^  Moses^,  Obadiah^-^,  Tliomas^^)  b. 
Aug.  29,  1841;  m.  Feb.  12,  1867,  Loretta  Jackson,  dau.  of  Newton 
and  Ellen  (Chapman)  Jackson.  She  was  b.  Oct.  30,  1846.  They  rem. 
to  Claremont.  ,  Their  cliUdren,  both  b.  in  Cornish: 

1.       John  J.,  b.  Sept.  14,  1871;  d.  May  23,  1888. 

ii.      Homer  Newton,  b.  Oct.  11,  1878;  m.  Dec.  25,  1902,  Cora  A.  Stone, 

dau.  of  Alvin  B.  and  Miranda  (Keyes)  Stone.     Child:   a  son,  b. 

Dec.  4,  1903. 

Martin  Lj  Walker  (Moses'',  Peler%  Moses^,  Obadiah-^,  Thomas^^)  b. 
Feb.  14, 1845;  m.  July  29,  1866,  Elizabeth  M.  Bailey,  formerly  of  North- 
field,  Vt.,  and  dau.  of ,  b.  April  27,  1847;  d.  Nov.  27,  1903.     Mr. 

Walker  has  been  Dca.  of  the  Congregational  Church  for  many  years  and 
is  higlily  esteemed  by  his  townsmen.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       Louis  B.,  b.  June  26,  1867;  d.  Oct.  15,  1875. 

ii.  Clarence  C,  b.  Feb.  15,  1870.  Graduated  Kimball  Union  Acad- 
emy, class  1894;  Dartmouth  College  in  1898.  The  same  year  he 
enlisted  and  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  service  in  the  Spanish 
War  where  he  served  till  Oct.  13,  1898,  when  he  was  honorably 
discharged  at  Lexington,  Ky.  He  was  the  only  man  from  Cor- 
nish that  served  in  the  Spanish  War.  Studied  medicine  in  Bal- 
timore, Md.,  and  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  then  received  the 
degree  of  M.D.  from  the  Columbian  University  in  1901.  Was 
licensed  to  practice  in  the  District  of  Columbia  in  1902.     Was 


390  HISTORY  OF  CORXISII. 

also  Pinploycil  in  W  ashington  in  compiling  the  r2th  census,  19()0 
to  liM);}.  Resigned  and  accepted  a  position  as  medical  examiner 
in  the  Pension  Office  from  1903  to  1907.  Resigning  this,  he 
accepted  a  position  in  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  Dept. 
of  Agriculture.  \\'as  jn-ofessor  of  Pathology  and  Histology  in 
the  U.  S.  College  of  Veterinarian  Surgeons  of  \\'ashington,  from 
1903  to  1907.  He  m.  at  Baltimore  June  1,  1901,  Miss  Lilly 
B.  Bert  of  Baltimore  and  New  York  City. 

8.  iii.      RoBEUT  W.,  b.  July  15,  1871. 

9.  iv.     Arthur  M.,  b.  Nov.  19,  1873. 

V.       Amy  L.,  b.  Oct.  25,  1875.     She  m.  Dec.  19,  1895,  William  French  of 

Plainfield,  where  she  resides, 
vi.     Lucia  E.,  twin,  b.  April  8,  1877. 
vii.    Lizzie  J.,  twin,  b.  April  8,  1877. 
viii.   Walter  E.,  b.  July  1,  1878.     M.  Aug.  29,  1899,  Ella  S.  Cross,  dau. 

of  Horace  G.  P.  and  Maria  (Read)  Cross.     She  d.  July  7,  1901. 

One  child,  b.  June  27,  1901;  m.  second,  Oct.  5,  1904,  Alice  Sheehy 

of  N.  Y.     Res.  in  Plainfield. 
ix.      Hermax  L.,  b.  Sept.  22,  1881. 
X.       IxA  J.,  b.  Nov.  10,  1883;  m.  March  2,  1904,  James  B.  Chadbourne, 

of  Cornish, 
xi.      Grover  H.,  b.  Oct.  9,  1885. 
xii.     Zelia  D.,  b.  Oct.  11,  1888. 

7.  Melvin  a.'  Walker  (Moses^,  Peter',  Moses^,  Obadiah*->,   Thomasi-^)  b. 

Oct.  10,  1847.  Spent  some  years  in  Cal.,  returning  to  Plainfield;  he 
m.  May  11,  1880,  Mrs.  Lydia  Ann  (Cole)  Symonds  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
Dan  W.  and  Philena  A.  (Spencer)  Cole.  Res.  (1902)  in  Cornish,  near 
Clarcmont  line.     He  d.  Nov.  14,  1909.     Child: 

i.       Stella  E.,  b.  Feb.  5, 1889;  m.  1909,  George  A.  Young  of  Cornish. 

8.  Robert  W.»  Walker    {Martin  L.»,   Moses',   Peter';    Moses^,   Obadinh<-», 

Thomas--')  b.  July  15,  1871;  m.  Nov.  12,  1891,  Sarah  Marcott  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  Lewis  and  Mary  (Emery)  Marcott.    Their  cliildren,  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       Carlton  W.,  b.  Nov.  13,  1892. 

ii.       Martin  L.,  b.  Aug.  12,  1894. 

iii.      A  son,  b.  in  Claremont,  June  19,  1899. 

9.  Arthur    M.«   Walker    {Martin  L.»,  Moses'',   Peter",   Moses^,   Obadiah*->, 

Thomas^^)  b.  Nov.  19,  1873;  m.  Oct.  24,  1894,  Lula  Bixby  of  Cambridge, 
Vt.,  b.  Nov.  23,  1877,  dau.  of  Charles  and  Georgiana  (Buzzell)  Bixby. 
Children,  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Ruth  L.,  b.  Aug.  2,  1896. 

ii.  Ralph  Arthur,  b.  June  25,  1898. 

iii.  Maude  Estella,  b.  Aug.  5,  1899. 

iv.  Mattie  Olla,  b.  Sept.  20,  1901. 


GENEALOGIES.  391 

Okren  Walker,  b.  Dec.  6,  1867,  came  from  Croydon  to  Cornish  in  the  spring 
of  1901.  He  belongs  to  the  same  lineage  as  others  of  the  name  in 
town;  liis  grandfather,  Joab  Walker,  being  a  brother  of  Peter  Walker, 
the  ancestor  of  the  other  Cornish  Walkers.  He  settled  on  the  Fletcher 
place  in  the  "Hempyard,"  so  called.  He  m.  Jan.  9,  1896,  Ina  Corliss, 
b.  June  25,  1877.  One  child: 
i.       Asa  Obadiah,  b.  Jan.  26,  1897. 

WATSON. 

George,  son  of  Ichabod  and  Mary  (Anise)  Watson,  was  b.  in  Thetford,  Vt., 
about  1798.  He  m.  Martha  Carlton  of  Vershire,  Vt.  Came  to  Cor- 
nish in  1842,  living  at  the  Flat.  Rem.  to  Concord  in  1845,  where  he  d. 
some  years  afterwards.  His  wid.  d.  in  Boston,  Dec.  7,  1885,  aged  80. 
Their  children  were: 

i.       Carlton,  b.  about  1825;  m. .     Had  two  sons. 

ii.       Martha  Ann,  b.  1827;  d.  July  22,  1851,  aged  24. 

iii.     Rhoda,  b.  1830;  m. Hill  of  Concord.     Had  one  child. 

John,  a  brother  of  George,  b.  in  Thetford,  Vt.,  July  11,  1802;  m.  Sept.,  1829, 
Helena  Moore,  dau.  of  James  and  Eunice  (Moore)  Moore.  She  was  b. 
Dec.  11,  1803,  in  Thetford,  and  d.  in  Manchester  April  17,  1886,  aged 
83,  and  was  buried  in  New  Haven,  Conn.  They  came  to  Cornish  about 
the  time  his  brother  George  came;  Uved  on  the  Flat.  He  was  a  black- 
smith, and  received  an  injury  from  a  hot  iron  which  finally  resulted  in 
his  death.  Was  a  devoted  Baptist.  He  d.  July  8,  1844.  His  death 
was  one  of  ecstatic  joy,  for, 

"Jesus  can  make  a  dying  bed. 
Feel  soft  as  downy  pillows  are." 
This  event  left  a  deep  impression  upon  many. 

"To  earth  and  friends  adieu, 
My  Father  calls  me  home." 

(Inscription  on  tombstone.) 
Children : 

i.  William  M.,  b.  Jan.  28,  1831;  m.  1854,  Sarah  Darling  of  New  York 
City.  Had  four  cliildren,  three  dying  young.  Rem.  to  Georgia 
where  she  d.     Soon  after  this  all  trace  of  him  was  lost. 

ii.  Helena  Jerusha,  b.  Jan.  5,  1833;  m.  Sept.  15,  1856,  George  L.  Wood- 
ford of  Winsted,  Conn.,  where  they  res.  Have  had  four  chil- 
dren.    She  d.  Aug.  29,  1901. 

iii.  John  Cyrus,  b.  Aug.  29,  1835;  m.  June  15,  1863,  Ellen  Jane  Law- 
rence of  Windsor,  Vt.  He  was  a  prominent  man  in  New  Haven, 
Conn.,  where  he  lived.  He  d.  Aug.  10,  1910.  They  had  four 
children : 

1.  Fannie  Louise,  b.  Windsor,  Vt.,  May  28,  1864. 

2.  Grace  Burke,  b.  Springfield,  Mass.,  Jan.  9,  1869. 

3.  William  Lawrence,  b.  New  Haven,  Conn.,  June  27,  1876. 

4.  Sophia  Helen,  b.  New  Haven,  Conn.,  Sept.  6,  1877. 


392  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

iv.     CoRALiNN,  b.  Dec.  18,  1838;  rn.  and  rem.  to  California. 

V.       Cordelia,  b.  July  16,  1841.     M.  Juno  18,  18.58,  in  Thetford,  Vt., 

Jerry  S.  Williams  of  Thetford.     Had  three  cliildren.     Res.  iu 

Littleton. 

WELD. 

Joseph'  Weld  came  from  England  in  1G38  and  settled  in  Plymouth,  Mass. 
He  had  a  son,  John=,  b.  Oct.  28,  1623,  who  had  a  son  Joseph',  b.  Sept. 
13,  1650,  who  had  a  son  John«,  b.  Aug.  19,  1689.  He  had  a  son  Moses', 
b.  March  27,  1722.  He  m.  first,  Dec.  6,  1748,  Elizabeth  Holbrook,  b. 
Jan.  13,  1727;  d.  July  11,  1763;  m.  second,  July  11,  1764,  Deborah 
Faulkner,  b.  Aug.  26,  1735;  d.  July  31,  1828.  Had  six  cliildren  by  each 
wife,  all  b.  before  coming  to  town.  In  advanced  life  he  and  Deborah 
came  to  Cornish,  where  they  spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives.  He  d. 
May  10,  1806.     Children  by  Ehzabeth  Holbrook: 

i.  Sarah,  b.  Aug.  11,  1750.  Lived  in  Barnston,  Canada,  where  she 
d.  Oct.  14,  1804. 

2.  ii.       John,  b.  Jan.  3,  1752. 

iii.  Hannah,  b.  Sept.  25,  1754;  m.  March  6,  1777,  Dea.  Josiah  Stone  of 
Cornish.     Eight  children.     (See  Stone.)     She  d.  Oct.  26,  1794. 

3.  iv.     Moses,  b.  Jan.  15,  1757. 

V.       W'alter,  b.  April  24,   1761;    m.  Dec.  11,   1783,  Lucy  Carpenter. 

Nine  children.     He  d.  at  Plattsburg,  N.  Y.,  a  soldier,  in  Dec, 

1813. 
vi.     Nehemiah,  b.  June  30,  1763;  d.  July  11,  1763. 

Children  by  Deborah  Faulkner: 

vii.  Timothy,  b.  Aug.  4,  1765;  m.  first,  Sally  Hammond.  Five  chil- 
dren. She  d.  June  4,  1813;  m.  second,  Abigail  Gifford  and  by 
her  had  four  children. 

viii.  Ebenezer,  b.  Jan.  31,  1768;  and  d.  April  21,  1835,  aged  67.  Never 
m.  Was  the  historian  of  the  Weld  family.  At  his  decease  he 
bequeathed  to  the  Baptist  Church  the  sum  of  $1,200  on  con- 
ditions. 

4.  ix.      Chester,  b.  Aug.  27,  1769. 

X.       Elizabeth,  b.  Oct.  22,  1772;  m.  Moses  Stone.     Two  children.     She 

d.  July  20,  1805. 
xi.      Deborah,  b.  Oct.  16,  1774;  d.  Nov.  20,  1795. 

5.  xii.     Peleg,  b.  July  7,  1780. 

2.  Dea.  John'  Weld  (Afoses*,  John*,  Joseph^,  John^,  Joseph^)  was  b.  Jan. 
4,  1752;  m.  Nov.  26,  1778,  Deborah  Plympton,  b.  Oct.  17,  1757;  d.  Sept. 
10,  1830.  He  d.  Jan.  22,  1834,  aged  82.  He  was  a  thrifty  farmer,  a 
devout  Baptist  and  a  deacon  of  that  chureli.  He  gave  $500  to  it  in  its 
early  histoiy,  beside  other  gifts.  He  built  the  large  brick  house  in 
1812,  afterwards  owned  by  the  town  where  their  poor  were  kept.  It 
is  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Freeman  A.  Johnson.  Children,  all 
b.  in  Cornish: 


GENEALOGIES.  393 

i.  Elizabeth,  b.  Oct.  5,  1779;  m.  April  11,  1805,  Walter  Jackson  of 
Cornish  (his  second  wife).  Five  children.  (See  Jackson.) 
She  d.  Sept.  11,  1855,  aged  76. 

6.  ii.      Daniel,  b.  May  27,  1781. 

iii.     LuciNDA,  b.  Oct.  1,  1783.     Never  m.;  d.  April  20,  1868,  aged  84. 

7.  iv.     John,  b.  Aug.  20,  1785. 

8.  V.       WiLLAKD,  b.  Nov.  22,  1787. 

vi.     Moses,  b.  Sept.  22,  1789;  d.  April  9,  1879. 

9.  vii.    Horace,  b.  Feb.  20,  1792. 

viii.   Eben,  b.   May  7,    1794.     Was  killed  in  battle   at  Williamsburg, 

Canada,  Nov.  11,  1813. 
ix.      Milton,  b.  Nov.  26,  1796;  d.  Jan.  6,  1831. 

3.  MosES"  Weld  {Moses^,  John^,  Joseph',  John^,  Joseph)  was  b.  Jan.  15, 

1757;  m.  May  17,  1781,  Miriam  Harding.  He  was  an  eminent  singer 
and  chorister.  Mr.  Weld  had  been  a  Revolutionary  soldier.  After 
coming  to  Cornish  he  was  town  clerk  a  number  of  years.  A  worthy 
member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  also  its  Dea.  many  years.  A  record 
says  he  and  his  wife  rem.  to  Morristown,  Vt.,  where  they  both  d.  He  d. 
June  22,  1839.  His  wid.  d.  June  26,  1845.  Children  (Nine  girls  and 
no  boys): 

i.       Lucy,  b.  Feb.  22,  1782. 

ii.      Miriam,  b.  Sept.  17,  1784;  m.  Feb.  13,  1807,  Earle  Westgate.     Seven 

children.     (See  Westgate.) 
iii.      Anne,  b.  Aug.  27,  1786;  m.  Jan.  17,  1811,   Jedediah  Bingham  of 

Cornish.     Five  children.     (See  Bingham.)     She  d. . 

iv.     AcHSA,  b.  Jan.  28,  1788;  m.  Joseph  Hadley.     Three  children. 
V.      Cynthia,  b.  May  17,  1790. 

vi.      Gratia,  b.  April  21,  1791;  m. ,  Abraham  Hadley.     Six  children. 

vii.    Betsey,  b.  June  18,  1794;  m.  James  Earle.     Five  children. 

viii.   Hannah,  b.  Sept.  17,  1796. 

ix.      Matilda,  b.  April  14,  1801;  m.  Moses  Terrill.     One  son,  Moses  W. 

b.  Oct.  2,  1826. 

4.  Chester*  Weld  {Moses^,  John*,  Joseph,  John%  Joseph)  was  b.  Aug.  27, 

1769;  m.  first,  Dec.  14,  1800,  Peninnah  Comings  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
Benjamins  and  Mary  (Cooper)  Comings;  b.  June  20,  1777;  and  d.  May 
11,  1810.  He  m.  second,  Dec.  5,  1811,  Mehitable  Pike,  b.  Aug.  30, 
1774.    He  d.  May  21,  1820.     Children  by  Penumeh: 

i.       Moses  Faulkner,  b.  Feb.  8,  1803;  m.  Sept.  16,  1830,  Pamelia 

Hazeltine.     One  child. 
ii.      Newton,  b.  Dec.  23,  1804;  m.  June  28,  1827,  Anna  Austin,  b.  Nov. 

21,  1808. 
iii.     Chester,  b.  April  21,  1807;  m.  July  10, 1837,  Mary  E.  Briggs.     Five 

children, 
iv.     Sukey,  b.  Aug.  28,  1809;  m.  Oct.  21,  1838,  Adna  Tenney.     Two 

children. 


394  msruHV  OF  corxish. 

Children  by  Mchitable  Pike: 

V.      Peninneh,  b.  Aug.  31,  1812. 
vi.     Ebknezer,  b.  Nov.  5,  1814. 
vii.    Gu.\TiA,  b.  Nov.  7,  1816. 

5.  Pelec  Weld  {Moses^,  John*,  Joseph*,  John'-,  Joseph^)  b.  July  7,  1780,  in 
Sturbridgo,  Mas.s.,  youngest  son  of  Moses  and  Deborah  (Faulkner) 
Weld;  ni.  April  27,  1808,  Patty  Foster,  dau.  of  Israel  and  Susanna 
(Bruce)  Foster,  b.  April  10,  1791;  and  d.  Dec.  21,  1834.  They  came  to 
*  Cornish  about  1814,  where  they  spent  the  rest  of  their  lives.  He  d. 
Aug.  30,  1853.  Their  first  three  children  were  b.  in  Dummerston,  Vt., 
the  rest  in  Cornish: 
i.       Susanna,  b.  Jan.  26,  1809;  d.  April  16,  1814. 

10.  ii.      John,  b.  Oct.  2,  1811. 

iii.     Lucy,  b.  May  30,  1813;  d.  March  25,  1841. 

iv.     Susanna  B.,  b.  March  15,  1815;  d.  Sept.  15,  183G. 

V.  Katharine  F.,  b.  Sept.  30,  1816;  m.  Geo.  Bugbee  of  Bridgewater, 
Vt. 

vi.     William  Pitt,  b.  May  24,  1818;  m.  ,  Mary  Jones  of  N.  Y. 

Lived  several  years  in  town  and  kept  the  hotel  near  Windsor 
bridge  and  afterwards  rem.  to  Claremont,  where  he  d.  July  19, 
1889.  She  d.  Feb.  14,  1894.  They  had  two  daughters  both  b. 
in  Claremont.     (By  reque.st  their  records  are  withheld.) 

vii.     Pamelia,  b.  Jan.  12,  1820;  d.  Nov.  19,  1842. 

11.  viii.  Israel  Foster,  b.  Sept.  2,  1822. 

ix.      Cornelia  A.,  b.  April  15,  1823;  m.  May  28,  1845,  Horace  L.  Bart- 

lett  of  Cornish.     Two  children.     (See  Bartlett.)     D.  May  12, 

1861. 
X.       Martha  W.,  b.  March  27,  1825;  m.  Oct.  8,  1850,  Luke  Atwood;  res. 

chiefly  in  Bridgewater  and  Barnard,  Vt.     One  child,  d.  Jan. 

14,  1897. 
xi.      Needham  a.,  b.  Dec.  24,  1828;  m. ,  Sarah  Felch;  res.  a  while 

in  Cornish  and  then  in  Picrmont,  N.  H.,  where  he  d.  Jan.  30, 

1860. 
xii.     Sarah  L.,  b.  May  16,  1834;  and  d.  Feb.  7,  1835. 

6.     Daniel'  Weld  {John*,  Moses^,  John*,  Joseph*,  John^,  Joseph^)  b.  May  27, 

1781;  m. ,  Lydia  Fuller  of  Enosburg,  Vt.,  b.  June  6,  1784;  d.  Nov. 

6,  1846.     Lived  on  the  old  homestead  now  (1903)  owned  by  Freeman 

A.  Johnson.     A  farmer.     He  d.  Sept.   13,   1851.     Children,  all  b.  in 

Cornish  except  the  first  two: 

i.       John  Fuller,  b.  Berkshire,  Vt.,  Dec.  11,  1808;  m.  a  Mormon  wid. 

at  Nauvoo,  111.,  where  as  a  physician  he  practiced  and  spent 

his  life. 

12.  ii.       Daniel,  b.  in  Berkshire,  Vt.,  Nov.  20,  1810. 

iii.      Moses,  b.  Jan.  18,  1813;  m.  May  14,  1846,  Olive  Comstock  of  Edin- 
burg.  Me.     Several  children.     Res.,  Greenbush,  Me. 


GENEALOGIES.  395 

iv.      Eben,  b.  Jan.  4,  1815.     Went  west  and  all  trace  of  him  was  lost. 

After  several  years  he  was  reported  "drowTied  in  Oregon." 
V.       Martin,  b.  Oct.  15,  1817.     A  blacksmith  and  lived  in  Groton,  Vt. 

Three  children, 
vi.     Charles  STE^^:NS,  b.  May  5,  1819.     He  never  m.     A  teacher  for 

years  in  Mass.  and  in  Baltimore,  Md.     Lived  after  this  chiefly 

in  Greenbusli,  Me.,  with  his  brother  Moses.     He  d.  Sept.  25, 

1891. 

7.  John"  Weld  {John'^,  Moses',  John^,  Joseph^,  John"-,  Joseph)  was  b.  Aug. 

20,  1785;  m.  Aug.  26,  1811,  Mary  Hilhard  of  Cornish,  eldest  dau.  of 
Amos  Avery  and  Sarah  (Huggins)  Hilhard,  b.  Dec.  9,  1794;  d.  March 
12,  1862.  A  farmer  and  lived  on  the  farm  since  owned  and  occupied 
by  Levi  R.  Dole.  The  last  few  j-ears  of  his  life  he  lived  on  the  old 
homestead  on  the  hill.  He  d.  Dec.  3,  1867.  Children,  all  b.  in  Cor- 
nish: 

i.        Harvey,  b.  Feb.  9,  1812.     Went  west;  died  young,  unm. 

ii.       Mary,  b.  Feb.  8,  1814;  m.  Nov.  9,  1837,  Aurin  Johnson  of  Cornish. 

Three  children.     (See  Johnson.)     She  d.  June  26,  1874. 
iii.      Eliza,  b.  Jan.  15,  1816;  m. ,  Lorenzo  ^Morrison.     Lived  chiefly 

in  Claremont.     Two  children;  d.  Aug.  21,  1884,  in  Cornish. 

13.  iv.     George  Washington,  b.  Dec.  28,  1817. 

V.       Chester  Franklin,  b.  Jan.  23,  1820;  m.  ,  Annette  Tenny  of 

_  Windsor,  Vt.     Three  cliildren.     An  engineer;  d.  Sept.  21,  1887, 

in  Lowell,  Mass. 

vi.      SoPHRO^^A,  b.  March  18,  1822;  d.  April  7,  1881.     Never  m. 

vii.  Deborah  P.,  b.  Oct.  17,  1824;  m.  April  15,  1852,  William  C.  Smith 
of  Cornish.     Three  children.     (See  Smith.)     She  d.  . 

viii.  John  A.,  b.  INIay  19, 1827;  m.  Oct.  12,  1853,  Maria  A.  Smith  of  Green- 
bush,  Mass.  Two  children.  A  silver  plater.  Went  west  in 
1867;  and  d.  June  14,  1875,  in  Brighton,  111. 

14.  ix.      Hiram  M.,  b.  April  12,  1831. 

X.  Har\t:y,  2d,  b.  Feb.  17,  1837;  m.  April  23,  1871,  Isabel  Horner  of 
Lowell,  Mass.  One  child.  A  plumber.  Was  a  soldier  in  the 
6th  Regt.,  INIass.  Vols.;  d.  in  Soldiers'  Home,  Chelsea,  Mass., 
Nov.  12,  1903. 

8.  WiLL.\RD'  Weld  (John^,  Moses^,  John*,  Joseph',  John";  Joseph)  b.  Nov. 

22,  1787;  m.  Jan.  26,  1824,  Alice  Luther  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Caleb  and 
Rebecca  (Brown)  Luther,  b.  Sept.  7,  1792;  d.  Feb.  3,  1869.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  alwaj's  Uved  in  town.  He  d.  March  13,  1871,  aged  83. 
Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

15.  i.       Henry  A.,  b.  Oct.  23,  1826. 

ii.  Lucinda  Jane,  b.  May  9,  1831;  m.  June  27,  1868,  Samuel  M.  Sher- 
burne of  Cornish  (second  wife).     No  issue.     D.  April  11,  1896. 

16.  iii.     Albert,  b.  June  28,  1836. 


396  HISTORY  OF  COI?NISIT. 

9.  Horace'  Weld  {John»,  Moscs^,  John*,  Joseph^,  John^,  Joseph)  b.  Feb. 

20,  1792;  m.  Oct.  7,  1816,  Huldah  Jackson  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Lieut. 
Eleazer  and  Huldah  (Dresser)  Jackson,  b.  Dec.  29,  1795;  and  d.  Nov. 
15,  1847.  He  was  a  tanner  and  harness  maker,  also  hotel  keeper  on  the 
Flat  several  years.  He  gave  the  land  whereon  the  Baptist  Church  now 
stands.     He  d.  April  5,  1859.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

17.  i.       George,  b.  Dec.  13,  1817. 

ii.  Horace  Plympton,  b.  March  21,  1S21;  m.  — — ,  Martha  Cha.se  of 
Cornish,  dau.  of  Theodore  and  .Judith  (Bryant)  Chase,  b.  April 
13,  1820.  They  had  four  children:  1.  Blanche.  2.  Bertha. 
3.  Martha.  4.  A  son.  He  enlisted  in  the  11th  Mass.  Vols., 
and  d.  by  accident  while  in  service. 

iii.      LoviSA  Maria,  b.  May  11,  1822;  never  m.     She  d.  June  3,  1850. 

iv.     Charles  Dresser,  b.  May  5,  1824;  m. ,  Phebe .     Four 

children.     Lived  in  Boston,  where  he  d. . 

V.       Hiram  B.,  b.  Jan.  8,  1826;  d.  :\rarch  26,  1827. 

10.  John'  Weld  {Peleg^,  Moses^,  John*,  Joseph^,  John^,  Joseph^)  h.  Oct.  2, 

1811,  in  Dummerston,  Vt.  Came  to  town  with  his  parents  when  three 
years  of  age.  M.  Sept.  17,  1844,  Anna  F.  Bartlett  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
John  and  Polly  (Williams)  Bartlett;  b.  Dec.  22,  1819;  and  d.  Oct.  4, 
1898.  He  was  possessed  of  a  very  retentive  memory  and  sound  judg- 
ment, and  was  much  respected.  Was  a  tanner,  shoemaker,  also  a 
farmer.     He  d.  Jan.  25,  1899,  aged  87.     Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.        Eliza,  b.  July  18,  1845;  m.  first,  March  1,  1866,  Lorenzo  Bird;  m. 

second,  Nov.  20,  1879,  Barney,  who  d.  Feb.  22,  1899. 

No  children.     Res.  in  E.  Alstead. 
ii.      Fred  D.,  b.  April  23,  1850.     Lives  in  Brattleboro,  Vt.,  where  he  is 

in  the  cmploj^  of  the  Estey  Organ  Co. 
iii.     Edna  L.,  b.  June  11,  1853;  was  killed  by  a  fall  July  4,  1856.     (See 

Casualties.) 

18.  iv.     Frank  E.,  b.  May  23,  1859. 

11.  Israel  Foster'  Weld  {Pelegf;  Moses^,  John*,  Joseph',  John^,  Joseph)  b. 

Sept.  2,  1821;  m.  May  2,  1854,  Susan  J;  Maynard,  dau.  of  Daniel  F. 
and  Polly  (Newhall)  Maynard  of  Claremont.  He  res.  chiefly  in 
Claremont.  Employed  in  paper  mill.  He  d.  April  28,  1864.  Chil- 
dren: 

i.       Emma    Geneive,    b.    March    9,    1855;    d.    July     19,    1857.     (See 

Casualties.) 
ii.      Stella  Mary,  b.  Sept.  21,  1856;  m.  Sept.  12,  1876,  George  W.  Jewett 

of  Claremont. 
iii.     Jennie  Maria,  b.  Aug.  9,  1858;  m.  Jimc  8,  1893,  J.  W.  Estabrook 

of  Leominster,  Mass. 
iv.     Foster  Maynard,  b.  Oct.  11,  1861;  unm.     In  trade  in  Leominster, 

Mass. 


GENEALOGIES.  397 

12.  Daniels  Weld  {DanielT,  John',  Moses^,  John*,  Joseph'',  John^,  Joseph) 

was  b.  in  Berkshire,  Vt.,  Nov.  20,  1810;  m. ,  Mary  Harlow  of  Cor- 
nish, adopted  dau.  of  Robert  and  Charity  (Barrows)  Harlow,  b.  Jan. 
14,  1814;  d.  Sept.  25,  1858.     He  d.  Dec.  2,  1848.     Children: 

i.        A  child  unnamed,  d.  Oct.  28,  1838,  aged  four  weeks. 

ii.  AcHSA  Jane,  b.  Aug.  26,  1839;  m.  Nov.  21,  1861,  David  L.  Wood  of 
Hancock,  a  soldier  of  the  Civil  War,  who  d.  in  the  service  July 
9,  1863.     She  is  living  (1904)  in  Cambridge,  Mass.     No  children. 

iii.  Austin  Fuller,  b.  Sept.  8,  1841.  Adopted  by  his  uncle  (Fuller)  for 
whom  he  had  been  named,  and  his  name  changed  to  Austin 
Weld  Fuller;  m.  April  25,  1867,  Mary  Robbins  of  Washington, 
N.  C.  No  children,  A  soldier  of  the  Civil  War,  enlisting  from 
Vt.  Lives  in  St.  Albans,  Vt.,  in  the  furniture  business  twenty- 
five  years,  also  postmaster  under  President  Harrison. 

iv.  Lydia  Fuller,  b.  June  21,  1843;  m.  first,  Jan.  1,  1866,  Frank  M. 
Cummings  of  Hancock.  He  d.  Feb.  14,  1869.  One  cliild.  She 
m.  second,  Nov.  27,  1884,  Noyes  B.  Herrick,  Ashburnham, 
Mass.     No  issue. 

13.  George  W.*  Weld  {John''-^,  Moses^,  John*,  Joseph^,  John^,  Joseph^)  was  b. 

Nov.  28,  1817;  m.  Oct.  13,  1844,  Nancy  Moore,  formerly  of  Lyman, 
b.  April  17,  1822;  d.  Jan.  7,  1895.  In  March,  1863,  they  rem.  to 
Brighton,  111.,  where  they  spent  the  rest  of  their  lives.  While  in  Cornish 
he  was  selectman  several  years.  Was  a  farmer  both  in  N.  H.  and  III. 
He  d.  March  8,  1903.     Childi-en: 

i.  Addie  a.,  b.  in  Cornish,  Oct.  1,  1845;  m.  Dec.  30,  1880,  in  Brighton, 
111.,  Joseph  C.  Greely,  formerly  of  Lyndon,  Vt. 

ii.       James  M.,  b.  Cornish,  May  27,  1847;  unm. 

iii.      Edson  M.,  b.  Cornish,  May  30,  1850;  unm. 

iv.  Emily  M.,  b.  Cornish,  Aug.  23,  1852;  m.  March  18,  1879,  John  E. 
Sweetser.     One  dau. 

V.       George  W.,  Jr.,  b.  Brighton,  Aug.  26,  1864;  d.  July  14,  1865. 

vi.  Minnie  A.,  b.  Brighton,  Feb.  8,  1868;  m.  Aug.  20,  1891,  Samuel  D. 
Eddington.     Three  daus. 

14.  Hiram  M.s  Weld  {John''-\  Moses^,  John*,  Joseph^,  John^,  Joseph)  was  b. 

April  12,  1831;  m.  first,  Oct.  3,  1860,  Alice  M.  Hamblet,  dau.  of  Daniel 
and  Eliza  (Spaulding)  Hamblet,  b.  Dec.  20,  1832;  and  d.  March  20, 
1881.  Before  his  m.  he  spent  a  few  years  in  Cal.,  acquiring  a  love  for 
that  section  which  seemed  inherited  by  his  children  as  several  of  them 
have  tried  their  fortunes  there.  He  lived  on  his  return  in  the  stone  house 
built  by  Mr.  Hamblet.  A  farmer  and  butcher.  He  m.  second,  Jan. 
17,  1888,  Nellie  M.  Gillingham.  No  issue.  She  d.  Feb.  13,  1890.  He 
d.  May  8,  1901,  in  Claremont.     Children,  all  by  Alice  and  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Lizzie  A.,  b.  Aug.  23,  1861.  Lives  in  Cal.;  m.  March  6,  1883,  Alden 
Farns  worth. 


398 


HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 


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Hattie  a.,  b.  June  11,  1863;  m.  July  8,  1883,  William  D.  Dow  of 
Cornish.     She  d.  in  Cal.,  Sept.  12,  1889.     No  issue. 

Danikl  Hamhlkt,  b.  May  28,  1864. 

Fred  Hewlett,  b.  April  14,  1865.  Settled  in  Cal.;  m.  Dec.  25,  1890. 
Two  children  in  1895. 

Katie,  b.  Aug.  21,  1866;  d.  Sept.  9,  1866. 

Ada  May,  b.  Jan.  8,  1871.     Lives  in  Cal. 


Henky  a.  Weld. 


15.  Henry  A.'  Weld  {Willard^,  John;  Moses;  John*,  Joseph*,  John;  Joseph^) 
h.  Oct.  23,  1826;  m.  April  15,  1852,  Eliza  Ann  Norris,  dau.  of  Philo  and 
Angeline  (Stone)  Xorris,  b.  Sept.  6,  1829;  d.  Jan.  4,  1907.  A  farmer 
owninp;  and  occupying  (1903)  the  Jonathan  Chase  estate  overlooking 
^\'indsor  and  the  Connecticut  river.  He  d.  Oct.  22,  1907.  Children, 
all  b.  in  Cornish: 

20.  i.       Frank  H.,  b.  Feb.  19,  18.53. 

ii.       Angie  Euza,  b.  F.b.  8,  1857;  m.  Nov.  19,  1879,  Benj.  T.  Harlow 


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GENEALOGIES.  399 

then  of  Cornish.     Lives  in  Claremont.     One  child,  Ruth,  b. 

July  13,  1886.  iHJ 

iii.      Fred  Norris,  b.  Jan.  22,  1866;  m.  Feb.  13,  1907,  Adelia  M.  Sharpe. 

Their  first  child,  a  dau.,  was  b.  May  16, 1908.  Selectman  1909-10. 

16.  Alberts  Weld  {Willardi,  John%  Moses^,  John*,  Joseph^,  John'',  Joseph) 
was  b.  June  28,  1836;  m.  Dec.  4,  1867,  Lucy  C.  Comings  of  Cornish, 


I\AN  C.  Weld. 

dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Rebecca  (Westgate)  Comings,  b.  March  8,  1843. 

A  farmer  and  lived  on  the  homestead  of  his  father  till  ,  when  he 

sold  his  farm  and  rem.  to  the  Flat.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 
i.        Charles  Henry,  b.  Oct.  14,  1868.     A  prosperous  farmer. 
ii.       Ivan  Comings,  b.  June  2, 1873.     He  early  became  interested  and  pro- 
ficient in  dairy  work.     After  much  experience  in  creamery  work, 
he  became  head  of   the  dairy  dept.  of  the  N.  H.  Agricultural 
College  and  Experiment  Station  at  Durham,  which  position  he 


400  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

held  six  years.  After  this  he  became  dairy  investigator  for  the 
U.  S.  Dept.  of  Agriciihure  at  Washington,  D.  C,  which  position 
he  still  holds.  He  is  active  and  successful  in  improving  the  milk 
supplies  of  cities  in  all  parts  of  the  country.  Has  travelled  ex- 
tensivelj',  both  in  the  U.  S.  and  western  Europe,  observing  dairy 
conditions  and  seeking  their  improvement.  He  m.  June  14, 
1905,  Lena  B.  Rowley.  They  have  one  child:  Ruth,  b.  Feb. 
1,  1910.  Res.  in  Washington,  D.  C. 
iii.      Lucy  Jane,  b.  May  19,  1876;  d.  Aug.  4,  1889. 

17.  George'  Weld  (Horace,  John*,  Moses\  John*,  Joseph,  John^,  Josrph) 

was  b.  Dec.  13,  1817;  m.  April  9,  1843,  Maria  Chase  of  Cornish,  dau.  of 
Theodore  and  Judith  (Bryant)  Chase,  b.  Nov.  18,  1821;  d.  Sept.  9. 
1894.  For  manj^  years  a  teacher  of  schools  in  N.H.  and  Mass.  Served 
as  drum  major  in  the  home  militia,  hence  received  the  title  of  major. 
He  d.  Jan.  6,  1883.     Children : 

i.        Frances  Maria,  b.  Jan.  11,  1844;  d.  Sept.  8,  1847. 

ii.      Sarah  Abiue,  b.  Feb.  16,  1846;  m.  July  20,  1862,  Charles  N.  Hilliard 

of  Cornish.     Three  children.     (See  Hilliard.)     She  d.  Oct.  16, 
1874. 
iii.     Louis  Edward,  b.  Nov.  12,  1848;  m.  July  10,  1873,  Hattie  E.  Bailey 

of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Andrew  and  Sarah  (McCallister)  Bailey, 

b.  May  28,  1859;  d.  May  13,  1892.     No  children, 
iv.     Louisa  Maria,  b.  Feb.  19,  1852;  m.  Jan.  7,  1874,  Nathan  E.  Bugbee 

then  of  Windsor,  Vt.     Lives  in  Fitchburg,  Mass. 
V.      Ida  May,  b.  Nov.  29,  1854;  d.  Aug.  10,  1856. 
vi.     Frances  Ida,  b.  June  3,  1857;  m.  March  15,  1879,  Fred  D.  Wiley. 

No  children.     She  d.  April  26,  1882. 
vii.     Georgiana,  b.  Dec.  31,  1859;  m.  Dec.  31,  1884,  Seth  R.  Cole  (second 

wife)    then  of  Cornish.     One   child.     (See   Cole.)     She   d.   in 

Claremont,  April  27,  1896. 
viii.    Martha  Etta,  b.  Oct.  26,  1862. 
ix.      George,  Jr.,  b.  May  1,  1865;  d.  Dec.  1,  1869. 
X.       Nellie  Judith,  b.  Aug.  26,  1867;  m.  March  5,  1889,  Will  E.  Putnam 

of  Claremont.     Two  children.     She  d.  Dec.  12,  1903,  in  Bing- 

hamton,  N.  Y .,  where  they  had  recently  settled. 

18.  Frank  E. 8 Weld  {Johw,  Peleg*,  Moses^,  John*,  Joseph^,  John'-,  Joseph)  ■was 

b.  May  23,  1859;  m.  Sept.  13,  1887,  Mabel  Nora  Mace,  b.  Dec.  13, 
1868.  Lived  in  Cornish  till  1900,  and  then  rem.  to  Arctic,  R.  I.  Have 
recently  rem.  to  Charlcstown.  A  farmer  and  worker  in  leather,  also  a 
florist.     One  child: 

i.       Oscar  Deane,  b.  Aug.  22,  1894. 

19.  Daniel  H.»  Weld  {Hiram*,  Johyv-',  Hoses';  John*,  Joseph,  John'-,  Joseph) 

was  b.  May  28,  1864.  Lives  in  the  stone  house  built  by  his  grandfather. 
A  farmer  and  butcher;  m.  Sept.  4,  1894,  Lizzie  M.  Sturtevant  of  Cor- 
nish.    Children,  all  b.  in  town: 


GENEALOGIES.  401 

i.  Ada  Alice,  b.  Dec.  30,  1896. 

ii.  Ruth  May,  b.  Feb.  11,  1899. 

iii.  A  son,  b.  Oct.  31,  1903. 

iv.  A  dau.,  b.  July  8,  1905. 

V.  A  dau.,  b.  March  21,  1907,  and  d.  the  same  day. 

vi.  A  son,  b.  July  11,  1908. 

20.  Frank  H.'  Weld  {Henry  A.*,  Willard'',  John\  Moses^,  John*,  Joseph*, 
John";  Joseph)  was  b.  Feb.  19,  1853;  m.  first,  Oct.  23,  1877,  JuUa  E. 
Bartlett  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Edwin  P.  and  Emeline  (Wood)  Bartlett,  b. 
Nov.  19,  1855;  and  d.  Sept.  4,  1884;  m.  second,  March  24,  1886,  Ada  H, 
Hilliard  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Bryant)  Hilliard,  b.  July 
22,  1855.    Children:  one  by  each  wife,  and  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Ana  E.,  b.  June  3,  1882;  m.  March  7, 1905,  Oscar  Lewis  of  Randolph, 

Vt. 
ii.      Henry  Hilliard,  b.  Feb.  21,  1892. 

Walter  Weld,  a  son  of  Moses  and  Elizabeth  (Holbrook)  Weld,  was  b.  April 
24,  1761;  m.  Dec.  11,  1783,  Lucy  Carpenter.  It  is  said  they  had  nine 
children,  but  the  first  seven  only  are  found  on  record.  He  enlisted  in 
the  War  of  1812;  and  d.  at  Plattsburg,  N.  Y.,  Dec,  1813.  Children  all 
b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Bela,  b.  Dec.  14,  1784. 

ii.  Sarah,  b.  May  1,  1786. 

iii.  LrcY,  b.  Jan.  29,  1788. 

iv.  Timothy,  b.  Feb.  26,  1790. 

V.  Walter,  Jr.,  b.  June  27,  1791. 

vi.  Zebina,  b.  INIay  22,  1793. 

vii.  Chester,  b.  Dec.  27,  1794. 

W^LLMAN. 

Rev.  James  Wellman  was  b.  in  Lynn  End,  now  L>Tinfield,  Mass.,  May  10, 
1723.  Was  a  graduate  of  Harvard,  in  class  of  1744.  He  was  the  ances- 
tor of  all  the  name  who  have  since  hved  in  town.  His  first  settlement 
in  the  ministry  occurred  Oct.  7,  1747,  when  he  was  ordained  over  the 
Second  Cong.  Church  in  Sutton,  Mass.  The  church  was  newly  organ- 
ized vnth.  a  membership  of  sevent}^  and  gave  a  promise  of  a  useful  career. 
He,  however,  served  the  church  but  thirteen  j'ears.  His  connection 
with  the  church  had  not  been  pleasant,  especially  during  his  last  years, 
and  his  ministry  had  been  prosecuted  vmder  considerable  difficulty, 
owing  to  differences  that  had  arisen  between  him  and  his  people.  A 
council  was  summoned  wliich  recommended  his  resignation.  He 
accordingly'  resigned  and  was  dismissed  July  22,  1760.  Mr.  Wellman 
was  a  man'  of  high  moral  tone,  inflexible  and  outspoken  in  all  matters 
of  conscience,  which  frequenth^  contributed  to  ahenation  of  affection 
between  him  and  Iiis  people.  A  man  of  great  abilitj',  a  fine  scholar  for 
27-n 


402  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

his  time,  excelling  in  knowledge  of  the  Hebrew  language.  During  the 
first  three  years  after  the  settlement  of  Cornish  the  people  had  no  settled 
preacher  among  them  and  they  began  to  hunger  for  the  preached  word. 
On  the  14th  of  April,  1768,  they  called  a  meeting  of  the  town  to  take 
action  about  settling  a  minister  among  them.  The  meeting  occurred 
on  the  28th  following.     At  this  meeting  they  voted  to  extend  a  call  to 


Rev.  James  Wellman. 

First  Settled  Minister  in  Cornish — 1768. 


Rev.  James  W  ellman  to  settle  among  them,  and  chose  a  committee  to 
carry  out  their  wishes,  and  to  make  arrangements  with  Mr.  Wellman. 
He  accepted  their  call,  came  to  Cornish  and  was  installed  as  "minister 
and  pa.stor  of  the  church  and  towns  of  Cornish  and  Windsor,  Sept.  29, 
17(38."  He  wa.'^  therefore  the  first  gospel  preacher  of  the  first  church 
gathered  in  town.  (See  Cong.  Church  History.)  After  this,  in  1792, 
he  received  the  degree  of  A.M.  from  Dartmouth  College.  He  repre- 
sented the  town  five  years  in  the  legislature,  1789-9.3. 


GENEALOGIES.  403 

During  the  early  part  of  his  ministry  in  Sutton,  he  m.  Nov.  8,  1750, 
Sarah  Barnard,  who  was  b.  in  Watertown,  Mass.,  July  11,  1729;  and  d. 
in  Cornish  Jan.  27,  1814.  He  d.  Dec.  18,  1808,  aged  85.  Both  were 
buried  in  town.  The  first  seven  of  their  children  were  b.  in  Sutton  and 
the  rest  in  Cornish: 

i.  Sarah,  b.  June  20,  1752;  m.  Jan.  16,  1776,  Nathaniel  Dustin.  They 
hved  in  Cornish,  and  had  eight  children.  (See  Dustin.)  She 
d.  June  21,  1803. 

2.  ii.      James,  b.  July  30,  1754. 

3.  iii.     Isaac,  b.  Feb.  4,  1757. 

4.  iv.     Solomon,  b.  Dec.  8,  1758. 

V.      Joshua,  1st,  b.  Nov.  16,  1760;  d.  Nov.  29,  1760. 

vi.  Martha,  b.  Aug.  11,  1763;  m.  first.  May  27,  1781,  Dr.  Ebenezer 
Wright  of  Plainfield.  They  buried  an  infant  son  in  town, 
Loanuni,  who  d.  July  20,  1785.  Dr.  Wright  lived  near  Cornish 
line  and  practiced  in  both  towns.  He  d.  Oct.  28,  1798.  His 
wid.  m.  second,  Dec.  30,  1802,  Barnabas  Tisdale,  a  lawyer,  who 
d.  in  1860.     She  d.  Nov.  6,  1839. 

vii.  Joshua,  2d,  b.  May  24,  1766.  He  was  a  phj-sician  and  practiced 
awhile  in  Cornish.     He  d.  unm.  June  20,  1806. 

viii.  Lemuel,  b.  Jan.  3,  1770,  in  Cornish;  m.  Esther  Steele  Russell  of 
Piermont.  He  was  a  physician  at  Piermont  and  had  great  suc- 
cess in  curing  the  "black  fever."  He  d.  at  Warner,  Vt.,  Nov. 
14,  1815. 

ix.      Barnard,  b.  March  9, 1773,  in  Cornish;  d.  April  7, 1773. 

I.  James2  Wellil^n  (James^)  was  b.  July  30,  1754;  m.  March  30,  1788, 
Althea  Ripley  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  William  and  Lydia  (Brewster)  Ripley, 
b.  in  Windham,  Conn.,  Jan.  11,  1761;  d.  Oct.  15,  1841.  Mr.  Welknan 
d.  Nov.  28,  1841.     Children,  aU  b.  m  Cornish: 

5.  i.        JA.MES  Ripley,  b.  Feb.  21,  1789. 

ii.  Althea,  b.  Nov.  14,  1790;  m.  Nov.  30,  1815,  Benjamin  Comings  of 
Cornish.  Three  children.  (See  Comings.)  She  d.  Jan.  10, 
1879,  at  the  home  of  her  son  Benj.  Newton  Comings  in  New 
Britain,  Conn. 

iii.  Lucy,  b.  March  7,  1794;  m.  Jan.  13,  1818,  Joshua  Wjonan  of  Cornish. 
Four  cliildren.     (See  Wj-man.)     She  d.  Feb.  12,  1863. 

6.  iv.     Joshua  Barnard,  b.  Feb.  10,  1797. 

i.     Is.'^AC^  Wellman  (James^)  h.  Feb.  4,  1757;  m.  Oct.  7,  1805,  ^Slercy  Colton 

of  Grantham,  dau.  of ;  b.  in  1776;  d.  April  7,  1845.     Mr.  Wellman 

lived  on  the  farm  where  Arthur  Walker  now  res.  This  farm  is  a  part 
of  the  land  allotted  the  first  settled  minister  in  Cornish  (Rev.  James 
Wellman)  and  his  son  first  went  on  to  it  and  continued  there.  He  d. 
Dec.  6,  1840.     Children,  two  daughters,  both  b.  in  town: 

i.        Oracle  Adeline,  b.  Nov.  13,  1806;  d.  unm.  March  1,  1840. 


404  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

ii.  Eliza,  b.  March  6,  1S09;  in.  July  19,  1849,  Levi  Nichols  Barnard  of 
SprinKfielil,  Vt.  They  had  one  son,  Isaac.  (See  Barnard.)  She 
d.  Feb.  12,  1893,  in  Sprinnlicld,  Vt.     She  was  buried  in  Cornish. 

4.  Solomon'  Well.\i.\n  (Jamcs^)  wjxs  b.  Dec.  8,  1758;  m.  July  6,  1787,  Molly 

Putnam  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Daniel  and  Anna  (Chase)  Putnam,  b. 
March  30,  1709;  d.  Aug.  .5,  1848.  Mr.  Wellinan  d.  Jan.  21,  1841. 
They  lived  on  the  river  road  below  Mr.  Putnam's.  Children,  both  b. 
in  town: 

i.       Solomon,  Jr.,  b.  Oct.  15,  1787;  d.  unm.  Dec.  5,  1865. 
ii.       Mauy.  b.  Dec,  1790;  d.  unm.,  Dec.  28,  1864. 

5.  .James  Ripley*  Wellman  (James^^)  was  b.  Feb.  21,  1789;  m.  Sept.  22, 

1819,  Phebe  Wyman  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Joshua  and  Miriam  (Richard- 
son) Wyman,  b.  Oct.  31,  1796;  and  d.  May  6,  1885.  She  largely  inher- 
ited the  worth}^  traits  of  her  excellent  mother,  was  well  informed  and 
posse.ssed  great  loveliness  of  character.  He  was  a  model  farmer,  retir- 
ing and  unobtrusive,  and  a  man  of  fine  sense,  of  good  ability  and  consist- 
ent piety.  For  many  years  he  was  Dea.  of  the  Congregational  Church. 
He  d.  Nov.  1,  1860.     Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.  Phebe  Aurilla,  b.  July  13,  1820;  m.  Jan.  1,  1854,  .\lfred  Hitchcock, 
M.D.,  of  Fitchburg,  Mass.  She  had  four  children:  1.  Edward 
WjT7ian,  b.  Oct.  27,  1853;  and  d.  Sept.  11,  1864.  2.  James  Rip- 
ley Wellman,  b.  July  3,  1857.  3.  Henry  Wellman,  b.  Sept.  5, 
1860;  and  d.  April  3,  1862.  4.  A  child  that  d.  in  infancy. 
Phebe  Aurilla  d.  Nov.  28,  1862. 

ii.       Joshua  Wyman,  b.  Nov.  28,  1821.     (See  sketch.) 

iii.      Mary  Sophia,  b.  Dec.  20,  1823;  d.  Jan.  10,  1842. 

iv.  Fidelia,  b.  Aug.  13,  1825;  m.  Sept.  16,  1856,  Homer  O.  Hitchcock, 
M.D.,  a  physician  in  Kalamazoo,  Mich.  Three  children:  1. 
Charles  AVellman,  b.  July  26,  1858,  a  i)hysician.  2.  Albert 
^^'ellman,  b.  Jan.  19,  1861,  a  preacher.  3.  Kate  Aurilla  Well- 
man,  b.  Dec.  16,  1863. 

v.  Catharine  Hamulet,  b.  May  31,  1827;  never  married;  was  an  in- 
vahd;  d.  in  Fitchburg,  Mass.,  Jan.  24,  1893. 

vi.  James  Ripley,  Jr.,  b.  July  27,  1829;  m.  May  2, 1861,  Louise  H.  Wood 
of  Fitchburg,  Ma.ss.  No  children.  Grad.  Medical  Dept., 
Dartmouth  College  in  1856.  Attended  medical  lectures  a 
year  in  Edinburgh  and  Paris.  Began  practice  in  Fitchburg, 
Mass.  A  brilliant  career  seemed  opening  before  liim  when 
consumption  l)rnught  all  his  earthly  prospects  to  a  fatal  termi- 
nation, July  25,  1801. 
7.  vii.    Albert  Erasmu.s,  b.  Feb.  21,  1838. 

6.  Joshua  Bar.naud'  Wellman  (James^-^)  was  b.  Feb.  10,   1797;  m.  Dec. 

18,  1827,  Lucy  Hough  of  Lebanon,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  (Hyde) 


GENEALOGIES. 


405 


Hough,  b.  Feb.  18,  1804;  d.  Feb.  28,  1891.  Mr.  Wellman  was  a  highly 
respected  and  beloved  citizen;  quiet  and  unobtrusive.  He  was  a  model 
farmer.  His  help  always  considered  themselves  fortunate  to  be  in  his 
employ.  Spent  his  entire  life  in  town,  upon  the  farm  owned  by  his 
father.     He  d.  June  9,  1887.     Children: 


1. 
ii. 


ui. 


Albert  E.  Wellman. 

(See  sketch,  page  406.) 

An  infant  son,  that  d.  June  15,  1830. 

Lucy,  b.  Aug.  31,  1833;  m.  Nov.  17,  1870,  Jonathan  Wyman  of  Cor- 
nish.    Two  children.     (See  Wyman.) 

Horace  Barnard,  b.  Nov.  14,  1838;  m.  Oct.  5,  1864,  Caroline  Ma- 
tilda Powers  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Larnard  and  Ruby  (Barton) 
Powers,  b.  in  1837.  After  a  few  years  they  separated.  He 
went  to  Mo.  where  he  engaged  in  stock  and  grain  growing. 
They  had  one  cliild:  Ada  Powers,  b.  in  Cornish,  Oct.  5,  1867; 
m.  Oct.,  1895,  Nelson  Morgan  of  Springfield,  where  they  res. 
Mr.  Wellman  d.  March  22,  1909,  in  New  York  City. 


406  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

7.  Albert  Erasmus*  Wellman  (James  Ripley^  Jarnes^^)  wash.  Feb.  21,  1838, 
m.  Jan.  6,  1864,  Emily  D.  Hall  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Dr.  Lyman  and  Mary 
(Dodge)  Hall,  b.  May  15,  1841.  He  was  educated  in  the  schools  of 
Cornish  and  at  Kimball  Union  Academy.  He  taught  school  in  Mich- 
igan. His  intention  was  to  study  medicine,  but  before  he  could  realize 
this  ambition  he  was  called  home  by  the  ill-health  of  his  father.  His 
presence  there  was  considered  indispensable,  and  he  gave  up  other  plans 
to  settle  in  CornLsh  and  assume  the  care  of  his  mother  and  invalid 
sister.  He  was  an  upright,  well-beloved  citizen,  and  his  life  was  one 
of  great  unselfishness  and  devotion  to  duty.  He  was  a  prominent 
member  of  the  Congregational  Church,  a  member  of  the  school  board 
for  several  years,  one  of  the  board  of  selectmen  1885-87,  and  a  repre- 
sentative in  the  X.  H.  legislature  in  1889-90.  His  health  faiUng,  he 
went  to  a  hospital  in  Burlington,  Vt.,  for  treatment  where  he  d.  July 
18,  1892.     (See  photo  on  page  405.)     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       James  Albert,  b.  May  4,  1867.     (See  sketch.) 

ii.  Louise  Caroline,  b.  April  10,  1871.  A  graduate  of  Northfield 
(Mass.)  Seminary;  Plymouth  (N.  H.)  State  Normal  School; 
two  years  special  course  in  Radcliffe  College;  has  since  taught  in 
Littleton,  N.  H.,  Brookline,  Mass.;  Penn  Charter  School,  Phil- 
adelphia, Pa.;  is  secretary  of  the  State  Normal  School  in  Salem, 
Mass. 

iii.  Clara  Emily,  b.  Feb.  25, 1881 .  A  graduate  of  Littleton  High  School; 
Brookline  (Mass.)  High  School;  Framingham  (Mass.)  Normal 
School,  supplemented  by  one  year  in  Radcliffe  College.  Has  since 
taught  in  Fairhaven  and  Brockton,  Mass.  She  m.  Dec.  26, 
1908,  Leslie  Bojoiton  Farr  of  Littleton,  with  res.  in  New  York 
City.     He  is  president  of  the  Harlem  Contracting  Company. 

'WT5STGATE. 

The  Westgates  of  Plainfield  and  Cornish  all  trace  to  a  common  ancestrj'', 
who  came  from  Tiverton,  R.  I.  They  chose  mainly  the  town  of  Plainfield 
as  their  first  place  of  settlement. 

George'  Westgate  of  War^sack,  son  of  Robert  and  Sarah  Westgate,  was  b. 
April  24,  1688;  m.  Oct.  5,  1727,  Elizabeth  Earl.     Their  children  were: 

i.  George,  b.  Sept.  16,  1728;  m.  July  6,  1761,  Elizabeth  Durfee  of 
Tiverton,  R.  I. 

2.  ii.      John,  b.  Feb.  1,  1731. 

iii,     Priscilla,  b.  Sept.  8,  1732;  m.  ,  Richard  Borden,  b.  April  3, 

1733;  and  d.  in  1788. 
iv.     Mary,  b.  Jan.  7,  1735. 

3.  v.      Earl,  b.  Feb.  26,  1736. 

2.     John'  Westgate  (George^  Robert^)  was  b.  Feb.  1,  1731;  m.  June  6,  1756, 
Grace  Church  of  Tiverton,  R.  I.,  a  lineal  descendant  of  Col.  Benjamin 


GENEALOGIES.  407 

Church  who  was  distinguished  in  King  Philip's  War.  They  lived  in 
Tiverton  and  afterwards  a  few  years  in  KUlingsly,  Conn.,  and  then  came 
to  Plainfield,  in  the  winter  of  1777-78.  They  came  with  an  ox-sled, 
bringing  all  their  goods  and  nine  children  with  them.  Spent  the  remain- 
der of  then-  lives  in  Plainfield.  She  d.  April  27,  1831.  He  d.  Sept.  5, 
1821.     Children: 

i.       Betsey,  b.  1758;  m.  Thomas  Gates.     She  d.  Dec.  19,  1798. 

ii.      John,  b.  1759;  m.  first,  Bethena  Coit;  m.  second,  Amy  Borden  of 

Tiverton, 
iii.      Lydia,  b.  1761;  m.  Joseph  Earl,  her  cousin.     She  d.  July  12,  1814. 

4.  iv.      Earl,  b.  Nov.  26,  1764. 

V.      Priscilla,  b.  1766;  m.  April  2,  1795,  Benj.  Borden  of  Tiverton,  R.I. 

She  d.  Aug.  6, 1849. 

vi.      George,  b. ;  m. ,  Rhoda  Borden  of  Tiverton. 

\'ii.    William,  b. ;  m. ,  Martha  P.  Hyde.    He,  with  his  brother 

George,  rem.  to  Marietta,  Ohio,  where  they  both  d.    George  left 

six  boys  and  William  left  two  daus. 
\'iii.   Mary,  b.  1773;  m.  March  2,  1797,  David  Stevens,  who  was  b.  Nov. 

24,  1763;  and  d.  Nov.  4,  1807.     She  d.  Nov.  3,  1839. 

5.  ix.      Joseph,  b.  Dec.  6,  1774. 

X.       Benjamin,  b. ;  m. ,  Polly  Chapman.     Rem.  west  and  had 

several  cliildren. 
xi.      Hannah,  b.  1784;  m.  Dec.  19,  1827,  Turner  Peterson.     She  d.  Oct. 

4,  1858. 

3.  Earl»  Westgate  {George'^,  Robert^)  was  b.  Feb.  26,  1736;  m. ,  Eliza- 

beth Gifford.  He  was  killed  by  lightning,  but  left  one  son:  Joseph 
Earl  Westgate,  who  with  his  mother,  came  to  Plainfield  with  his  uncle 
John  and  settled  near  him.  This  farm  he  soon  sold  and  then  bought  the 
"Slack"  place  (since  called).  He  m.  first,  Rebecca  Brownell,  who  d. 
Jvdy  11,  1792,  aged  27;  m.  second,  Lydia  Westgate,  dau.  of  his  Uncle 
John.  She  d.  July  12,  1814,  aged  53.  M.  third,  PoUyBeal.  After  this 
they  rem  to  Morristown,  Vt.  Children  of  Joseph  Earl  Westgate  by 
Rebecca  Brownell: 

6.  i.       Earl,  b. . 

ii.      Brownell,  b. .    Went  west. 

7.  iii.     David,  b.  1790. 
iv.     Polly,  b. . 

Children  by  Lydia  Westgate,  his  cousin: 

V.      Rebecca,  b. ;  m. Dodge;  Uved  in  Morristown,  Vt. 

vi.      William,  b. .     Lived  and  d.  in  Morristown,  Vt. 

4.  Earl*  Westgate  {John>,  George"^,  Robert^)  was  b.  Nov.  26,  1764,  in  Tiver- 

ton, R.  I.;  m.  June  7,  1796,  Elizabeth  Waite  of  Hubbardston,  Mass., 
b.  July  7,  1767,  and  d.  Dec.  16,  1825.     He  d.  Jan.  23,  1841.     Children: 

i.       Betsey,  b.  March  29,  1797;  m.  1827,  John  Johnson  of  Enfield.     He 
d.  June  1,  1862.     She  d.  May  28,  1881.     Five  children. 


408  HISTORY  OF  COIiXISTI. 

ii.      John,  b.  Jan.  29,  1799;  m. ,  Betsey  A.  Clough  of  Enfield,  who  d. 

Oct.  28,  1867.     He  d.  July  17,  1884.     Seven  children. 

iii.  Nathaniel  Waite,  b.  Jan.  26,  1801 ;  m.  first,  Jano  Prentice  of  Spring- 
field; ni.  second,  Oct.  14,  1842,  Louit;e  Tyler  of  Claremont,  who 
d.  March  6,  1895.     He  d.  Dec.  16,  1890. 

iv.      Anna  Waite,  b.  July,  1803;  d.  Sept.  13,  1845. 

V.  George,  b.  Dec.  7,  1805;  m.  first,  Elizabeth  Sleeper  of  Hopkinton; 
m.  .second,  June  16,  1849,  Marj'  Sleeper,  sister  of  his  former 
wife.  His  first  wife  d.  June  18,  1848.  His  second  wife  d.  June 
14,  1891.     He  d.  Dec.  6,  1884. 

8.  vi.      Earl,  b.  Dec.  17,  1808. 

5.  Joseph*  Westgate  (John*,  George^,  Robert^)  was  b.  Dec.  6,  1774,  in 
Tiverton,  R.  I.  He  came  from  Killingsly,  Conn.,  to  Plainfield  with 
his  parents  in  the  winter  of  1777-78.  He  was  the  youngest  of  the  nine 
children  who  came  on  the  ox-team,  being  then  about  three  years  of 
age.  In  1803  he  settled  in  Cornish  on  the  hill  road,  north  of  the  Capt. 
Constant  Smith  farm.     Here  he  spent  the  rest  of  his  life  farming.     He 

m. ,  Abigail  Luey,  dau.  of ,  b.  March  10,  1779,  and  d.  Feb. 

15,  1863,  aged  84.     He  d.  June  21,  1855.    Children,  all  supposed  to  have 
been  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.       Harvey,  b.  Aug.  9,  1801;  m.  Sept.  14,  1836,  Sally  Tucker  who  d. 

March  12,  1878.     They  Uved  in  Newbury,  Vt.     He  d.  Aug.  25, 

1876.     One  son:  Thomas  H.,  b.  July  8,  1837. 
ii.      Isaac  Stratton,  b.  April  7,  1803;  m.  Nov.  10, 1830,  Mrs.  Sarah  Shap- 

ley  Keyes.     Settled  in  Newbury,  Vt.,  where  he  d.  March  30, 

1873. 

9.  iii.      Ahial,  b.  April  4,  1805. 

iv.  Abigail,  b.  April  19,  1807;  m.  Aug.  27,  1827,  Benj.  Sidney  Lewis  of 
Cornish.     Eleven  children.     (See  Lewis.)     She  d.  April  17,  1872. 

"  Where  the  bond  is  never  severed, 
Where  dear  families  are  gathered, 
Mother!  We  shall  meet  and  rest, 
'Mid  the  holy  and  the  blest." 

(Inscription  on  tombstone.) 

v.       Lydia,  b.  May  4,  1809;  m.  June  10,  1828,  Aaron  Smith  AVliite  of 

Cornish.     Three    children.     (See    WTiite.)     She    d.    April    30, 

1837. 
vi.      Sally,  b.  May  1,  1811 ;  m.  1831,  Reuben  B.  White  of  Cornish.     Four 

children.     (See  White.)     She  d.  of  smallpox  May  14,  1866. 
vii.    Eri,  b.  Feb.  24,  1813;  m.  Sept.,  1845,  Betsey  Hill.     No  children. 

He  d.  Sept.  10,  1846. 
viii.    Martha,  b.  Oct.  29,  1815;  m.  Jo.seph  Mills.     No  children.     She  d. 

Jan.  6,  1844. 
ix.      Betsey,  b.  Feb.  19,  1818;  d.  June  8,  1848;  never  m. 
10.  X.       Elzi  Wardner,  b.  Feb.  14,  1821. 


GENEALOGIES.  409 

6.  Earl<  Westgate  {Earb,  George^,  Robert^)  was  b.  ,  in  Plainfield;  m. 

first,  Feb.  13,  1807,  Miriam  Weld  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Moses  and  Miriam 
(Harding)  Weld,  b.  Sept.  17,  1784.  But  little  is  known  of  this  family 
except  the  record  of  their  children.    Children: 

i.  Moses  W.,  b.  Dec.  11,  1808. 

ii.  Joseph  Earle,  b.  Oct.  2,  1810. 

iii.  Harriet  R.,  b.  March  24,  1812. 

iv.  Jabez  H.,  b.  July  10,  1813. 

V.  Adoniram  J.,  b.  June  8,  1815. 

vi.  David  G.,  b.  Dec.  28,  1817. 

vii.  Matilda  Jane,  b.  Sept.  8,  1820. 

7.  Davids  Westgate  {Joseph  Earle*,  Earl;  George^,  Robert^)  was  b.  Aug.  20, 

1790;  m.  first,  Jan.  1,  1812,  Lucy  Williams,  dau.  of  Isaac  and  Rebecca 
Wilhams,  b.  July  6,  1792;  d.  Dec.  22,  1843;  m.  second,  March  15,  1849, 
Sarah  W.  Deming  of  Cornish,  dau  of  William  and  Sarah  (Hall)  Dem- 
ing,  b.  March  26,  1794,  and  d.  INIarch  25,  1879.  He  was  a  farmer  and 
lived  on  the  Meriden  road  just  north  of  the  Cornish  line.  He  d.  Aug. 
31,  1854.     Children,  aU  by  first  wife: 

11.  i.       Isaac  Williams,  b.  April  2,  1813. 

ii.  Rebecca  W.,  b.  Jan.  14,  1816;  m.  first,  Nov.  18,  1835,  Benjamin 
Comings  of  Cornish.  Two  cliildren.  (See  Comings.)  He  d. 
Feb.  16,  1846;  m.  second,  April  22,  1849,  Lemuel  IMartindale  of 
Cornish.  No  cliildren.  He  d.  Sept.  19,  1894.  She  d.  May  26, 
1897. 

iii.  Maria  L.,  b.  Dec.  10,  1818;  m.  May,  1847,  Oliver  Ferry  Burr  of 
Cornish.     One  child.   (See  Burr.)     She  d.  April  21,  1882. 

iv.  DA\aD  GiFFORD,  b.  Nov.  26,  1820;  m.  Aug.  23,  1847,  Rosette  E. 
Rowell  of  Croydon,  dau.  of  Sherburne  B.  Rowell.  No  children. 
Kept  the  hotel  at  the  Flat  from  1844  to  1858,  when  he  d.  Feb. 
17,  1858.  His  w'id.  afterwards  m.  Charles  French  of  Plain- 
field.     She  d.  Oct.  2,  1908. 

V.  Joseph  P.,  b.  Jan.  23,  1823;  m.  Nov.  26,  1850,  Abigail  Andrews  of 
Plainfield.  She  d.  m  1886.  No  cliildren.  He  d.  in  1892  in 
Thetford,  Vt. 

vi.  LrcY  Ann,  b.  Oct.  7,  1826;  m.  Aug.  16,  1852,  W.  Page  Ryan.  No 
children.  They  kept  the  hotel  at  the  Flat  a  few  years  before 
his  death,  Aug.  10,  1880.  Had  formerly  lived  in  N.  Y.  State. 
She  d.  March  11,  1897. 

vii.  Mary  Jane,  b.  May  2,  1831;  m.  first,  April  25,  1850,  Winslow  W. 
Britton,  and  by  him  had  three  children:  Erbert,  Arthur  and 
Nellie.  He  d.  April  2,  1862.  She  m.  second,  Jan.  21,  1867, 
Barker  B.  Churchill  of  Cornish  and  by  him  had  one  child.  (See 
Churchill.)     She  d.  Aug.  5,  1907. 

8.  Earls  Westgate  (Earh,  John;  George;  Robert^)  was  b.  Dec.  17,  1808;  m. 

Feb.  13,  1839,  Sarah  Chase  Cole,  b.  Nov.  24, 1815,  and  d.  Jan.  18,  1876. 


410  HISTORY  OF  CORXTSTI. 

He  d.  March  29,  1898.  A  farmer;  Dea.  of  Baptist  Church  in  Plaiafield. 
Children : 

12.  i.       William  Earl,  b.  Dec.  9,  1840. 

ii.       Mautha  Elizabeth,  b.  Jan.  9,  1842;  m.  June  20,  1878,  Freeman  J. 

Holt  of  Lyme.     He  was  b.  May  28,  182G;  and  d.  in  1889.     No 

children, 
iii.     Sarah  Edith,  b.  June  21,  1846;  m.  Sept.  16,  1869,  Carlos  D.  Colby, 

who  was  b.  May  11,  1846.     Eight  children, 
iv.     JiLiA  Annie,  b.  Aug.  8,  1848;  d.  Nov.  18,  186.5. 
V.       :\Iary  Emma,  b.  Nov.  1,  1853;  d.  Feb.  29,  1864. 
vi.     Daniel  Cole,  b.  June  4,  1857;  m.  June  13,  1878,  Clara  J.  Stone, 

dau.  of  Solomon  and  Betsey  F.  (Reed)  Stone,  b.  March  27, 

1855.     Two  children,   daus.:   1.   Mary   E.,  b.   Nov.  27,  1879; 

m. ,  Harold  Chellis  of  Mcriden.     2.  Bessie  S.,  b.  Oct.  15, 

1883.     Mr.  Westgate  is  a  farmer  and  prominent  in  grange  work 

in  the  state. 

9.  Ahial'  Westgate  {Joseph,  John^,  George^,  Robert^)  was  b.  April  4,  1805; 

m.  1833,  Abigail  O.  Morse  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Luther  and  Eunice  (Smith) 
Morse,  b.  March  26,  1802,  d.  Sept.  13,  1878,  in  Springfield,  Vt.  He  was 
a  carpenter  and  builder.     He  d.  Aug.  5,  1880.     Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.        Stratton  Wright,  b.  Feb.  28,  1834.     For  several  years  after  his 

majority,  he  preached  at  times  although  he  was  never  ordained. 

A  carpenter  and  builder.     M.  March  18, 1857,  Sophia  E.  W^yman 

of  Rockingham,  Vt.     Three  children,  all  b.  out  of  town:     1. 

Charles  E.,  b.  Nov.  17,  1860.     2.  Franklin  E.,  b.  Nov.  30,  1863. 

3.  Lena  Sophia,  b.  Jan.  17,  1865.     Live  in  Athens,  Vt. 
ii.      Eliza  J.,  b.  July  4,  1836;  m.  1854,  George  W.  Cheney.     No  children. 

She  d.  April  23,  1861. 
iii.     William  Sylvanus,  b.  April  28,  1841;  m.  Feb.  7,  1865,  Araminta 

A.  Earls  of  Springfield,  Vt.,  b.  Aug.  13,  1839,  and  d.  Dec.  1, 

1906.     Lived  several  years  in  Charlestown  and  then  rem.  to 

Claremont.     A  carpenter  and  builder, 
iv.      Marcia  a.,  b.  Sept.  8,  1845;  m.  Oct.  4,  1864,  Henry  F.  Howe.     Nine 

children.     They  live  in  Springfield,  Vt. 

10.  Elzi  Wardner'  Westgate  (Joseph^  John^,  George'-,  Robert^)  was  b.  Feb. 

14,  1821;  m.  Nov.  22,  1849,  Lydia  D.  Pease  of  Ellsworth,  b.  Nov.  19, 
1819,  and  d.  Jan.  26,  1893.  Farmer  and  lived  on  the  old  homestead 
till  April,  1881,  when  he  rem.  to  Piermont,  where  he  lived  till  he  d.  Oct. 
7,  1897.     Children,  both  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Eri  Kendall,  b.  Aug.  13,  1855.  Spent  several  terms  at  Kimball 
Union  Academy.     A  teacher  and  farmer.     Unin.  in  1906. 

ii.  Elzi  Randall,  b.  Dec.  5,  1860.  A  shoe-cutter  and  lives  in  West 
Deny;  m.  twice:  first,  Kate  Tarbox  of  Orford;  second,  Ida 
Wilcox.     Two  children. 


GENEALOGIES.  411 

11.  Isaac  Williams*  Westgate  (David^,  Joseph  Eaiie\  Earb,  George'^,  Robert^) 

was  b.  April  2,  1813;  m.  May  19,  1840,  Susanna  Jackson  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  Walter  and  Elizabeth  (Weld)  Jackson,  b.  June  19,  1811,  d.  May 

29,  1890.  lie  was  a  farmer  and  butcher.  Built  the  granite  stone  house 
on  the  Meriden  road  in  1850-5-4.     He  d.  May  12,  1890.     Children: 

i.  Marion  E.,  b.  June  6,  1841.  A  school  teacher  for  many  years.  She 
m.  April,  1879,  Ozro  V.  Eastman  of  Plainfield.     They  res.  in 

IMeriden.     One  cliild:    Lucj' ,  b. .     Mr.  Eastman  d. 

Feb.  16,  1911. 
13.  ii.      Edward  Jackson,  b.  May  15,  1850. 

12.  William  E.s  Westgate  {Earl^*,  John^,  George'^,  Robert^)  was  b.  in  Plain- 

field  Dec.  9,  1840;  m.  Nov.  12,  1861,  Charlotte  E.  Bryant  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  Daniel  and  Chloe  (Hildreth)  Bryant,  b.  March  27,  1841.  In 
the  spring  of  1862,  they  came  to  Cornish  on  the  deep,  hard  snow  crust 
and  settled  on  the  William  R.  Kimball  farm,  where  they  have  since  res. 
Mr.  Westgate  is  a  farmer  and  a  successful  breeder  of  throughbred  Hol- 
stein  cattle,  and  has  been  quite  prominent  in  the  affairs  of  the  town  and 
county.  Was  selectman  three  years;  collector  of  taxes;  represented  the 
town  in  the  legislature  of  1895,  and  has  been  county  commissioner 
six  years.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.  Earle,  b.  May  25,  1865;  m.  Nov.  2,  1892,  Angle  L.  Chadbourne  of 
Cornish,  dau.  of  William  E.  and  Rosella  (Stone)  Chadbourne,  b. 
Oct.  19,  1862.  Rem.  to  Windsor  in  1894,  and  was  butter-maker 
at  Hillside  Creamery  several  years  and  later  in  Claremont 
Creamery  and  afterwards  returned  to  the  home  of  his  wife's 
parents  in  Cornish.     No  children. 

ii.  Martha  Elizabeth,  b.  March  8,  1869;  m.  Dec.  14,  1892,  Elwin  W. 
Quimby  of  Cornish.     Two  children.     (See  Quimby.) 

13.  Edward   J.'  Westgate    (7.   Williams'^,    David^,    Joseph    Earle*,   Earb, 

George^,  Roberb)  was  b.  May  15,  1850;  m.  Aug.  28,  1878,  Alice  Mary 
Bean,  dau.  of  Henry  E.  and  Livona  (Leavitt)  Bean  of  Plainfield,  b.  Oct. 

30,  1855  in  Meriden.  ]\Ir.  Westgate  lived  on  the  homestead  in  same 
business  as  his  father.     He  d.  April  6,  1908.     Children: 

i.       SuNiE  Livona,  b.  Oct.  25,  1880;  m.  Oct.  30,  1907,  Brainard  Penni- 

man  of  Plainfield. 
ii.       Marion  Alice,  b.  Jan.  17,  1882. 
iii.      Gertrude  Elizabeth,  b.  July  2,  1884;  m.  March  30,  1909,  Junius 

W.  Cole, 
iv.     Willie  Edward,  b.  Sept.  7,  1885.    ' 
V.      Florence  May,  b.  April  19,  1894. 

WHIPPLE. 

Jacob  and  Rhoda  Whipple  had  the  following  children,  b.  in  Cornish.    No 
further  record  of  the  family  is  known. 

i.       Benjamin,  b.  March  10,  1796. 
ii.      Harvey,  b.  April  8,  1798. 


412  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

WHITE. 

1 .  Thomas  White,  supposed  to  be  the  first  of  the  name  in  Cornish,  came  from 

Duhhn,  N.  II.,  about  1808,  about  the  same  time  the  WilHams  family 
came.  These  two  families  had  intermarried  several  times  before 
coming  to  Cornish,  so  they  naturally  migrated  together.  He  was  b. 
May  19,  1746;  m.  Oct.  31,  1772,  Mary  French  of  Dubhn,  who  was  b. 
July  24,  1750,  and  d.  in  Cornish,  Jan.  10,  182G.  He  m.  again  Sept.  3, 
1827,  Wid.  Lucy  Porter.  She  was  73,  and  he  81  years  of  age  at  m. 
She  d.  Sept.  19,  1830,  and  he  d.  Aug.  20,  1S31.  The  inscription  on  his 
tombstone  says  that  Ihey  (referring  to  his  first  wife)  "lived  together  53 
years  and  had  six  sons  and  six  daugliters."     Children: 

i.        Esther,  twin,  b.  1775;  m. ,  John  E.  Riggs. 

ii.       Mauv,  twin,  h.  1775;  m.  first,  Aug.  23,  1796,  Samuel  Lewis.     He  d. 

July  20, 1823,  aged  51.     M.  second, ,  Wilham  Freto.  She  d. 

July  11,  1827. 

iii.  Susanna,  b.  1777;  m.  June  3,  1799,  Abijah  Williams,  a  son  of  Samuel 
Williams.  Eight  children,  six  girls  and  two  boys.  (See  Wil- 
liams.) 

iv.      Orson,  twin,  b.  1779;  d.  young. 

2.  V.      Oliver,  twin,  b.  1779. 

vi.     Betsey,  b.  April  11,  1781;  m.  Feb.  19,   1801,  Stephen  Williams. 

Eight  children.     (See  Williams.)     She  d.  Sept.  13,  1859. 
vii.     Abigail,  b.  in  1784;  m.  first,  Ethan  Smith.     He  d.  soon  after  and 

she  m.  second,  Jan.  19,  1814,  Henry  Holbrook,  a  soldier  of  the 

War  of  1812.     After  the  war  he  stayed  in  town  till  the  winter  of 

1816-17,  and  then  went  west. 

3.  viii.   Aaron,  b.  Feb.  21,  1787. 

ix.      Moses,  b.  June  17,  1791;  m.  Nov.  11,  1824,  Clara  Martindale. 

4.  X.       John,  b.  July  20,  1793;  m.  Lucy  Davis,  dau.  of  Matthew  Davis. 

xi.      James,  b.  Aug.  3,  1796;  m.  Feb.   16,   1819,   Mary  Wells  Relding. 

Two  children,  b.  in  town:    1.  Mary  Belding,  b.  Sept.  7,  1819. 

2.  William,  b.  July  1,  1821.     After  this  the  family  moved  to 

Michigan, 
xii.     Not  known.     Tt   may  have  been  Fayette. 

2.  Olivers  White  {Thomas^)  b.  in  1779;  m.  first,  in  1804,  Hannah  W'illiams, 

sister  of  Stephen  and  Abijah,  b.  in  1784,  and  d. ;  m.  second.  May  3, 

1824,  Hannah  Hunter,  b. ,  d. .     He  d.  Dec.  25,  1848,  aged  70. 

Children,  by  first  wife  and  b.  in  Cornish,  except  the  first  two  w'ho  were 
b.  in  Dublin: 

5.  i.        Noah  P.,  b.  1804. 

G.  ii.       Reuben  B.,  b.  Oct.  6,  1807. 

iii.      Hannah,  b.  May  16,  1809;  m.  ,  Amasa  Davis.     Two  children: 

Mrs.  J.  P.  Small  and  Mrs.  Harriet  Blood,  of  Plainfield. 

iv.      RoxY,  b.  Jan.  23,  1813;  m. ,  Harvey  York. 

V.       Leonard,  b.  April  6,  1818;  m. ,  "a  westerner  and  res.  out  west." 


GENEALOGIES.  413 

Child  by  second  wife. 

vi.      Calista,  b.  Nov.  21,  1824;  m.  ,  Charles  Coats.     They  had  a 

dau.,  who  m.  ,  Frank  Monroe  of  Windsor,  Vt. 

3.  AARON2  White  (Thomas^)  b.  Feb.  21,  1787,  in  Dublin;  m.  first,  in  1806, 
Rebecca  Williams,  sister  of  his  brother  Oliver's  wife,  b.  March  30,  1788, 
and  d.  Nov.  21,  1846;  m.  second,  Oct.  18,  1847,  Abigail  Kendrick  of 
Cornish,  dau.  of  Eld.  Ariel  and  Penelope  (Cotton)  Kendrick,  b.  Jan. 

19,  1796,  and  d.  April  11,  1852;.  m.  third,  ,  Ruth  Follensby.     Mr. 

White  d.  April  2,  1880.     Children,  all  by  first  wife  and  all  b.  in  Cornish 
except  the  first : 

Aaron  Smith,  b.  May  18,  1806,  in  Dublin. 

Rebecca,  b.  Nov.  15,  1810;  m. ,  Beniah  Colby. 

Achsa,  b.  Feb.  9,  1812;  d.  May,  1837. 

Lois,  b.-Oct.  1,  1815;  m.  — — -,  Charles  Williams,  then  of  Cornish. 

Six  children.     (See  Williams.)     She  d.  Aug.  13,  1867. 
John,  b.  July  19,  1817. 
Stillman  B.,  b.  March  18,  1820. 

LA-\aNiA,  b.  April  28,  1823;  m.  first,  Caleph  Austin;  m.  second,  April 

15,  1880,  Moses  Walker  of  Cornish.     She  d.  April  7,  1904,  in 

Claremont.     Several  children  by  first  marriage. 

viii.    Caroline  E.,  b.  Feb.  23,  1826;  m.  Sept.  3,  1843,  George  P.  Williams 

of  Cornish.     One  child.     (See  Williams.)     She  d.  Feb.  14,  1909. 

ix.      Esther  E.,  b.  July  16,  1828;  d.  Jan.  11,  1843. 

Johns  White  (Thomas^)  was  b.  July  20,  1793;  m.  first,  — — ,  Lucy  Davis, 
dau.  of  Matthew  Davis,  b.  in  1798,  and  d.  Nov.  1,  1829,  aged  31;  m. 

second,  ,  Patience  Morse,    dau.   of   Luther   and   Eunice    (Smith) 

Morse,  b.  Aug.  21,  1799,  and  d.  Nov.  3,  1865.     He  d.  March  10,  1865. 
Children : 

i.        Freeman,  b. . 


i . 

1. 

ii. 

iii. 

iv. 

8. 

V. 

9. 

vi. 

VII. 

ii.  Lucy  E.,  b. ;  m. ,  Charles  Judd  of  Claremont. 

iii.  Sarepta,  b. . 

iv.  Benjamin,  b. . 

V.  Achsa,  b. . 

vi.  Ellen,  b.  . 


5.     Noah  P.'  White  {Oliver^,  Thomas^)  was  b.  1804;  m.  first,  Dec.  19,  1830, 

Submit    Rounds  of  ,   b.  1806  (?),  d.  Jan.  7,   1846;    m.    second, 

Charlotte    Abbott;  m.  third,  May  5,  1855,  Eliza  M.  Johnson,    one 
son:  Edd.     Mr.  White  d.  Aug.  11,  1877.     Cliildren. 

«.  Reuben  B.'  White  (Oliver^,  Thomas^)  h.  Oct.  6,  1807;  m.  1831,  Sarah 
Westgate  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Abigail  (Luey)  Westgate,  b. 
May  1,  1811.  They  both  d.  of  smallpox,  he  dying  IMay  10,  1866,  and 
she  on  the  14th  following.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 


414  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

i.  Chester  H.,  b.  Feb.  11,  183.3;  m.  Jan.  3,  1854,  Lucy  Jane  Harlow, 
(lau.  of  Eliasand  Abigail  (Herrick)  Harlow,  b.  April  30,  1831,  in 
Winilsor,  Vt.,  and  d.  Aug.  25,  1880.  He  has  spent  most  of  his 
life  in  Windsor,  as  a  machinist,  also  a  dealer  in  hardware.  Two 
children:  1.  Frank  M.,  b.  Oct.  5,  1856,  in  Cornish,  d.  Jan.  4, 
1884.  2.  Abby  Jane,  b.  Nov.  17,  1859,  in  Cornish;  m.  May  1, 
1883,  Samuel  A.  Read  of  Windsor. 

ii.  Newell  Delevan,  b.  Feb.  18,  1834;  m.  March  24,  1856,  Harriet 
Harlow,  sister  of  his  brother's  wife,  b.  Feb.  12,  1829,  in  "\^■ind- 
sor,  and  d.  in  1908.  Lived  in  Windsor,  Vt.;  occupation,  macliin- 
ist.     He  d.  in  Windsor,  Vt.,  Nov.  30,  1910. 

iii.  Eliz.\  Wardner,  b.  Feb.  29,  1836;  m.  Sept.  9,  1863,  Francis  Fletcher 
of  Claremont.     Five  children.     She  d.  Aug.,  1881. 

iv.  Frank  Lorenzo,  b.  Oct.  14,  1852;  m.  1875,  in  Lawrence,  Mass., 
IMary  Southwick.      One  child.      Present  res.,  1910,  Claremont. 

7.  Aaron  Smith'  White  (Aaro7i\  Thomas^)  was  b.  May  18,  1806;  m.  first, 

June  10,  1828,  Lydia  Westgate  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Abigail 
(Luey)  AVestgate,  b.  May  4,  1809,  d.  April  30,  1837;  m.  second,  1839, 
Prudence  Farrington  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Theda  (Bart- 
lett)  Farrington,  b.  March  16,  1814,  and  d.  April  6,  1881.  He  d.  in 
Croj'don  Sept.  29,  1859.     Children  by  Lydia  Westgate: 

i.        MARSYL-\^A  A.,  b.  July  3,  1831;  m.  May  11,  1854,  William  W.  Kelsey 

of   Windsor,   Vt.,    iron   foundryman.     Two    children.     She   d. 

April  30,  1886. 
ii.      Franklin  F.,  b. ;  m. ;  lived  in  Brookfield,  Mass.  Four 

children.     D. . 

iii.      Betsey  L.,  b.  ;  m.  (or  pub.)  May  11,  1851,  Elijah  Jacobs  of 

Croydon.     Three  children;  m.  second,  April,  1866,  William  H. 

Bartlett  of  Croydon.     She  d.  . 

Children  bj'  Prudence  Farrington: 

iv.  Sarah  E.,  b.  June  3,  1841,  in  Cornish;  m.  Sept.  2,  1858,  Clarence 
F.  Pike.     Live  in  Newport.     Four  children. 

V.  Hannah  A.,  b.  April  3,  1843,  in  Cornish;  m.  1865,  Radolphus  Eddy 
of  Wallingford,  Vt.     Two  children.     She  d.  May  1,  1882. 

vi.  Phebe  Eveline,  b.  March  19,  1845,  in  Croydon;  m.  July  4,  1862, 
Hiram  K.  Darling  of  Croydon.  Four  children.  Live  in  New- 
port . 

vii.  Viola  M.,  b.  April  10,  1848,  in  Croydon;  m.  June  16,  1869,  Ezra  G. 
Ryder  of  Sunapee.     Res.,  Newport.     No  children. 

viii.   Lizzie  S.,  b.  April  1,  1851,  in  Croydon;  d.  1855. 

8.  John'  White  (Aaron-',  Thomas^)  was  b.  July  19,  1817;  m.  first,  Sept.  6, 

1842,  Lucinda  Hastings  of  Windsor,  Vt.,  dau.  of  Harvey  and  Betsey 
(Huggins)  Hastings,  b.  Dec.  22,  lsi<),  and  d.  March  30,  1876;  m.  sec- 
ond, June  19,  1878,  Helen  S.  Spears  of  Ascutneyville,  Vt.,  b.  March  10, 
1827,  in  Woodstock,  Conn.,  anrl  d.  in  Cornish  May  5,  1889;  m.  third, 


GENEALOGIES.  415 

June  20,  1894,  Arabell  G.  Fifield,  formerly  of  Plainfield,  dau.  of  Edward 
S.  and  Rosarah  (Spaulding)  Fifield,  b.  Oct.  29,  1848.  No  children  by 
either  of  last  two  wives.  Arabell  d.  May  2,  1906.  Mr.  White  d.  Oct. 
16,  1909,  aged  92  years,  2  months,  27  days.     Child  by  first  wife: 

i.  Esther  E.,  b.  Aug.  25,  1845;  m.  Oct.  29,  1864,  Arthur  L.  Wood  of 
Cornish.     Two  children.     (See  Wood.)     She  d.  Dec.  14,  1895. 

9.  Stilm.\n  B.»  White  (AaroJi^,  Thomas^)  was  b.  March  18,  1820;  m.  March 
20,  1840,  Nanc}'  M.  Farrington  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Benjamin  and  Theda 
(Bartlett)  Farrmgton,  b.  Feb.  28,  1823,  and  d.  June  2,  1897.  About 
1852,  they  left  Cornish  for  Thetford,  Vt.,  where  they  remained  tUl 
1862,  when  thej-  settled  in  Norwich,  Vt.,  where  they  spent  the  rest  of 
their  Uves.     He  d.  Nov.  18,  1898.     Cliildren: 

i.       Samuel  L.,  b.  Feb.  11,  1841,  in  Cornish;  m.  July  19,  1863,  Maria  M. 

Emery.     Ten  children.     A  soldier  of  the  Civil  War,  and  at  one 

*        time  an  inmate  of  Libby  Prison.     Settled  in  New  Ipswich, 

where  his  children  were  all  b.     Living  (1903)  in  Gardner,  Mass. 

ii.  AcHSA  M.,  b.  Jan.  18,  1842,  in  Cornish;  m.  first,  Ozro  Austin.  One 
child:  Frances;  m.  second,  March  18,  1868,  Jedediah  Hunt- 
ington. Two  children.  (See  Huntington.)  He  d.  Dec.  15, 
1875,  bj'  accident.  (See  Casualties.)  After  tliis  she  lived  in 
Nom-ich  till  she  m.  third,  Aug.  18,  1896,  H.  K.  Worthly,  and  in 
1903,  lives  in  Bradford,  Vt. 

iii.  LoriSA  L.,  b.  Dec.  12,  1844,  in  Cornish;  m.  Sept.,  1862,  Andrew 
Robmson  of  No.  Thetford,     She  d.  Dec.  14,  1862. 

iv.  Maecia  M.,  b.  Dec.  19,  1846,  in  Cornish.  M.  Feb.  27,  1866,  Horace 
C.  Carbee  of  Bath.  Three  children.  Lived  (1903)  in  Nor^svich, 
Vt.     She  d.  Nov.  28,  1907. 

V.      Sabra  Ella,  b.  Jan.  11,  1853,  in  Thetford,  Vt.;  d.  Feb.  16,  1863. 

vi.  George  A.,  b.  Aug.  6,  1857,  in  Thetford,  Vt.;  m.  Nov.  7,  1882, 
Ada  Judd  of  Claremont.  Two  children.  Live  in  West  Clare- 
mont. 

vii.  Nellie  A.,  b.  Feb.  19,  1861,  in  Thetford,  Vt.;  m.  Nov.  IS,  1885, 
Sumner  G.  Tj-rrell  of  Woodstock,  Vt.  Lived  several  j^ears  in 
Hinsdale  where  he  d.  March  1,  1894.  One  son:  Oscar  S.,  b. 
Sept.  11,  1887.  In  Rockland  Mihtary  Academy  (1903).  She 
m.  second,  Dec.  19,  1906,  Curtis  H.  Powers,  and  fives  in  Wilder, 
Vt. 

viii.   William,  b.  Sept.  3,  1862,  in  Norwich,  Vt.;  m. ,  Effie  M.  Cole 

of  Cornish,  dau.  of  George  and  Samantha  (Souther)  Cole,  b. 
Aug.  9,  1856.     They  five  in  Claremont  (1903). 

Nathan  and  Phebe  Whiting  with  their  family  were  residents  of  the  town 
several  years  near  the  close  of  the  18th  centurj'.  As  they  left  no  tomb- 
stone record,  it  is  probable  they  left  town  soon  after  imless  they  were 


416  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

buried  in  graves  that  were  never  marked  by  any  tablets.  In  1790,  the 
family  con.sisted  of  six  members:  three  males  and  three  females.  The 
town  record,  in  part  at  least,  thus  makes  mention  of  their  children: 

i.       Nathan,  Jr.,  b.  Oct.  31,  1782. 
ii.       Sally,  b.  July  3,  1787. 
iii.      Elij.\h,  b.  Sept.  21,  1789. 

WHITTAKER. 

John  W'hittaker  was  the  son  of  Elias  and  Betsey  (Clark)  Whittaker,  b. 
in  Grantham,  Sept.  17,  1826;  m.  Dec.  31,  1847,  Delia  Hanks,  b.  in  Norwich, 
Vt.,  April  3,  1828,  and  d.  Nov.  3, 1890.  About  the  year  1857,  he  rem.  to  New- 
ton, Wis.,  where  they  remained  about  six  years  and  then  returned  east,  ^^^lile 
in  Wis.  he  enlisted  in  the  Civil  War  in  a  Wis.  Rcgt.  Was  honorably  discharged 
by  reason  of  sickness.  Came  to  Cornish  May  28,  1878,  and  purchased  the  Gil- 
man  Chase  (afterwards  Leslie,  also  Lull)  farm.  Here  they  lived  until  March 
23,  1882,  when  they  rem.  to  Weathersfield,  Vt.,  where  he  d.  Jan.  19,  1893. 
No  children. 

Jonathan  Clark  Whittaker,  a  brother  of  John,  was  b.  in  Grantham  Aug. 
26,  1834;  m.  April  10,  1856,  Luthera  M.  Hanks  of  Norwich,  Vt.,  a  sis- 
ter of  his  brother's  wife,  b.  Dec.  30,  1833.  They  accompanied  his 
brother  John  to  Newton,  Wis.,  where  they  remained  about  six  years,  then 
came  east,  living  in  Cornish  and  Grantham.  In  1870  he  came  to  Cor- 
nish and  purchased  the  Moses  Cha.se  farm  and  mill.  Here  they  lived 
till  he  d.  June  28,  1893.     Children: 

i.  Mary  Lillian,  b.  March  9,  1857,  in  Wis.;  m.  Nov.  17,  1883,  Willie 
W.  Hanks,  her  cousin.  They  res.  in  Weathersfield,  Vt.,  a  few 
years,  then  rem.  to  Cal.     Three  children. 

ii.  Adaline  Gl.\dys,  b.  in  Cornish,  Dec.  9,  1864;  m.  Oct.  30,  1883, 
Aithur  A.  Penniman  of  Cornish.  They  res.  a  few  years  in 
Weathersfield,  Vt.,  then  joined  the  rest  of  the  family  and  rem. 
to  Cal.  Mrs.  Whittaker  also  emigrated  with  her  daughters 
to  the  same  place.  Adaline  G.  had  two  children.  (See  Pen- 
niman.) 

WHITTEN. 

John  Whitten,  with  Anna  his  wife,  came  from  Portsmouth  and  settled  in 
town  about  1772.  It  is  said  their  family  at  last  were  thirteen  children, 
but  only  the  names  of  six  are  found  on  the  records  of  the  town;  the  rest 
are  veiled  in  uncertainty.  It  is  also  said  to  be  a  fact  that  his  wife  had 
four  children  at  one  birth.  They  were  named:  Wonderful,  Strange, 
Marvelous  and  True.  They  lived  but  a  short  time.  The  sjjot  where 
they  were  buried  is  marked  by  a  stone  and  has  been  witnessed  by  many. 
In  the  census  of  1790  the  family  consisted  of  Mr.  Whitten  and  one  large 
boy  and  two  small  boys,  also  his  wife  and  eight  girls.  Mr.  Whitten 
was  a  very  strong  man,  counted  almost  a  giant  in  those  days.  The 
names  of  children  on  record  in  town  are: 


GENEALOGIES.  417 

i.        Mercy,  b.  at  Portsmouth  May  17,  1769. 

ii.       Samuel,  b.  at  Portsmouth  June  17,  1771. 

iii.      Hannah,  b.  in  Cornish  Sept.  7,  1773. 

iv.      John,  Jr.,  b.  in  Cornish  July  19,  1775;  m.  ,  Eleanor  Langdon, 

b.  Oct.  7,  1777,  and  d.  May  31,  1841. 
V.       Eleanor,    twin,    b.    in   Cornish   Oct.    4,    1777;    m.    1795  (or  96), 

Nathaniel  Johnson  of  Cornish.     Nine  children.     (See  Johnson.) 

She  d.  May  31,  1841. 
vi.      Anna,  twin,  b.  in  Cornish  Oct.  4,  1777;  m.  March  13,  1806,  Nathan 

Bingham.     (There  is  no  record  on  stone  of  the  death  of  any  of 

the  name  in  town.) 

We  add  the  following  names:    (They  may  have  been  children  of  the  above 

family.) 

Joseph  WTiitten;  m.  Dec.  5,  1805,  Eleanor  Taylor,  dau.  of  Joseph  Taylor  of 
Cornish. 

Sarah  ^^^utten  of  Cornish;  m.  Henry  Myers  of  Hunt.sbury,  Vt.,  Jan.  17,  1803. 
EUzabeth  Whitten  of  Cornish;  m.  Feb.  23,  1804,  Ede  Johnson  of  Cornish. 
Rachell  WTiitten  of  Cornish;  m.  Nov.  6,  1823,  Loring  Thompson. 

WHITTLESEY. 

New-ton  Whittlesey  was  b.  Oct.  31,  1777,  in  Litchfield  or  Wallingford,  Conn. 
Came  to  Cornish  when  a  young  man.  Served  as  clerk  in  the  store  of 
Daniel  Chase,  and  later  was  in  trade  several  years  by  himself.  M. 
first,  July  4,  1800,  Esther  Robbins,  of  Canaan,  Conn.,  b.  Jan.  29,  1777, 
and  d.  April  15,  1818;  m.  second,  May  15,  1821,  IMaria  Swift  Mills  of 
Sutton,  Mass.,  dau.  of  Rev.  Edmund  and  Abigail  (Moore)  Packard 
MUls,  b.  Dec.  2,  1794,  d.  Sept.,  1894,  in  Raleigh,  N.  C.  Mr.  Whit- 
tlesey d.  in  Claremont  May  23,  1844.  He  was  a  man  of  great  business 
capacity.  It  was  often  said  of  him  that  he  seldom,  if  ever,  made 
mistakes  in  any  mathematical  reckoning.  He  represented  the  towTi  in 
the  legislatures  of  1816,  1817,  1818,  and  1819.     Children: 

i.  Anna,  b.  May  28,  1795  (?),  in  Litchfield,  Conn.;  m.  Feb.  22,  1819 
(23,  1820,  town  record),  Chester  Stone  of  Cornish.  One  child: 
Susan  Whittlesey,  b.  Oct.  1,  1820.  (See  Stone.)  Anna  d. 
April  2,  1858.  She  may  have  had  other  children.  (Tliis  rec- 
ord of  Anna  is  evidently  wrong  on  comparing  dates,  yet  this  is 
the  record  as  received.) 

ii.  Mary  Lydia,  b.  June  7,  1801;  m.  Nov.  18,  1839,  Philander  C.  Hug- 
gins  of  Cornish,  a  clerk  in  her  father's  store.  Rem.  to  Bunker 
Hill,  111.,  where  she  d.  Nov.  11,  1845.     No  children. 

iii.  Esther  Mills,  b.  Jan.  30,  1805;  m.  Aug.  30,  1824,  Israel  Newell, 
A.M.,  Principal  of  Kimball  Union  Academy  15  years.  No 
children.  She  d.  May  14,  1873,  in  Minneapolis,  Minn.  Mr. 
Newell  was  b.  April  5,  1794,  and  d.  Feb.  9,  1846,  in  Durham,  Me. 

iv.  Lucy  Ann,  b.  Oct.  13,  1806,  in  Claremont.  Never  m.;  d.  May  28, 
1842. 

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418  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

V.  Caroline  Hale,  b.  May  13, 1809;  m.  Sept.,  1830,  William  H.  Cheney 
of  NewT»ort.  She  d.  Feb.  9,  1872,  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.  Two 
children. 

Children  by  Maria  S.  Mills: 

vi.  Helen  Maria,  b.  Nov.  28,  1823;  m.  Aug.  23,  1849,  Samuel  J.  Stevens 
of  Claremont.     She  d.  Dec.  5,  1896,  in  Raleigh,  N.  C. 

vii.  Henry  Newton,  b.  Sept.  25,  1827;  m.  March  16,  1854,  Anna  Caro- 
line Foule.     He  d.  Feb.  12,  1858. 

William  Whittlesey,  a  brother  of  Newton  Whittlesey,  was  b.  July  28,  1788, 
in  Litchfield,  Conn.;  and  d.  in  Auburndale,  Mass.,  Sept.  28,  1855.  Was 
cashier  of  the  Millbury  (Mass.)  bank  for  several  years.  After  tliis  he 
came  to  Cornish  and  joined  his  brother  in  business  at  the  Flat,  and  also 
lived  down  near  the  river.  He  m.  Oct.  27,  1815,  Abbie  Moore  Mills,  a 
sister  of  his  brother  Newton's  wife,  b.  in  Sutton,  Mass.,  May  16,  1793, 
and  d.  in  Bcston  April  3,  1864.  Children,  supposed  to  have  been  b. 
in  Cornish: 

i,       Harriet  Maria,  b.  Sept.  18,  1816;  d.  Oct.  20,  1864,  in  Boston. 

ii.       Sarah  Jane,  b.  March  2,  1819;  d.  Sept.  29,  1820. 

iii.     William  Mills,  b.  Feb.  28,  1821;  m.  Nov.  28,  1849,  Susan  M.  Blod- 

gett.     He  d.  Dec.  16,  1863,  at  Fort  Edward,  Wis. 
iv.     Lewis  Alfred,  b.  Oct.  15,  1826;  d.  June  23,  1848,  at  Westboro, 

Mass. 
v.      Ellen,  b.  Oct.  16,  1834. 

WICKWIRE. 

Samuel  Wickwire,  b. ;  d.  Oct.,  1827.     Lucretia ,  his  wife,  was 

h.  in  1740,  and  d.  Dec.  24,  1815,  aged  75.  So  far  as  can  be  ascertained  they 
had  but  one  child:  Lucretia,  who  was  b.  in  1772,  and  d.  in  Cornish  Feb.  18, 
1845,  aged  73.  Their  home  was  near  the  present  school  house  in  Division 
Eleven. 

WILEY. 

Frank  D.  Wiley,  b.  in  Langdon  July  17,  1855.  Res.  several  years  on  the 
Joshua  Wyman  farm  as  a  farmer,  then  rem.  to  Claremont  and  went  into 
the  livery  business.  He  m.  Jan.  25,  1881,  Lizzie  M.  Cole  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  Capt.  Seth  and  Maria  (Raynsford)  Cole,  b.  Aug.  6, 1757;  d.  May 
30,  1897,  in  Claremont.     Children: 

i.  Mary  E.,  b.  April  17,  1882,  in  Cornish. 

ii.  Fitch  R.,  b.  April  20,  1887,  in  Cornish. 

iii.  Harry  A.,  b.  Sept.  4,  1889,  in  Corni.sh. 

iv.  George  E.,  b.  Nov.  3,  1891,  in  Claremont;  d.  Aug.  12,  1894. 

V.  Infant  dau.,  b.  Feb.  8,  1894,  in  Claremont;  d.  Feb.  11,  1894. 

vi.  Lois  M.,  b.  Jan.  27,  1897,  in  Claremont. 


GENEALOGIES.  419 

WILLIAMS. 

Samuel  Williams,  with  Lois,  hi.s  wife,  lived  in  Dublin,  and  had  several 
children.  We  have  been  unable  to  obtain  a  complete  record  of  the  fam- 
ily. It  is  not  know^n  whether  the  parents  ever  came  to  Cornish  or  not, 
but  the  following  children  of  theirs  came  and  made  homes  in  town. 

2.  i.        Abijah,  b.  1777. 

3.  ii.      Stephen,  b.  April  21,  1782. 

iii.      Hannah,  b.  1784;  m.  1804,  Oliver  White  of  Cornish.     Five  children. 

(See  White.)     She  d.  in  Cornish, . 

iv.      Rebecca,  b.  March  30,  1788;  m.  1806,  Aaron  White  of  Cornish. 

Nine  children.     (See  White.)     She  d.  Nov.  21,  1846. 
V.       Polly  (or  Mary),  b.  June  17, 1793;  m. ,  John  Bartlett  of  Cornish. 

Eight  children.     (See  Bartlett.)     She  d.  Aug.  24,  1849. 

2.  ABIJAH2  Williams  (Sajniieh)  was  b.  in  Dublin  in  1777;  m.  Jan.  3,  1799, 
Susanna  White  of  the  same  town.  She  was  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Mary 
(French)  TMiite,  b.  m  1777,  and  d.  in  Cornish  Dec.  12,  1857,  aged  80. 
He  d.  Jan.  25,  1858,  aged  81.  Eight  children  (two  boys  and  six  girls). 
The  order  and  dates  of  their  birth  have  not  been  received,  so  their  names 
are  entered  at  random: 

i.  Abijah,  Jr.,  b.  in  1808;  m.  first,  Florinda  A.  Lewis,  who  was  b.  in 
1809,  and  d.  July  4,  1847.  Their  children  were:  1.  Roderic  R., 
b.  in  1839,  and  d.  March  14,  1863,  in  the  Civil  War  service.  2. 
Martin,  b.  — — .     Lived  in  Cornish  and  Plainfield,  and  d.  in 

1910.     3.  Lucian,  b.— — .     4.  Lucina,  b.  May  3,  1849;  m. , 

a  Kellogg,  d.  Oct.  10,  1902.  Abijah,  Jr.,  m.  second,  Mary  Jane 
Taylor  and  had  three  more  children:  1.  Francis  E.  and  2. 
Edgar  E.,  both  of  whom  d.  young.  (A  touching  epitaph  is  on 
the  slab  marking  their  grave.)  3.  May  Adnie,  b.  July  30, 
1859,  and  d.  June  11,  1865. 

ii.  Elvira,  b.  in  1810;  m.  Feb.  28,  1832,  Alvin  Comings  of  Cornish. 
Six  children.     (See  Comings.)     She  d.  April  27,  1847. 

iii.  Keziah,  b.  in  1812;  m.  -,  Benj.  Franklin  Clement.  Two  chil- 
dren:   1.  Henry,  b. .     2.  Dwight,  b.  — — .     She  d.  Aug.  2. 

1838,  aged  26.     (See  Clement.) 

iv.      Stephen,  b.  ;  m.  ,  Hannah  Hoyt.     Three  children:     1. 

George.     2.  Charles.     3.  Alice. 

V.       Susan,  b. ;  m. ,  Jacob  Hart.     Four  children :  1.  Hatch.     2. 

Hoyt.     3.  Cordelia.     4.  Adeline. 

vi.  Asenath,  b. ;  m. ,  Enos  Burnham.  Six  children:  1.  Pas- 
chal.    2.  Henry.     3.  Charles.     4.  Sarah.     5.  Emily.     6.  Louise. 

vii.  Sarah,  b.  1819;  m. ,  Benj.  Franklin  Clement,  her  deceased  -sis- 
ter's husband.  Three  children.  (See  Clement.)  She  d.  Sept. 
20,  1860. 

viii.    Anna,   b.  ;   m.  ,   Mitchell   Morey.     Seven   children:      1. 

George.  2.  Fred.  3.  Charles.  4.  Marj'.  5.  Jane.  6.  Ellen. 
7.  Addie. 


420  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

3.  Stephen*  Williams  (Samiieb)  was  b.  April  21,  1782,  in  Dublin,  and  came 

to  Cornish  about  1809  and  settled  on  the  Enos  Child  farm.  M.  Feb. 
19,  1801,  Betsej'  White,  then  of  Dublin,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Mary 
(French)  White,  b.  April  11,  1781,  and  d.  Sept.  13,  1859,  in  Cornish. 
He  wa.s  deputy  sheriff  in  Sullivan  County  for  fifteen  years.  He  d. 
March  5,  1860.  Children,  the  first  three  b.  in  Dublin,  the  rest  in  Cor- 
nish: 

i.        Betsey,  b.  June  11,  1801;  m.  July  1,  1821,  Uriah  York  of  Cornish. 

Five  children.     (See  York.)     She  d.  April  15,  1879. 
ii.       Stephen,  Jr.,  I.st,  b.  Dec.  23, 1803;  d.  March  15,  1811. 
iii.      Mary,  b.  May  26,  1805;  m. ,  Daniel  Stearns  of  Cornish.     Eight 

children.     (See  Steams.)     She  d.  Jan.  27,  1891. 
iv.     Almira,  b.  Sept.  1,  1810;  ni.  April  12,  1831.   Benjamin  F.   Bugbee. 

Eight  children.     (See  Bugbee.)     She  d.  Aug.  11,  1884. 

4.  V.      Stephen,  Jr.,  2d,  b.  Oct.  18,  1812. 

5.  vi.     Abijah,  b.  July  13,  1816. 

6.  vii.     Charle-s,  b.  Oct.  2,  1820. 

7.  viii.   George  Philander,  b.  March  30,  1822. 

4.  Stephen'  Williams  (Stephen'!,  Samuel^)  h.  Oct.  18,  1812;  m.  first,  Oct., 

1836,  Melinda  Hall  of  Croydon,  dau.  of  Darius  Hall.  She  had  three 
children,  and  d.  in  Maj-,  1865,  in  Iowa;  m.  second,  Feb.  13,  1864,  Rhoda 
M.  Lamberton,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Hannah  (Vinton)  Lamberton,  b. 
June  24,  1827.     Children  by  first  marriage: 

i.       Ann  Janett,  b.  Oct.  23,  1837,  in  Iowa. 

ii.       Albert.Gordon,  b.  Nov.  18,  1840,  in  Cal. 

iii.      Frances  Hawes,  b.  Feb.  22,  1851,  in  Newport. 

Child  by  second  marriage : 

iv.      Mattie  H.,  b.  in  Cornish  Oct.  24,  1865. 

5.  Abijah'  Williams  {Stephen^,  Samueb)  h.  July  13,  1816;  m. ,  Emelissa 

Stearns,  who  was  dau.  of  John  and  Sarah  (Campbell)  Stearns,  b.  in 
1814.  Mr.  Williams  rem.  to  Claremont  where  he  spent  the  rest  of  his 
life.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish,  except  the  last  one: 

i.       Ellen,  b.  . 

ii.       Hazen,  b.  . 

iii.      Edward,  b.  . 


iv.      Francis,  b.  . 

V.      Henrietta  E.,  b.  in  Claremont;  m. ,  Horace  Spencer  (second 

wife.) 

Charles'  Williams  {Stephen'-,  Samuel^)  h.  Oct.  2,  1820;  m.  first,  Lois 
White  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Aaron  and  Rebecca  (Williams)  White,  b.  Oct. 
1,  1815,  and  d.  Aug.  13,  1867;  m.  second.  May  21,  1868,  Mrs.  Sarah  A. 
Draper  of  Claremont,  b.  1829,  and  d.  Jan.  25,  1873,  aged  44;  m.  third, 


GENEALOGIES.  421 

,  Laura  Gallup.     He  d.  Oct.  26,  1894,  in  Windsor,  where  he  had 

lived  several  years.      A  farmer  till  the  last  years  of  his  life,  which  he 
spent  in  peddHng.     Children,  mostly  b.  in  town,  by  first  wife: 

i.        Henry  Beriah,  b.  Aug.  24,  1843;  d.  March  26,  1847. 

ii.       Joseph  P.,  b.  April  24,  1846;  m.  first, ;  m.  second.  May  8,  1875, 

Mrs.  Frances  L.  (Bartlett)  Leslie,  dau.  of  Lyman  and  Catha- 
rine (Hilliard)  Bartlett,  b.  Jan.  7,  1845,  and  d.  March  17,  1886. 
One  child,  Fred  Lee,  b.  June,  1877;  d.  Aug.  13,  1877.  M.  third, 
.     He  d.  in  Claremont, 

iii.  Harvey  Beriah,  b.  June  19,  1848;  m.  Dec.  24,  1870,  JuUa  E.  M. 
Wenham. 

iv.     George  Henry,  b.  May  4,  1851;  m. ;  res.  in  Lowell,  Mass. 

■ children. 

V.       Clarence  Herbert,  b.  Feb.  8,  1855;  unm.;  res.,  Windsor. 

vi.     Marcia  Luthera,  b.  Oct.  31,  1856;  m. .     Res.  in  Lowell, 

Mass.     children. 

Children  by  last  wife: 

vii.    Emma,  b. .     Res.,  Windsor,  Vt. 

7.  George  Philanders  Williams  (Stephen^,  Samuel^)  was  b.  March  30,  1822; 
m.  Sept.  3,  1843,  Caroline  E.  White,  dau.  of  Aaron  and  Rebecca  (Wil- 
hams)  White,  b.  Feb.  23,  1826,  and  d.  Feb.  14,  1909.  He  was  a  farmer 
and  Uved  on  "Dingleton  Hill."     He  d.  Feb.  16,  1902.     Child: 

i.  Ella  E.,  b.  Oct.  28,  1856,  in  Cornish;  m.  Feb.  2,  1878,  Wells  H.  Jones 
of  Cornish.  Three  children.  (See  Jones.)  She  d.  June  25, 
1899. 

William  Williams,  the  son  of  Theophilus  and  Ruth  (Brown)  Williams,  was 
b.  in  Providence,  R.  L,  Feb.  25,  1858;  m.  March  18,  1785,  Susanna 
Pond  of  Bellingham,  Mass.  She  d.  Aug.  11,  1843,  aged  86.  He  d, 
Aug.  13,  1841,  aged  83.  They  both  d.  and  were  buried  in  Croydon. 
He  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  serving  in  the  Continental  Army  one 
year.  It  is  also  said  that  he  served  on  the  sea,  and  was  captured  by  the 
British,  carried  to  Havana,  from  whence  he  escaped  and  made  his  way 
into  the  service  again.  It  is  not  known  when  he  came  to  Cornish,  but 
probably  soon  after  the  war,  where  he  lived  till  enfeebled  by  age. 
They  went  to  Croydon  and  lived  with  their  dau.  Nancy  Metcalf. 
Children : 

i.  Julia,  b.  April  20,  1786;  m.  April  17,  1805,  Everett  Robinson  of  Cor- 
nish.    Eight  children.     (See  Robinson.)     She  d.  Jan.  24,  1826. 

ii.  Edena,  b.  May  19,  1788;  d.  April  24,  1820;  m.  Dec.  25,  1806,  Joseph 
Taylor,  Jr.,  of  Cornish.     Five  children.     (See  Taylor.) 

iii.      Sylvester,  b.  March  27,  1790;  d.  Aug.  23,  1795. 

iv.      Philo,  b.  Jan.  19,  1793;  d.  March  8,  1804. 


122  HISTORY  OF  rORXISTI. 

V.  Nancy,  b.  July  22,  1795;  m.  June  8,  1820,  Moses  Met  calf  of 
Croydon.  Five  children,  all  of  whom  grew  up  and  were  m. 
This  entire  family  rem.  to  Whitewater  Falls,  Minn.,  in  1857. 

vi.  Ursula,  b.  July  7,  1797.  Never  m.  She  d.  in  Cornish  April  8, 
1878,  aged  81. 

Or\ille  Brewstkr  Williams,  the  son  of  Orville  and  Amy  (Gates)  Williams, 
was  b.  in  Morristown,  Vt.,  Aug.  30,  1830.  He  m.  March  27,  1855, 
Mariain  K.  Sargent,  dau.  of  Trueworthy  and  Mary  (Abbott)  Sar- 
gent, b.  in  1832,  and  d.  June  20,  1895.  He  first  came  to  Plainfield  where 
they  lived  several  years.  They  came  to  Cornish  and  settled  on  a  river 
farm,  where  they  lived  several  years.  His  parents,  both  dying  in  1875, 
were  buried  in  Cornish.  He  had  formerly  been  a  successful  peddler, 
now  became  the  successful  farmer.  Was  one  of  the  selectmen  of  Cor- 
nish in  1884-85.  He  d.  April  25,  1885.  His  death  was  caused  by  the 
kick  of  a  horse.  A  few  years  after  his  death,  the  family  rem.  to  Wind- 
sor, Vt.     Children,  all  h.  in  Plainfield: 

i.        Carrie  Ardella,  b.  Oct.  1,  1857.     A  teacher  of  large  experience  and 

success.     T"nm. 
ii.       Mary  Ida,  b.  Jan.  11,  1863;  m.  March  27,  1884,  Alfred  Fitch  of 

Cornish.     Five  children.     (See  Fitch.) 
iii.      Nettie  Gates,  b.  Nov.  3,  1866.     A  teacher  also,  and  unm. 

WILSON. 

Robert  and  Patienxe  Wilson  early  became  residents  of  the  town.  He  was  b. 
in  1741,  and  d.  Oct.  9,  1822,  in  Cornish.  His  wife,  b.  in  1740,  also  d.  there 
Aug.  25,  1828.     Children,  as  per  town  record: 

i.       Zadock,  b.  Dec.  2,  1769;  d.  May  21,  1780. 

ii.      Tamison,  b.  May  5,  1772;  m.  May  2,  1796,  George  Cook  of  Cornish. 

She  d.  April  18,  1849.     Nine  children.     (See  Cook.) 
iii.      A  dau.,  name  not  given,  b.  July  4,  1775. 
iv.     Stephen,  b.  Sept.  15,  1778;  d.  Sept.  6,  1780. 
v.      Joel,  b.  Dec.  19,  1782;  d.  April  30,  1803. 

In  1790,  the  family  consisted  of  the  parents,  one  boy  and  two  girls.     The 
name  soon  became  extinct  in  town. 

WITHERELL. 

D.  Gerry  Witherell  came  to  Cornish  from  Chazy,  N.  Y.,  in  1898.  Settled 
on  the  farm  recently  owned  by  Joseph  B.  Comings.  He  was  b.  July  5, 
1855,  in  Chazy,  N.  Y.  Was  the  son  of  David  J.  and  Cynthia  (Wait) 
Withoroll.  M.  Jan.  12,  1887,  Sylvia  Wheeler,  b.  Jan.  26,  1857,  dau. 
of  Horace  and  Alice  (Irish)  Wheeler.     Children: 

i.  Harry  D.,  b.  June  17,  1888,  in  Sheldon,  No.  Dakota.  Graduated 
Kimball  Union  Academy,  1908.     Studying  medicine  (1910). 

ii.  Elwyn  W.,  b.  May  13,  1893,  in  West  Chazy,  N.  Y.  Student  Kim- 
ball Union  Academv,  1910. 


GENEALOGIES.  423 

WOOD. 

1.  Reuben  Wood  was  b.  in  1753,  in  Scituate,  R.  I.     He  was  m.  there  but 

the  name  of  his  wife  is  not  known.     She  d.  about  1792,  in  R.  I.,  leaving 

four  little  children.      He  m.  second,  ,  Mercy  Phillii)s  of  Scituate. 

She  was  b.  in  1772  and  d.  in  Cornish  Nov.  1,  1856,  aged  84.  He  was  a 
soldier  of  the  Revolution  from  R.  I.,  rendering  service  at  the  Battle  of 
Bunker  Hill  and  presumably,  at  other  historic  points.  They  came  to 
Cornish  about  1793,  soon  after  his  second  m.,  and  settled  on  a  farm. 
He  was  Dea.  and  a  devout  member  of  the  Baptist  Church  in  Cornish 
and  a  man  highly  esteemed.  He  d.  Feb.  10,  1836.  Children  by  first 
wife,  all  b.  in  R.  I. 

i.  Robert,  b.  Jan.  2,  1783;  m.  Jan.  9,  1810,  Esther  Smith  of  Cornish. 
Moved  away.     He  d.  in  Jan.,  1835. 

ii.       Mary  Ann,  b.  Jan.  2,  1785.     Never  m.     She  d.  March  20,  1810. 

iii.      Reuben,  Jr.,  b.  July  20,  1877;  m. ,  Sally  Grant.    He  d.  in  March, 

1853. 

iv.  Constant,  b.  July  12,  1790;  m.  Dec.  3,  1819,  Lucy  Clark  of  Plain- 
field.     They  went  to  Mich.     He  d.  Oct.  20,  1828. 

Children,  by  Mercy  Phillips,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

v.  Jacob  P.,  b.  Jan.  7,  1795;  m.  Feb.  2,  1820,  Betsey  Clark  of  Plainfield, 
sister  of  his  brother  Constant's  wife.  Lived  and  d.  in  Michigan. 
He  d. ,  aged  85. 

vi.  Mercy,  b.  March  21,  1797;  m.  Nov.  29,  1821,  Samuel  Avery  of  Plain- 
field.     Five  children.     She  d.  Aug.  7,  1862. 

vii.  Hannah,  b.  Oct.  29,  1799;  m.  Dec.  8,  1818,  Jonathan  Paine,  and  rem. 
to  Pennsylvania.     She  d.  Aug.  12,  1865. 

viii.  Mahala,  b.  July  9,  1800;  m.  Sept.  20,  1826,  Samuel  C.  Day  of  Cor- 
nish. Three  children.  (See  Day.)  She  d.  at  the  home  of  her 
dau.  in  Ashburnham,  Mass.,  April  21,  1893. 

ix.      Susan,  b.  April  26,  1802;  m.  March  7,  1826,  Dr.  John  Manchester, 
b.  Jan.  16,  1804.     Lived  in  Royalton,  Vt.    Six  children.   She  d. 
Jan.  26,  1886.     Dr.  Manchester  d.  Sept.  7,  1883. 
2.  X.       Ariel  K.,  b.  Nov.  26,  1804. 

xi.      WiLLARD,  b.  Dec.  7,  1806;  m.  ,  Abigail  Foster  of  Montpelier, 

Vt.     Two  children,  b.  in  Stanstead,  P.  Q.     He  d.  May  14,  1865. 

xii.       Lyman,  b.  Nov.  5,  1808;  m. ,  Mary  King  of  Auburn,  Me.     Two 

children.     He  d.  Feb.  4,  1896. 

xiii.      Benjamin,  b.  Nov.  9,  1810;  d.  May  22,  1817,  in  Cornish. 

xiv.      Mary  Ann,  2d,  b.  Feb.  19,  1813;  d.  Dec.  2,  1833. 

XV.  Lucy  Duncan,  b.  Feb.  4,  1815;  m.  1841,  J.  M.  Hubbard.  Lived  most 
of  her  life  in  Stanstead,  P.  Q.  Five  children.  She  d.  Aug.  1, 
1902,  in  Northboro,  Mass.,  at  the  home  of  her  dau. 

x\'i.  William  S.,  b.  March  14,  1817.  He  m.  and  lived  in  Morrisville, 
Vt.     He  d.  April,  1897. 

2.  Ariel  K.=  Wood  {Reuben')  was  b.  Nov.  26,  1804;  m.  Sept.  7,  1828,  Eme- 

line  Day  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Rufus  and  Betsey  (Comings)  Day,  b.  July 


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HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 


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4,  1810,  and  d.  July  16,  1887.  Mr.  Wood  was  a  farmer  and  lived  on 
"Dingleton  Hill,"  where  he  d.  Nov.  11,  1890.  Children,  all  b.  in 
Cornish : 

Lucy  Anx,  b.  Feb.  11,  1830;  m.  Nov.  27,  1849,  Elisha  Farnuna 
Spaulding  of  Plainfield.  Lived  chieflj^  in  AVindsor,  Vt.  He  was 
a  machinist.  Four  children.  She  d.  Dec.  26,  1894,  in  Windsor. 
He  d.  July  23,  1910,  in  Ludlow,  Vt. 


Egbert  O.  Wood. 


ii.      Julia  Ann,  b.  Jan.  29,  1833;  m.  Sept.  14,  1853,  Dana  N.  Morgan, 

then  of  Cornish.     Six  children,  all  daus.     (See  Morgan.)     She 

d.  Dec.  4,  1888. 
iii.      Emeline  Eliza,  b.  Jan.  23,   1835;  m.  March  20,   1856,  Edwin  P, 

Bartlett  of  Cornish.     Five  children.     (See  Bartlett.) 
iv.      An  infant,  b.  Aug.  10,  1837;  d.  Aug.  12,  1837. 
3.  V.       Lyman  D.,  b.  July  23,  1838. 

vi.      Egbert  O.,  b.  March  2,  1841;  m.  Dec.  25,  1867,  Anstris  B.  Baldwin 

of  Hudson.     Four  children:    1.  Egbert  B.,  who  res.  in  Nashua; 


426 


HisToijv  or  roRxisri. 


4.  vii. 


d.  Feb.  21,  1909,  aged  40,  who  left  a  wife  and  one  dau.,  Pauline 
A.,  b.  March  27,  1895.  2.  Herbert  A.,  who  d.  young.  3.  Mar- 
jorie  A.,  who  d.  young.  4.  Karl  D.,  a  physician  in  Santa  Rita, 
New  Mexico.  He  wa.s  b.  June  6,  1878,  and  d.  Oct.  21,  1907. 
.Mr  Wodil  n  in.  to  Nashua,  where  since  1871  he  has  been  engaged 
in  manufacturing  patent  alarm  cash  drawers,  showcase  brack- 
ets, etc.  He  m.  second,  Oct.  21,  1907,  Mrs.  Agnes  Watson  of 
Nashua. 
Arthur  L.,  b.  Oct.  22,  1843. 


Mk.  .\.\u  Mit.s.  Lyman   1).  Wood. 

8.  Lyman  D.»  Wood  (Ariel  K.\  Reiibem)  was  b.  July  23,  1838;  m.  June  3, 
1863,  Susan  A.  Flower,  dau.  of  Ahira  and  Eliza  (Barrel)  Flower,  b.  Feb, 
10,  1845.  A  farmer  and  lived  on  "  Ditieloton  Hill."  He  d.  July  16. 
1908.     Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.        Minnie  S.,  b.  Jan.  11,  1865;  m.  April  21,  1887,  William  L.  Chad- 
bourne  of  Cornish.     Two  children.     (See  Chadbourne.) 


GENEALOGIES.  427 

ii.  Frederick  L.,  b.  Sept.  28,  1867,  and  d.  Aug.  5,  1875.  His  death 
was  caused  by  a  fall  in  a  barn  breaking  his  neck. 

"Over  the  silent  river,  in  his  bright  angel  home, 
Dwelling  in  Joy  forever,  waiting  for  us  to  come." 

(Inscription  on  tombstone.) 

iii.      Ernest  C,  b.  March  19,  1876.     Mail  carrier  in  Claremont.     M. 

June  29,  1904,  Jennie  A.  Black, 
iv.      Herbert  E.,  b.  March  12,  1878.     A  teacher  of  instrumental  music; 

m.  Sept.  12,  1906,  Lizzie  F.  Comings  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Fenno 

B.  and  Esoline  (Robinson)  Comings. 
V.       Blanche  E.,  b.  July  12,  1884. 

4.  Arthur  L.^  Wood  (Arieb,  Reuben^)  was  b.  Oct.  22,  1843;  m.  first,  Oct.  18, 
1864,  Esther  E.  White  of  Cornish,  dau.  and  only  child  of  John  and 
Lucinda  (Hastings)  White,  b.  Aug.  25,  1845,  and  d.  Dec.  14,  1895;  m. 
second,  April  1,  1897,  Mrs.  Marion  P.  (Bartlett)  Martin,  formerly  of 
Cornish,  and  dau.  of  Oilman  M.  and  Angeline  (Comings)  Bartlett,  b. 
Oct.  2,  1861.     Children  by  first  wife  only: 

i.  Bert  A.,  b.  April  4,  1867;  m.  April  4,  1888,  on  his  21st  birthday,  Addie 
Maxham  of  Hartland,  Vt.     One  son:  Ralph  H.,  b.  Aug.  24,  1895. 

ii.  Angie  L.,  b.  Dec.  30,  1881;  m.  Aug.  30,  1900,  William  Fairman,  son 
of  Joseph  Fairman  of  W^indsor,  Vt.  They  Uve  in  Springfield, 
Mass. 

Capt.  Joseph  Wood  was  b.  in  Lebanon  March,  1789.  He  was  the  oldest. 
son  of  Joseph  Wood,  the  centenarian  of  Lebanon.  He  m.  first,  Sarah  W. 
Dana  of  Pomfret,  Vt.  She  d.  in  Plainfield,  in  1825,  leaving  one  son,  Joseph 
Wood,  Jr.,  who  d.  Aug.,  1844,  aged  28;  m.  second,  in  1827,  Mary  Smith,  dau. 
of  Judge  James  Smith  of  Grantham.  They  rem.  from  Plainfield  to  Cornish  in 
1834,  and  settled  on  a  river  farm.  They  lived  here  many  years.  He  was  a 
prosperous  farmer,  kept  a  hotel,  represented  the  town  in  the  legislature  of 
1852  and  1853.  Later  in  life,  he  sold  his  farm  in  Cornish  and  rem.  to  Meriden 
to  live  w^ith  his  son:  where  he  d.  Feb.  19,  1859.  His  wid.  d.  Jan.  7,  1866. 
They  had  one  son:  James  S.,  b.  Jan.  1,  1828,  who  m.  June  12,  1855,  Mary  Fran- 
ces Cutler  of  Meriden,  where  they  res.  James  S.  Wood  d.  March  5,  1909. 
He  left  no  children. 

WOODBURY. 

Isaiah  and  Lois  Woodbury  lived  several  years  in  town  and  had  four  children. 
He  d.  Nov.  16,  1819.  His  wid.  m.  Oct.  10,  1821,  Daniel  Coburn, 
(second  wife.)     No  record  of  her  death.     Children  of  Isaiah  and  Lois: 

i.  Isaiah  Eldridge,  b.  Aug.  7,  1814. 

ii.  Louisa  Jane,  b.  Feb.  23,  1816. 

iii.  Martha,  b.  Feb.  12,  1818. 

iv.  John,  b.  March  25,  1819. 


428  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

WRIGHT. 

Horace  Wright  \va.s  b.  :Manh  12,  LSUy.     He  m.  ,  Mary  Bvitman  of 

Enfield,  dau.  of  Amos  and  Marion  (Heath)  Batman,  b.  April  13,  1818. 
They  came  to  Cornish  about  1858  and  settled  on  a  farm  far  up  the  moun- 
tain road  ea.-<t  of  the  Flat,  in  "Poppy  Squash"  di.strict.  Here  they 
l>oth  spent  the  rest  of  their  live.s.  He  was  a  farmer.  He  d.  Jan.  2, 
1888.     She  d.  Sept.  14,  1895.     Children  (the  order  may  not  be  correct) : 

i.       Amos  B.,  b. ;  m. ,  Elizabeth  Barker. 

ii.       \\iLLi.JiM  H.,  b. .     Never  m.     Enlisted  in  the  Civil  War  and  d, 

in  the  .service.     His  funeral  at  the  Flat  was  Oct.  26,  1862. 
iii.      John  B.,  b.  Oct.  20,  1844;  m.  first,  Dec.  25,  1868,  Margaret  L.  Geer. 

He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  War;  m.  second,  in  1906  (?)  Mrs. 

Whitney. 

iv.      Andrew  P.,  b. .     Never  m.,  also  enlisted  and  d.  in  the  service. 

V.       M.\RY  Jane,  b. ;  m. ,  Roe  Decker. 

vi.     Ella  F.,  b. ;  m.  Oct.  7,  1866,  Paul  Young. 

vii.    A  child,  b. ;  d.  young. 

viii.   Mariam  S.,  b. ;  m. ,  A.  Metcalf. 

ix.      Horace  L.,  b.  Jan.  10,  1862;  d.  young. 

X.       A  child,  b. ;  d.  young. 

xi.      Charles  F.,  b. ;  m. ,  Gertrude  Elmer.     He  is  a  blacksmith. 

WYMAN. 

Fraxcisi  Wyman,  with  his  brother,  Lieut.  John,  were  among  the  first  to 
settle  Woburn,  Mass.,  about  1641.  They  were  large  landholders  there,  and 
their  names  often  appear  on  legal  writings  of  the  town.  From  Francis'  all 
the  Wymans  of  Cornish  have  descended.  The  generations  following  him 
are:  William^,  Edwards  and  Williams  Of  this  family,  which  resided  in  Pel- 
ham,  tlu-ee  brothers,  Joshua',  Jonathan^  and  Jesses  came  and  settled  in  Cor- 
nish and  spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives  here. 

1.  Joshuas  Wyman,  the  eldest  of  the  three,  was  b.  Nov.  4,  1767,  in  Pelham. 
He  m.  in  Pelham  Sept.  9,  1788,  Miriam  Richardson  of  Pelham,  dau.  of 
Joseph  and  Miriam  (Hildreth)  Richardson,  b.  Aug.  24,  1768.  They 
were  admirable  specimens  of  the  old  Puritan  character  that  has  made 
New  England  what  it  is.  They  continued  to  live  in  Pelham  till  March, 
1794,  when  t  hey  rem.  to  Cornish.  He  built  the  two-story  brick  house  de- 
stroyed in  1905.  Hed.  June  9,  1815.  Being  thus  called  to  leave  his  fam- 
ily of  eight  living  children,  in  the  midst  of  a  highly  useful  life,  he  caused 
them  to  assemble  at  his  bedside,  where  he  tenderly  addressed  them  one 
by  one  on  the  great  concerns  of  eternity,  giving  them  such  counsel  as 
only  a  Christian  father  can  give  his  children  in  a  dying  hour. 

Of  the  wife  and  mother,  her  biographer  says:  "She  was  eminently 
worthy  of  such  a  hu.sbanil.  She  outlived  him  more  than  thirty  years, 
and  brought  up  in  the  fear,  love  and  service  of  God,  her  large  fam- 
ily of  children.     She  was  a  noble  Christian  woman.     She  managed  with 


GENEALOGIES.  429 

great  skill  and  success  a  large  farm, — the  farm  now  (1903)  owned  and 
occupied  by  Wilbur  Quimby — and  her  house  was  always  the  abode  of 
peace  and  joy.  She  looked  well  to  the  wa^-s  of  her  household  and  in 
due  time,  they  all  rose  up  and  called  her  blessed.  Nor  has  the  blessed 
influence  of  her  instructions,  example  and  prayers  been  lost  among  her 
posterity."  She  d.  Dec.  17,  1848,  aged  80.  Children,  the  first  four  b. 
in  Pelham,  the  rest  in  Cornish: 

2.  i.        Joshua,  b.  Dec.  26,  1788. 

3.  ii.      Saul,  b.  Oct.  8,  1790. 

iii.     Miriam,  b.  Jan.  31,  1794;  m.  June  18,  1817,  Peter  Bradford  Spicer. 

Two  daus. :  Mary  and  Pamelia. 
iv.      Phebe,  b.  Oct.  31,  1796;  m.  Sept.  22,  1819,  James  Ripley  Wellman  of 

Cornish.     Six  children.     (See  Wellman.)     She  d.  May  6,  1885. 

This  inscription  marks  her  resting  place : 

"Mother,  Home,  Heaven,  but  Christ  is  all  and  in  all." 

V.  Sophia,  b.  Feb.  5,  1799;  m.  Oct.  29,  1828,  Daniel  Dwight  Chapin  of 
Newport.     One  son  and  three  daus. 

4.  vi.     Milton,  b.  March  7,  1801. 

vii.    Edw^\rd  W.,  b.  March  31,  1803;  d.  Nov.  16,  1803. 

viii.  Edw.\rd,  b.  Sept.  26,  1804;  m.  March  3,  1831,  Cynthia  Peck  of  Leb- 
anon. They  lived  in  Newport.  No  children.  He  was  a  suc- 
cessful teacher  of  schools;  a  Maj.  Gen.  of  the  Militia;  selectman 
six  years;  town  representative  in  1848;  register  of  probate,  five 
years;  superintending  school  committee,  and  census  enumera- 
tor in  1850.     He  d.  April  4,  1864,  aged  59. 

ix.  Pamelia  Frost,  b.  May  3,  1807;  m.  Oct.  19,  1829,  Frederic  Chapin 
of  Newport.     Two  sons.     She  d.  March  29,  1859,  aged  51. 

2.  Joshuas  Wyman  {Joshua^,  William*,  Edward',  William'',  Francis^)  was  b. 
Dec.  26,  1788,  in  Pelham;  m.  Jan.  13,  1818,  Lucy  Wellman  of  Cornish, 
dau.  of  James  and  Althea  Ripley  Wellman,  b.  March  7,  1794,  d.  Feb. 
12,  1863.  He  d.  Nov.  5,  1869.  Farmer  and  lived  a  half  mile  south  of 
his  father's  home,  on  the  farm  now  (1903)  owned  and  occupied  by  Eldon 
H.  Gordon.  Possessed  the  same  moral  traits  as  his  father,  showing  he 
had  treasured  well  the  instructions  and  example  of  his  parents.  Chil- 
dren, all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Lucy  Marietta,  b.  Oct.  27,  1818;  d.  Dec.  2,  1845. 

ii.  Joshua  Barnard,  b.  Oct.  31,  1822;  m.  Jan.  10,  1854,  Jane  B.  Alden 
of  Windsor,  Vt.,  b.  Aug.  12,  1825,  and  d.  April  24,  1891.  No 
children.  He  d.  March  18,  1868,  aged  45.  He  was  a  man  whose 
probity  of  character  and  integrity,  coupled  with  a  good  busi- 
ness talent,  fitted  him  for  the  discharge  of  public  duties  to  which 
his  towTismen  repeatedly  called  him,  till,  in  the  midst  of  a  use- 
ful life,  he  was  removed  by  death. 

iii.  Miriam  Althea,  b.  Sept.  15,  1825;  m.  May  18,  1848,  Carlos  F.  Hug- 
gins  of  Cornish.  She  had  one  son,  b.  June  14,  1849.  (See  Hug- 
gins.)     She  d.  Oct.  24,  1849. 

iv.     Sarah  Wellman,  b.  May  23,  1832;  d.  Aug.  22,  1849. 


430 


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3.  Savl«  Wyman  (Joshua';  William*,  E(hcard\  William^  Francis^)^h.  Oct. 
8,  1890;  m.  Sept.  10,  1822,  Rebecca  Day  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Rufus  and 
Betsey  (Comings)  Day,  b.  Jan.  17,  1797,  and  d.  July  1,  ISSl.jHe  d. 
Aug.  29,  1S70.  A  farmer  and  lived  about  a  half  mile  northeast  on  a 
farm  overlooking  his  old  home.  Children,  all  b.  in  town: 
i.  JosHiA,  b.  Aug.  27.  1823;  d.  Feb.  24,  1849. 
5.  ii.       Edward  Xkwell,  b.  April  4,  1825. 


Prof.  Addison   1'.  W  vman. 


111. 


IV. 


Bktsky  C,  b.  ( )(t .  1.5,  1S28;  m.  May  8,  18.50,  Lewis  Lane.  Lived  in 
Charlestown,     No  childrcu.     She  d.  in  June,  1889. 

Addisox  Pinneo,  b.  June  27,  1832.  He  early  manifested  a  passion 
for  music,  .so  he  gave  his  time  and  energies  to  its  acquirement, 
and  became  a  skilful  organist,  and  teuclier  of  both  instrumental 
and  vocal  music,  lie  taught  in  Kimball  Union  Academy,  at 
Wheeling,  Va.,  Claremont  and  Washington,  Penn.  Prof.  Wyman 
also  :i(f|uircd  considerable  reputation  as  a  musical  composer, 


GENEALOGIES.  431 

and  several  of  his  productions  have  become  popular,  "Silvery 
Waves,"  and  others  being  among  them.  He  m.  Nov.  1,  1857, 
Ann  E.  Atwood  of  Londonderry,  Vt.  She  d.  Sept.  24,  1871. 
They  had  one  child,  Fanny  L.,  b.  and  d.  in  1865.  He  d.  in 
AVashington,  Penn.,  April  15,  1872.  They  both  lie  buried  in 
"Forest  Hills"  cemetery,  near  Boston,  Mass. 
v.       Orville  a.,  b.  April  23,  1$34;  d.  Dec.  22,  1848. 

4.  MiLTONfi  Wymax  (Joshua'',  William*,  Edwarcb,  William^,  Francis^)  was  b. 

March  7,  1801;  m.  first,  ,  Ehzabeth  Newton  of  Newport,  dau.  of 

Erastus  and  Betsey  (Beckwith)  Newton,  b.  1806,  and  d.  Nov.  3,  1872. 
It  was  his  good  fortune  to  remain  on  the  homestead  and  care  for  his 
aged  mother  through  her  life.  He  m.  second,  Nov.  23,  1876,  ^Irs. 
Mary  (Gates)  Westgate  of  Plainfield.  He  d.  Dec.  19,  1879.  Children, 
all  b}'  first  wife,  and  b.  in  town: 

i.        Erastcs  Newton,  b.  Oct.  15,  1835;  m.  and  went  west. 

ii.  Fr.\n'ces  Louisa,  b.  April  5,  1837.  Grad.  Kimball  Union  Academy, 
class  of  1856.  :M.  Aug.  17,  1859.  Clark  C.  Starkweather  and  had 
several  children.     Lived  in  Charlestown,  111.     She  d.  . 

iii.  AxN  Elizabeth,  b.  Sept.  24,  1839;  m.  and  lived  in  Denver  and  after- 
wards in  Cal.,  where  she  d. .     No  children. 

iv.      George  M.,  b.  in  1841;  d.  July  25,  1842. 

V.  Arthur  jNIilton,  b.  in  1845;  d.  Feb.  5,  1858,  by  accident.  (See 
Casualties.) 

vi.     Edward,  b.  in  1850;  d.  Sept.  17,  1851. 

5.  Edward  Newell^  Wyman  (Saub,  Joshua\  Willianv,  Edward^,  William^, 

Francis^)  was  b.  April  4,  1825;  m.  June  13,  1860,  Sarah  S.  Newell,  dau. 
of  Jacob  and  Julia  R.  (Comings)  Newell,  b.  March  7,  1834.  He  d.  on 
the  Flat  March  20,  1882.  She  d.  in  Newport,  R.  I.,  June  27,  1911. 
Children,  both  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Charles  Edward,  b.  Aug.  6,  1869;  d.  March  18,  1872. 

ii.  Chester  Leaxder,  b.  Sept.  27,  1873.  Received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Cornish.  Graduated  from  Gafifey's  Business 
College  at  Waterbury,  Conn.,  in  1890.  Was  ambitious  to  become 
a  soldier;  he  first  joined  the  National  Guard  of  Conn.;  later  he 
returned  to  N.  H.,  where  he  received  a  position  in  the  civil 
engineering  dept.  of  the  Concord  &  Montreal  Railroad  Co. 
He  also  was  appointed  1st  Lieut,  and  aide-de-camp  on  the  per- 
sonal staff  of  Maj.-Gen.  H.  S.  Burbank,  which  appointment  he 
held  until  1896.  He  then  returned  to  Conn.,  and  joined  the 
Nat.  Vol.  Reserve  with  the  same  rank  he  had  held  on  the  staff. 
He  resigned  April  15,  1898,  and  enlisted  in  the  Spanish  War  as 
a  private  in  his  old  company,  ^Nlay  4.  Was  mustered  into  the 
service  on  the  17th,  as  Corp.  of  Co.  I,  1st  Conn.  Inf.,  being 
stationed  in  Camp  Alger,  Va.  There  being  no  active  service 
he  was  mustered  out  at  New  Britain,  Conn.,  Oct.  31,   1898. 


432 


HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 


An  insurrection  having  l^rokon  out  in  the  Philipjiino  Islands,  he 
enhsted,  Nov.  19,  1S<)8,  in  Co.  L,  6th  U.  >S.  Infantry.  His 
regiment  left  San  Francisco  on  May  22,  1899,  arriving  at  Manila, 
P.  I.,  June  18.  He  saw  active  service  for  three  years  in  the 
islands  and  participated  in  several  engagements,  offi(;iating 
mo.st  of  the  time  as  Corp.  In  June,  1900,  he  was  detailed  as  a 
teacher  in  the  native  schools,  in  which   position  he  was  very 


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successful,  having  ac(}uircd  a  knowledge  of  the  Spanish,  and  also 
of  a  native  language.  Was  frequently  called  as  an  interpreter 
in  official  investigations  and  conferences.  On  expiration  of 
his  term  of  .service,  he  was  h()noral)ly  discharged  Nov.  18,  1901, 
but  continued  until  May  31,  1902.  On  June  Hi,  1902,  he  ac- 
cepted an  appointment  as  clerk  in  the  Quartermaster's  Dept.,  at 
Iloilo,  P.  I.  In  March,  1903,  he  was  transferred  to  Bataugas, 
P.  I.,  where  he  remained  until  transferred  to  Fort  Adams,  R.  I., 


GENEALOGIES.  433 

U.  S.  A.,  in  July,  1906.  On  April  13,  1907,  he  enlisted  as  a  pri- 
vate in  the  ancient  Newport  Art.  Co.,  R.  I.  Militia,  whose 
charter  was  granted  by  King  George  II,  Feb.,  1741.  Was 
promoted  Corp.,  Nov.  14,  and  on  the  26th  was  elected  Capt. 
and  Adj.,  which  offices  he  has  since  held.  He  is  an  expert 
rifleman  and  won  the  diamond  medal,  known  as  the  "Gibbs' 
Medal,"  in  the  competition  of  1908.  His  standing  and  rank 
among  his  comrades  is  of  the  best.  The  quartermaster  of  his 
dept.  says  of  him  to  the  Accountant  Society:  "that  he  is  sober, 
reliable,  honest  and  trustworthy  in  every  respect."  He  m. 
Aug.  26,  1908,  Sophie  Amelia  Horton  of  Warren,  R.  I.,  and  they 
have  two  children:  1.  Amelia  Horton,  b.  Nov.  5,  1909.  2. 
Sarah  Newell,  b.  July  17,  1911. 

JoN.\THAN5  Wyman,  a  brother  of  Joshua',  came  to  Cornish  about  the  same 
time  his  brother  did.     He  was  b.  in  1770,  in  Pelham;  m.  Aug.  25,  1796,  Sarah 

Marsh,  also  of  Pelham,  a  dau.  of and  Sarah  (Richardson)  Marsh, 

b.  in  1774.  She  had  no  children.  It  is  said  that  perhaps  this  fact  may  have 
so  wrought  upon  her  mind  as  to  induce  her  to  take  her  life.  She  was 
esteemed  a  verj^  worthy  woman,  but  she  decided  to  end  her  life  by  her  own 
hand.  She  d.  April  29,  1825.  Mr.  Wyman  m.  second,  Jan.  31,  1826,  Mrs. 
Melissa  (Chase)  Davidson,  dau.  of  Dea.  John  and  Louisa  (Joslj'n)  Chase,  b. 
Feb.  13,  1793,  and  d.  March  2,  1896.  Having  no  children  of  his  own,  he  adopted 
and  brought  up  other  children,  Clarissa  Skinner  being  one  of  them.  She  d.  Jan. 
15,  1817.  Mr.  Wj'man  lived  near  the  Flat.  Was  a  millwright  and  did  much 
towards  erecting  and  running  the  mills  east  of  the  Flat.  He  d.  Sept.  29,  1835, 
aged  70. 

1.  Jesses  Wyman  {William*,  Edward^  William'-,  Francis^),  a  brother  of 
Joshuas  and  Jonathans,  was  b.  in  Pelham  Sept.  23,  1783.  Came  to 
town  in  boyhood;  m.  Oct.  30,  1810,  Mary  Dorr  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Ben- 
jamin and  Elizabeth  (Cotton)  Dorr,  b.  July  9,  1786,  d.  Dec.  1,  1879, 
aged  93.  IMr.  Wyman  was  a  prosperous  farmer  and  lived  near  the  site 
of  the  present  town  house  and  erected  the  two-story  brick  house  south 
of  it.     He  d.  Aug.  17,  1849.     Cliildren,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

2.  i.        Jesse  Orville,  b.  Oct.  2,  1811. 

ii.       Mary  Louisa,  b.  April  11,  1813;  m.  June  29,  1837,  Hiram  A.  Day, 
of  Cornish.     Five  children.     (See  Day.)     She  d.  June  12,  1885. 
iii.      Phebe  G.,  b.  Feb.  7,  1815;  d.  May  19,  1837. 

3.  iv.      Jonathan,  b.  Feb.  25,  1817. 

v.  Martha  Abigail,  b.  April  21,  1821.  Graduated  Kimball  Union 
Academy,  class  1841.  Prepared  for  teaching,  went  to  Georgia, 
where  she  taught  two  years,  and  d.  there,  Juh'  16,  1848. 

vi.  Sar.\h  H.,  b.  Sept.  5,  1823;  m.  Nov.  3,  1860,  John  Tyler  Freeman. 
No  issue.     She  d.  Jan.  13,  1903.     A  teacher  before  she  m. 

vii.     William  F.,  b.  Dec.  14,  1825;  d.  April  12,  1826. 

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434  HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 

viii.  ^\"lI.I.lA.M  LIuiDLKV,  b.  May  24,  1828.  Also  a  very  successful  teacher 
for  several  years;  m.  Aug.  27,  1861,  Mary  Jane  Chase  of  Cor- 
nish, dau.  of  Jacob  and  Sarah  (Tinkham)  Chase,  b.  Jan.  30, 
1832,  d.  Aug.  13,  1905.  No  children.  He  d.  April  25,  1884,  in 
Grafton,  ^'t.,  whore  they  had  lived  several  3'ears. 

"To  live  in  hearts  we  leave  behind  is  not  to  die." 

(Inscription  on  his  tombstone.) 

ix.      Edward  Dorr,  b.  April  18,  1835;  d.  May  2,  1836. 

2.  Je.sse  Orville«  Wyman  (Jesses  William*,  Edward',  William^,  Francia^) 

was  b.  Oct.  2,  1811;  m.  Nov.  15,  1842,  Levina  Jackson,  dau.  of  Walter 
and  Elizabeth  (Weld)  Jackson  of  Cornish,  b.  Oct.  9,  1815,  and  d;Feb. 
4,  1876.  He  succeeded  his  father  on  the  homestead,  remaining  there  till 
1867,  when  they  rem.  to  Grafton,  Vt.  Here  they  both  spent  the  remain- 
der of  their  lives.     He  d.  March  14,  1882.     They  had  but  one  child: 

i.        Lizzie  Levina,  b.  June  21,  1853;  d.  March  9,  1882. 

3.  Jonathan*  Wyman  (Jesse^,   William*,  Edward',  William'^,  Francis^)  was 

b.  Feb.  25,  1817.  Grad.  Kimball  Union  Academy  in  class  1838;  Dart- 
mouth College,  class  of  1842.  Spent  several  years  teaching  in  Ga. 
Following  this,  he  engaged  in  the  insurance  business,  and  finally  took 
charge  of  the  fann  of  his  father-in-law  in  Cornish  where  he  remained 
till  near  the  close  of  his  life;  m.  Nov.  17,  1870,  Lucy  Wellman  of  Cor- 
nish, only  dau.  of  Joshua  Barnard  and  Lucy  (Hough)  Wellman,  b.  Aug. 
31,  1833.     He  d.  in  Concord  June  22,  1898.     Children: 

i.       Mary  Dorr,  b.  at  Cornish  May  17,  1872. 

ii.  Nellie  Lxcy,  b.  at  Windsor  May  29,  1875.  Grad.  at  Kimball  Union 
Academy  and  State  Normal  School,  in  1902.     Teacher. 

Jesse  and  Hannah  Wyman  were  early  residents  of  the  town  and  consisted  of 
a  large  family,  but  of  no  known  n^lationship  to  others  of  the  name  who 
succeeded  tlunn.  This  family  left  no  known  descendants  in  town  and 
but  one  cemetery  record.  It  is  therefore  inferred  that  the  family  left 
town  soon  after  the  opening  of  the  19th  century.  The  record  of  the  fam- 
ily in  the  census  of  1790  was  as  follows:  two  boys,  two  girls,  besides  the 
parents  and  one  other  adult.  Children  as  per  record,  and  supposedly 
b.  in  town: 

Joanna,  twin,  b.  March  29,  1787. 

i.  Phebe,  twin,  b.  March  29,  1787. 

ii.  Benjamin,  b.  Sept.  18,  1788. 

v.  Jesse,  b.  Feb.  19,  1790. 

V.  Polly,  b.  Dec.  13,  1791. 

vi.  Warren,  b.  April  28,  1794. 

vii.  Harvey,  b.  Oct.  25,  1795. 

viii.  Huldah,  b.  June  28,  1797. 

ix.  Betsey,  b.  Nov.  1,  1799. 

X.  Sally,  b.  Aug.  21,  1801. 


GENEALOGIES.  435 

YORK. 

The  Yorks  were  common  to  Cornish  and  Claremont  during  the  early  years 
of  these  towns.  The  larger  number  lived  in  the  north  part  of  Claremont,  while 
some  families  settled  in  the  south  of  Cornish. 

1.  WiLLi.\M'  York,  the  first  of  the  n:ime  in  town,  came  from  Claremont  about 

1780,  as  his  name  appeared  in  that  town  as  late  as  1779.  He  was  b. 
in  1758;  m.  first,  Lucj^  Hilliard  of  Cornish,  a  sister  of  Dea.  Samuel 

Hilliard.     She  d.  Feb.  5,   1823.     (See  Casualties.)     M.  second, , 

Betsey  Choate.  He  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution.  His  name  ap- 
pears in  Capt.  OUver  Ashley's  Co.  of  Col.  Benj.  Bellows'  Regt.  at  Ticon- 
deroga,  May,  1777,  and  was  probablj^  at  Saratoga  the  following  Sept. 
and  at  the  Surrender  of  Burgojne,  Oct.  17,  1777.  Some  time  after 
this  he  came  to  Cornish  and  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  on  a  farm. 
He  d.  Feb.  1,  1849,  aged  91.     Children,  all  by  first  wife: 

i.       Esther,  b.  1781  (?);  d.  Feb.  15,  1811,  ag3d  33. 

2.  ii.       Benjamin,  b.  July  3,  1791. 

\'.\      TiRZAH,  b.  ;  m.  April  10,  1814,  Zebedee  Edminster  of  Cornish 

and  had  nine  or  ten  children.     She  d.  Dec.  28,  1876,  aged  80. 

3.  iv.      Uriah,  b.  Nov.  11,  1799. 

V.  Sabra,  b.  ;  m.  Feb.  8,  1807,  Benjamin  Stearns.  Eight  chil- 
dren.    (See  Stearns.) 

vi.      Betsey,  b. ;  m.  June  25,  1810,  Amos  York.     Twelve  children. 

She  d. ,  aged  62. 

vii.     Lyman,  b.  1803;  m. ;  d.  March  14,  1840,  aged  37. 

\Tii.   Collins,  b. ;  m. ;  d.  — — .     Lived  in  L'nderhill,  Vt. 

ix.  Zebedee,  b.  1810  (?);  m.  first,  Rebecca  Fisher.  She  d.  Sept.  16, 
1871,  aged  61.  M.  second,  Dec.  31,  1871,  Mrs.  Judith  R.  Brown. 
He  d.  in  1899,  in  Vt. 

2.  Benjamin!  York  (Williatm)  was  b.  July  3,  1791;  m.  Feb.  7,  1815,  Phebe 

Steams  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Daniel  Stearns,  b.  Sept.  10,  1791,  and  d. 
Sept.  17,  1861.  He  d.  Feb.  20,  1825.  After  his  death,  his  wid.  m. 
March  27,  1836,  a  Buell  and  lived  in  Newport,  where  she  d.  as  above 
stated.     Children  of  Benj.  and  Phebe  (Stearns)  York: 

i.        Maria,  b.  . 


ii.      Elizabeth,  b. 

iii.      Fanny,  b.  

iv.     Ch.vrles,  b.  - 


Uriahj  York  (Williayn^)  b.  Nov.  11,  1799;  m.  July  1,  1821,  Betsey  Wil- 
liams, dau.  of  Stephen  and  Betsey  (White)  Williams,  b.  June  11,  1801, 
and  d.  April  15,  1879.  An  enterprising  farmer  and  lived  in  the  south 
part  of  the  towTi.     He  d.  June  24,  1869.     Children,  all  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Esther,  b.  Sept.  13,  1821;  m.  Feb.  11,  1851,  Mitchell  Cobum  of  Cor- 
nish.    One  child:    Willis.     (See  Cobum.)     She  d.  Jan.  1,  1895. 


436  inSTORV  OF  CORNISH. 

4.  ii.       HiKA.M  H.,  1).  Dtr.  H,  1823. 

iii.  Martha  Lavina,  b.  Dec.  25,  1826;  m.  Dec.  19,  1S61,  James  H. 
L:inil)crT()ii.  Live  in  Ckremont.  No  children.  She  d.  Feb. 
10,   l'.)l(). 

5.  iv.      JiHiN  Q.,  b.  Feb.  24,  1829. 

6.  V.      Allen,  b.  Aug.  23,  1836. 

4.  HiUA.M  II.'  VouK   {Uriahs  William^)  b.   Doc.  6,   1823;  in.  Jan.  8,   1863, 

Eliza  A.  Walker  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  Mo.ses  and  Betsey  (Bugbee) 
Walker,  b.  Sept.  17,  1843.  A  successful  farmer.  He  d.  March  5,  1899. 
Children,  b.  in  town: 

7.  i.       Elmer  Ellsworth,  b.  May  12,  1864. 

ii.  Ida  Eldoua,  b.  Jan.  11,  1870;  m.  Dec.  31,  1890,  Luman  Henry  Hil- 
liard  of  Cornish.     Two  children.     (See  Hilliard.) 

5.  J()Hx\  Q.J  York  {Uriah,  William^)  b.  Feb.  24,  1829;  m.  first,  Jan.  4,  1853, 

Enielinc  P'itch  of  Cornish,  dau.  of  John  and  Eleanor  (Johnson)  Fitch,  b. 
;  d.  July  25,  1853;  m.  second,  Jan.  23,  1855,  Esther  Corliss  of  Nor- 
wich, Vt.,  dau.  of  Eben  and  Laura  (Drake)  Corliss,  b.  March  17,  1828, 
and  d.  March  17,  1901.  He  d.  Feb.  23,  1891.  A  farmer.  Children, 
all  by  last  wife  and  b.  in  town : 

i.  Emma  Laura,  b.  Feb.  23,  1857;  m.  May  18,  1880,  John  Leonard 
Brown.     She  d.  July  6,  1884.     Left  one  son,  Earle,  b. . 

ii.  Hattie  L.,  b.  June  14,  1859;  m.  Jan.  24,  1882,  Joseph  S.  Chase,  of 
Cornish.     Six  children.     (See  Chase.) 

iii.  Lillian  E.,  b.  April  23,  1860;  m.  June  26,  1883,  John  Wheeler  Beal 
of  Plainfield.     One  child:  John  Harland. 

iv.  Addie  M.,  b.  Nov.  30,  1861;  m.  Sept.  26,  1903,  Frank  Ellis  of  Cor- 
nish. 

V.      Charles  E.,  b.  Sept.  2,  1864;  d.  Dec.  23,  1889. 

vi.     Jennie  E.,  b.  Oct.  30,  1865;  d.  Nov.  25,  1867. 

vii.     Ella  E.,  b.  .luly  6,  1867;  d.  April  20,  1884. 

viii.   luA  J.,  b.  Feb.  20,  1872;  d.  Nov.  27,  1873. 

6.  Allen'  York  (Uriah,  William^)  was  b.  Aug.  23,  1836;  m.  Nov.  8,  1865, 

Lucinda  Owen  of  Canada.  She  d.  Jan.  5,  1893.  After  m.  they  lived 
several  years  in  town  and  then  rem.  to  \\'indsor,  Vt.,  and  spent  the 
remainder  of  their  lives  there.  He  d.  March  15,  1888.  The  two  first 
children  were  b.  in  Cornish  and  the  rest  in  Windsor. 

i.  Hattie  M.,  b.  May  3,  1867. 

ii.  Fred,  b.  March  11,  1868;  d.  Jan.  30,  1893. 

iii.  Arthur  W.,  b.  Feb.  23,  1870. 

iv.  Makia  C,  b.  Jan.  5,  1875. 

V.  Sarah  J.,  b.  March  28,  1877. 

vi.  Lucia  May,  b.  May  17,  1779;  d.  April  1,  1880. 

vii.  George,  b.  March,  1881;  d.  Aug.  1,  1881. 

viii.  Daisy  L.,  b.  Sept.  3,  1883. 


GENEALOGIES.  437 

ix.  Ethel,  b.  June  26,  1887;  m.  July  8,  1906,  John  J.  Conlin,  of  Clare- 
mont. 

7.  Elmer  Ellsworth*  York  (Hiram  H.',  Uriah,  William^)  was  b.  May  12, 
1864;  m.  Feb.  24,  1892,  Nellie  Salome  Richardson,  dau.  of  Amos  and 
Sarah  Jane  (Hilliard)  Richardson,  b.  in  Cornish  May  26,  1867.  Chil- 
dren: 

i.  Clatton  Elmer,  b.  Dec.  1,  1892. 

ii.  Amos  Hiram,  b.  Jan.  12,  1894. 

iii.  Marion  Alice,  b.  May  6,  1895. 

iv.  Raymond,  b.  Sept.  5,  1905. 

YOUNG. 

Thomas  Young  was  b.  in  Brookfield,  Mass.,  in  1755.  Became  a  Revolution- 
ary soldier  from  Mass.,  serving  nearly  through  the  entire  war.  At  its 
close  he  came  to  town  and  settled  on  the  hills  near  the  southwest  part 
of  the  town.  He  m.  first,  Alice  Pike,  who  d.  about  1793;  m.  second, 
Oct.  8,  1894,  Mrs.  Sarah  (Cady)  Chase,  wid.  of  Peter  Chase.  She  d. 
May  3,  1826.     He  d.  May  5,  1832.     Children  by  first  wife: 

i.       Alice,  b.  July  18,  1785. 

ii.      Elizabeth,  b.  Aug.  31,  1787. 

iii.     Mehitable,  b.  Nov.  1,  1789;  m.  Oct.  10,  1814,  Moses  Scales  of  Clare- 

mont. 
iv.      Abigail,  b.  July  12,  1792;  m.  Jan.  4,  1820,  Reuben  Murray. 

Children  by  Sarah  Chase: 

2.  V.      Sanford,  b.  Sept.  17,  1795. 

vi.     Polly  (or  Mary)  b.  April  12,  1797;  m.  Oct.  3,  1833,  Bela  Spaulding 

(second  wife).     One  dau.:    Ellen,  who  m. ,  Anthony  Ray 

of  Royalton,  Vt. 
vii.    Lyman,  b.  June  7,  1802;  m.  and  rem.  to  N.  Y.  State. 

2.     Sanfordj  Young  (Thomas^)  was  b.  Sept.  17,  1795;  m.  Dec.  7,  1818,  Mary 

Hall  Stevens,  dau.  of  Job  and  Efizabeth  (Chase)  Stevens,  b. ,  and 

d.  Dec.  18,  1866.  About  1833,  Mr.  Young  and  family  left  town,  spend- 
ing one  year  in  Plainfield,  and  then  rem.  to  Royalton,  Vt.,  where  they 
spent  the  rest  of  their  lives.  He  d.  Aug.  11,  1873.  Children,  the  first  six 
were  b.  in  Cornish: 

i.        Mary  Luthera,  b.  June  21,  1819. 

ii.       Ann  Sophia,  b.  May,  1823;  d.  June  3,  1824. 

iii.     Emeline  Experience,  b.  March  31,  1824. 

iv.     George  Sanford,  b.  Sept.  17,  1826;  m.  March  19,  1850,  Harriet 

Cook  Sargent,  of  .     Two  daughters.     Lived  in  Corinth, 

Vt.,  where  he  d.  Oct.  11,  1909. 

V.  Hiram  Chester,  b.  July  14,  1828;  m. ,  Sarah  H.  Page,  of  Bar- 
nard, Vt.  One  child:  Edman  S.,  a  celebrated  medical  prac- 
titioner in  Boston,  Mass. 


438  HLSTOKV   Ol'  ClJRM.Sll. 

vi.      Amos  Stevens,  b.  March  30,  1831;  m. ,  Julia  P.  Nevens.     Five 

children, 
vii.     FuANCEs  Cauoline,  b.  in  Plainheld  Jan.  28,  1834. 
viii.   Sarah  Elizabeth,  b.  July  15,  1838,  in  Royalton,  Vt. 

William  Ei..mkk  Yorxt;,  b.  July  1 1,  IStM,  in  Manchester,  \va,s  the  son  of  George 
and  .Myra  .\nn  iCorli.s.^^j  Young;  m.  Jan.  7,  18S.'),  Alice  O.  Fairbanks  of 
Corni.sh,  dau.  of  Abel  \V.  and  Mary  (Hill)  Fairbank.s,  b.  Oct.  15,  1862. 
Res.,  So.  Cornish.     P'arnicr  and  teamster.     Children,  all  b.  in  town: 

i.        Ceorge  Abel,  b.  July  21,  1886;  m.  Sept.  15,  1909,  Stella  E.  Walker 

of  Cornish,   dau.   of  Melvin  A.   and   Mrs.   Lydia  A.   Symonds 

(Cole)  Walker,  b.  Feb.  5,  1889. 
ii.       Bernice  Olive,  b.  March  11,  1889;  ni.  .luly  19,  1908,  Charles  Harold 

lialch  of  Lunenburg,  Vt. 
iii.      Tui.  \'iNCENT,  b.  Nov.  24,  1890;  m. ,  Bernice  Bartlett,  of  Lemp- 

.ster. 
iv.      \\  ii.i,i.\M  Hexry,  b.  Feb.  16,  1893. 
v.       Christopher,  b.  Dec.  5,  1895;  d.  Nov.  30,  1897. 
vi.     Wesley  Allen,  b.  April  4,  1900. 
vii.    Ruth  Alice,  b.  Sept.  18,  1904. 


Compiler's  Note. 

After  a  critical  ri'view  of  the-e  genealogical  records,  the  compiler  reluctantly 
commits  them  to  the  i)ress,  fully  aware  that  multitudes  of  facts  and  data  have 
been  withheld  that  cuitil  and  -shouil  have  been  (■onlrll)uteil  by  those  most 
interested  who  are  now  to  suffer  from  their  lo.ss.  Most  gladly  would  the  com- 
piler have  received  and  copied  a  full  record  of  every  family  of  the  town,  thus 
reniiering  (•()mi)lete  satisfaction  to  all.  Hundreds  of  letters  and  personal 
appeals,  both  in  public  and  private,  can  testifyth.it  lie  ha^  urged  this  until 
the  oi)portunit3'  has  ended. 

This  note  is  appended  that  no  censure  for  this  lack  may  rest  upon  the  com- 
piler, but  rather  upon  thos(>  who  have  neglected  or  refused  to  render  their 
records  acceptable. 


INDEX. 


ABBOTT 

Charlotte  Asenath     3 

Cornelia  Betsey     3 

Egbert  Orison     3 

Ezekiel     3 

Oscar  Dunreuth     3 
ALDEN 

Amanda     3 

Betsey     3 

Daniel,  Dea.     3 

David     3 

Eliza  Jane     4 

Fidelia  A.     4 

Hannah     3 

Harvey     3 

Henry  Bradley     4 

Isaac,  Dr.     4 

Jesse     3 

Jesse-,  Jr.     3 

Lewis     4 

Mary     4 

Roxinda     4 

Samuel  Rice     3 

Sarah     3 

Sarah  Bass     4 
ALLEN 

Hiram     4 

John     4 

John,  Jr.     4 

Lucy     4 

Thomas  Arnold     4 

William     4 
ATWOOD 

Abbie  L.     6 

Betsey     5 

Betsev  Ann     6 

Beulah  K.     8 

Daniel     5,  7 

DanieH     6 

Daniel  Jackson     8 

David     6 

David*     7 

Eliza     7 

Ellsworth  H.     8 

Frances  Janette     8 

Hannah     6 

Harriet  Newell     7 

Huldah  Maria     7 

John     5 

John  ^L     6 

John  T.     6 

Joshua     5 

Joshua^     5 

Joshua*     6 

Louisa  yi.     6 

Mehitable     5,  7 

Mehitable  H.     8 

Newell  S.     6 

Orrel  F.     8 

Rhoda  Maria     8 

Robert     -5 

Sarah     6,  7 

Sarah  E.     6 

Susan  J.     6 

Warren  David     7 

William     6 

Williams     7 

William*     7 

William  D.     0 


AUSTIN 

A.  DeWitt     8 

George  D.     8 

Henrv  D.     8 

Robert  A.     8 
AYERS 

Ada  E.     11 

Alden  Tilden     11 

Alice  Emerette     11 

Almira  H.     10 

Amy     9 

Benjamin     9 

Benjamin'     10 

Carl  Henrv     11 

Charles  H'.     10 

Edward  T.     10 

Edward  T.*     11 

Edwin  T.     10 

Edwin  T.*     12 

Elizabeth  Alden 

EUa  M.     11  10 

Emerette     10 

Fred  G.     12 

George  H.     11 

George  H.'     12 

George  W.     10 

Hannah     9 

Hannah  2d     9 

Hannah  A.     10 

Hannah  Maria     11 

Harvev  Holden     11 

Hattie'A.     10 

Henry     10 

Henrv*     1 1 

Ira     9 

John     9,  10 

John  J.     10 

John  Thomas     11 

Julia  Ann     12 

Julia  Etta     12 

L.  Foster     10 

L.  Fo.ster*     12 

Laura  A..     11 

Leon  E.     12 

Levi     9 

Levi'     10 

Lizzies.     11 

Lydia     9 

Mary     9 

Mary  Jane     11 

Marv  Louisa     11 

Merton  H.     12 

Murrav  Chase     11 

Olive     9 

Phebe     9 

Philenda  M.     10 

Samuel"     9 

Samuel  Dana     11 

Samuel  Fitch     10 

Sarah     10 

Sarah  J.     10 

Stephen  M.     0 

Stephen  M.'     11 

Susan     11 

Thomas^     9 

Thomas,  Jr.     9 

Velma  V.     12 

Vernon  Fitch     11 

Willie  H.     12 


BABCOCK 

George     12 

Jonathan  Chase     12 

Lemuel     12 

Lydia     12 

Theodosia     12 
BACHELOR 

Abigail     12 

Asa  Upham     13 

Azor2     13 

Diana     13 

Dorcas     13 

Dorcas  P.     12 

Eliza  Jane     13 

Ida     13 

James  Prentice     13 

Levi     13 

Luther     12 

Martin  Van  Buren     13 

Olive     13 

Sarah     13 

Silas     12,  13 
BADGER 

Annie  N.     13 

Charles  A.     13 

George  F.     13 

Oliver  B.     13 

Rufus  G.     13 

William  H.     13 
BAILEY 

Andrew     13,  14 

Andrew,  Jr.      13 

Elizabeth  M.     14 

Isaac  Mitchell     13 

Josephine  L.     14 

Lavinia  W.     14 

Salome  C.     14 
BAKER 

Asa     14 

Calvin     14 

Susan     14 
BALLOCH 

Charles     15 

Edwin  West     16 

Ellen  Janett     17 

Emily  Amanda     17 

Francis  Allan     15 

George  Williamson,  Jr.     15 

George  Williamsonj     15 

James     14,  15 

James  Edwin     17 

James  Roderic     IG 

Janette     15 

Margaret     15 

Mary     15 

Marv  Louisa     17 

Sarah  J.     15 

William     15 

William^     16 

William  Wallace     17 
BARKER 

Alexander     17 

Alexander  L.     17 

Grace     17 

Julia     17 

Marv     17 

William     17 


440 


HISTORY  OF  CORxNISH. 


BAHN.M{D 

BARTLETT  (cont.) 

BINGHAM  (cont.) 

Levi  Nicholas     17 

Nathaniel^     19 

Caroline  C.     29 

BAH HOWS 

Nathaniel'     20 

Charles  E.     29 

Aaron     24 

Nathaniel  J.     20 

Elias,  Jr.     29 

AhiKail     24 

1        Nellv  Winch     23 

Elias''     28 

Ansel     24 

Peletiah  Fitch      19 

Elisha  Warner     28 

Betsfv     24 

Pcletiah  Fitch'     20 

Erastus     28 

Di'borah     24 

Phebe  Ellen     20 

Faith     28 

James  Eliot     24 

Plorival     24 

Frederic     28 

Judith     24 

Ravmond  Osmer     23 

Hannah     28 

Malachi     24 

KodiM-y  J.     21 

Huniiah  P.     29 

Moses     24 

Ruth  Emma     24 

Harriet  L.     29 

Moses,  Jr.     24 

Samuel      18 

Jedediah     28 

Samuel     24 

.Samuel  Frank     19 

Jcdediah«     29 

Simeon  Tolman     24 

Samuel  Leonard     23 

John     29 

BAHTLETT 

.Sarah  .■Vnn     21 

Jonathan*     28 

Ahbie  Eva     22 

Sarah  Maria     20 

Jonathan^     28 

Ada  Eliza     22 

.Sophia  A.     22 

Julia  Anna     29 

Addie  L.     22 

Stephen  Cole     20 

Lemuel     29 

Aliee  ConiinRS     22 

.Sylvester  N.     20 

Lemuel*     28 

Alfred  Dennis     24 

.Sylvester  Nathaniel'     21 

Lucy     28,  29 

Anna  F.     19 

W^allace  N.     22 

Luther     28 

Annie  Lee     22 

Warren     23 

Lydia     29 

Annie  Lucy     23 

William     18 

Mary     27 

Arthur  Edwin     22 

William  Pavson     20 

Mary  Huntington     29 

Bethena     19 

BARTON       " 

Mary  (Odell)     28 

Charles  Carroll     20 

Cvrus  H.     24 

Mary  (Rudd)     27 

Clayton  L.     23 

Ethel  R.     25 

Orieen     29 

Daniel  D.     21 

Perley  L.     25 

Permelia     29 

Daniel  D.s     23 

BEAL 

Samuel'     28 

Eben  P.     21 

Effie  Read     25 

Terviah     28 

Edwin  P  ,,     22 

Emma  Luthera     25 

Thomas'     27 

E.lwin  Philander     20 

Jacob     2.5 

Thomas2     27 

Eliza  Enieline     20 

John  Wheeler     25 

BLAKE 

Ella  M.     21 

BEAMAN 

Carrie  P.     30 

Elmer  Cleveland     23 

Cliarles  Cotesworth     25 

Curtis  H.     30 

Elmer  Wood     22 

Helen  Wardner     25 

Ella  M.     29 

lOmnia  Rosabel     21 

Margaret      20 

Frank  Henrv     29 

I'anny     20 

IMary  Stacy     25 

FredG.^     30 

Frances  L.     21 

William  Evarts    26 

Hattie  B.     30 

GeorRe  W.     19 

BEAN 

Rev.  J.  M.     29 

Oilman  Mortimer     20 

Alfred  E.     26 

John  M.,  Jr.     29 

Oilman  Mortimer*     22 

Anjrie  M.     26 

John  Parker     29 

Henry  Franklin     20 

Dorothy     26 

Kate  W.     30 

Henrv  Franklin'     22 

Henrv  M.     26 

Ormon  B.  S.     29 

Herbert  Henry     22 

Martin  Henry     26 

Rov  Fred     .30 

Hiram  I).     19 

BEMIS 

Walter  Curti.s     30 

Hiram  I).'     21 

Abigail     26 

Winnie  Mav     30 

Horace  L.     19 

Asaph  Stebbins     26 

BLANCHARD 

Horace  L.<     21 

Benjamin  B.     26 

Evelyn  Louisa     30 

James  B.     22 

Benjamin  Boman     26 

Henrietta  Lsabella     30 

James  Fitch     20 

Catharine     26 

John  Sabine,  Dr.     .30 

Jesse  Johnson     20 

Franklin     26 

Luella  Elizabeth     30 

Jesse  Johnson*     23 

Huldah     26 

Marion  Emma     30 

John     21 

Joshua  B.     26 

BLOOD 

JohnJ     19 

Persis     2(1 

Adeline  E.     30 

John  Daniel     24 

Sarah     26 

Edwin     31 

Joseph      18 

Tabitha     26 

Henrv  Preston     31 

Julia  Ellen     22 

Thomas  Hall     26 

Marv  F.     31 

Lavina  1st     19 

BENWAY 

Preston  T.     31 

Lavina  2d     19 

Alice  L.     27 

William     31 

Lizzie  E.     22 

Asa    27 

BOARDMAN 

Louise  Maria     24 

Betsey     27 

Ednah  Louisa     31 

I-ucia  L.      19 

Buzzell     27 

Elijah,  Dr.     31 

Lucy  Ann     20 

Day  E.     27 

Martha  Elizabeth     31 

Lydia      18 

Dayton  H.     27 

Sarah  Medora     31 

Lyman     19 

Elcnora  C.     27 

BRADLEY 

Lyman,  Jr.     21 

Harvey=     27 

Isaiah     31 

Lyman'     21 

Himan  A.     27 

James     31 

Lyman'     23 

Karl  W.     27 

Louisa     32 

Marcia  C.     21 

Lemuel     27 

Maria  A.     32 

Marcia  L.     19 

Lvdia     27 

.Sarah  C.     32 

Marion  Powers     23 

Mabel  H.     27 

BRECK 

Marsh:ill  Jackson     24 

Reuben  T.      27 

Anna  Frances     .34 

Martha  Ann     24 

BINGHAM 

Charles  P.     33 

Martha  C.     20 

Dea.  Abel'     28 

Edward  Wallace     33 

Mary  Ellen     21 

Amy     28 

Ellen  Maria     33 

Nathaniel     18 

Anna     28 

(U'orne     34 

Nathaniel,  Jr.     19 

Calvin     29 

Henry,  Jr.     32 

INDEX. 


441 


BRECK  (coiU.) 

John  Thomas     32 

John  Thomas^     33 

Kate  Ellen     34 

Mary  Emma     34 

Robert     32 

Samuel     33 

Sarah  Ann     33 

WiUiam     32 

William'     32 
BRONSON 

Ethel  Robinson     31S 

John  Stanard     318 

Mildred  Merriam     319 
BRYANT 

Aaron     36 

Aaron'     37 

Abigail     36 

Allen     39 

Augustine  Gould     38 

Belva  Isadore     39 

Benjamin     35,  36 

Betsey     35 

Caleb  Luther     37 

Charles     39 

Charles  E.     40 

Charlotte  E.     39 

Daniel     36 

Daniel'     38 

Daniel  Deming     39 

Daniel  G.     38 

Delia  R.     39 

Edwards     39 

Elizabeth     36 

Ellen  M.     37 

Elvira  Lvdia     38 

Emily  M'.     38 

Emma  Eudora     39 

Ford     34 

Frederic  I^wis     38 

George     35,  39 

George  A.     37 

George  H.     39 

George  Washington     37 

George  Washington'     39 

George    Washington    Sears 
39 

George  W^inchester     37 

Hacnah  E.     37 

Harvev     35 

Hattie  E.     38 

Israel     34 

IsraeK'     35 

James     36 

James  D.     40 

Jennie  S.     39 

John     34 

John  G.     40 

John  Woodward     37 

Joseph     35,  36 

Joseph'     38 

Joshua  W.     36 

Joshua  W.'    37 

Judith     36 

Judith  Chase     37 

Judith  Jane     38 

Julia  Janette     10 

Levi     35 

Lucia  Ann     38 

Lucinda  L.     36 

Lydia     36 

Lyman     36 

Martha  Alice     37 

Mary     36,  37 

Mary  A.     38 

Mary  Chase     35 

Mary  Elizabeth     39 

Mary  H.     39 

Mary  Louise     37 


BRYANT  {cont.) 

Matthew     36 

Mehitable     36 

Moses     35 

Norman  Svlvanus     38 

Philander  Chase     38 

Polly     36 

Rebecca  Brown     37 

Sarah     36 

Sarah  Ann     37 

Sarah  Chase     35 

Sarah  Hall     39 

Sears     34 

Sears"     36 

Sophia  Tyler     37 

Sylvanus     35 

Sylvanus^     34 

Sylvanus'     34 

Sylvanus'     37 

Sylvanus  Woodward     37 

Syhanus  Woodward^     39 

Thomas  Jefferson     35 

William     34,  36 
Bl'GBEE 

Alice  May     43 

Angeline  AL     41 

Benjamin  Franklin     41 

Benjamin  Franklin,  Jr.     42 

Benjamin  Franklin'     42 

Betsey     42 

Calista  S.     40 

Charles  Chase     43 

Francis  E.     41 

Francis  Lyman'     40 

George     41 

George  Erastus     42 

George  Erastus''     43 

George  Howard     43 

Helen  Marion     41 

Henry     41 

Henry  Allen     42 

Henry  Munroe     43 

Herbert  G.     43 

Horace  Lorenzo     42 

Howard     43 

John  Fellows     43 

Joseph  D.     41 

Joseph  D.,  Jr.     41 

Laura  E.     40 

Lois  Liscomb     42 

Louisa  Mason     42 

Lyman  H.     41 

Lyndon     40 

Maria  H.     42 

Maria  Pratt     40 

Mary     40 

Norman  Orlando     42 

Orra  S.»     41 

Ralph  Josiah     41 

Reuben,  Jr.     40 

Ruth  E.     41 

Sarah  Ann     42 

Susan     40 

Sylvester  Marsh     40 

Sylvester  Marsh'     41 

Wallace  Lyman     41 

William  Comings     43 
BURNAP 

Almira  Mandana     44 

Arunah'     43 

David     43 

Jedidah     43 

John,  Dea.     43 

Marv  Elizabeth     44 

Orville  W.     43 

Susanna     43 


BURR 

Arba     45 

Betsey     45 

Bradley     45 

Bradley'     46 

Celinda     45 

Charles  S.     46 

Clarissa  B.     46 

Doris     47 

Eben     45 

Ebenezer^     44 

Ebenezer^     45 

Edwin  Quartus     47 

Eleanor  Blanche     47 

Elizabeth     44,  45 

Ella  Maria     47 

Harriet  Augusta     46 

Hattie  B.     46 

John  V.     47 

Julia  M.     46 

Julius  Hebard     47 

Katie  J.     47 

Liicena     4.5 

Lucinda     45 

Lucy  Hall     45 

Maria  Julia     47 

Mary     44 

Mary  Ann     45 

Mary  J.     47 

Mary  Malincy     46 

Myrtie  Jael     47 

Oliver,  Jr.     45 

Oliver"     45 

Oliver  Perry     45 

Oliver  Perry'     46 

Orlatdo  Powers     46 

Orlando  Powers^     47 

Permilla     45 

Permilla  Dorchester     45 

Perry  Fletcher'     47 

Sarah  F.     45 

Seymour     44 

Theodore  Roosevelt     47 

Timothy     44 

Triphcna     45 

Truman     45 

Versel     4.5 

Versel  Ebcnezer'     46 

Walter  Norman     47 

Warren     45 

WiUiam  D.     45 

William  D.'     46 

William  McKinley     47 
BUTMAN 

Abbie  Jane     47 

Albert  Perkins     47 

Albert  Perkins^     48 

Amos     47 

Ella  Mary     48 

Fred  H.     48 

Harry  Ernest     48 

Maurice  Albert     48 

Nellie  Louisa     48 

Pearl     48 
BUTTERFIELD 

Asa  Coburn     48 

Loammi     48 

Parker  Varnum     48 

Sally     48 

Simeon     48 

Simeon,  Jr.     48 

CADY 

Abigail     49 
Ahce     4S 
Allen  Curtis'     50 
Anna     49 
Betsey     49 
Curtis     49 


442 


HISTORY  OF  CORXLSH. 


CADY  (coiil.) 

Curtis,  Ciipt/'     ")() 

Curtis.  lOdwin     50 

Elia.s/Ciipl.     -19 

Elijah,  Lieut       4U 

Elijah,  Jr.     49 

F.lsie     49 

Emily  Jaiu'     oO 

Esther     49 

Francis  Arthur     50 

Gratia     50 

Hannah     oO 

Isabella     49 

Jane    49 

Jared     51 

Jonathan     49 

Laura  Maria     50 

Luoy     49,  50 

Martha     51 

Martha  Patrick     49 

Mary     51 

Molly     49 

Nahum  Nicholas     51 

Nancy     49 

Nicholas    50 

Nor.h     49 

Noah  H.     50 

Phcbe     49 

Plunicr     49 

Polly     49 

Priscilla     49 

Reuben     51 

Richard  Allen     50 

Robert     4S 

Ruth     49,  50 

Sally     50 

Sarah     49,  .50 

Silas     50 

Stephen     51 

Stephen''     48 

Stephen  Parker     49 

Thomas     4S 
CARPENTER 

Harvey     51 

John     51 

Nabby     51 

Nathaniel     51 

Orinda     51 

Thomas  Dresser     51 
CARROLL 

Alonzo  C.     52 

Amanda  M.     52 

Aurilla  Adaline     52 

Daniel  K.,  Jr.     53 

Daniel  Elliott     52 

Dora  A.     n'i 

Eleanor  Jane     52 

Eliza     52 

Elizabeth  A.     52 

Ella  M.     52 

Follansbe'     .52 

Foster  P.     .52 

Henry     .52 

Henry  L.      .52 

Julia  R.     .53 

Lvsander  Herbert     52 

Rachel     .52 

Salania     .52 

Sarah  J.     52 

Sophronia     .52 

Susan     52 
CART EH 

Betsey  Cobb     .53 

Joseph     .53 

Judith  Rryant     .53 

Marv  Adaline     .53 

MaliMa  E.     .53 

Phebe  W.     .53 

Siloam  S.     53 


CATE 

James     53 

James,  Jr.     54 

Levi     .54 
CHADBOURNE 

Alfred  B.     55 

Alfred  Chase     54 

Alfred  Cha.se-     55 

Anzie  Lettie     54 

Benjamin     .54 

Burt  A.     55 

Curtis  C.     .54 

Daphna  Wood     55 

Edmund  B.     55 

Ella  E.     .5(> 

Emma  I'^tta     .54 

Frank  J.'     55 

Gratia  Ann     54 

Giatia  Sally     54 

Hannah  Hutchins     54 

Ida  B.     .5(1 

James  Blaine'     55 

Lizzie  S.     5,5 

Lura  Elizabeth     55 

Luther  Edmund     55 

Paul  James     55 

Ralph  P.     .50 

Robert  D.     .55 

Ruth  ICveline     54 

.^al]y  Miranda     51 

Twil;i  Minrie     55 

William  C      5.5 

William  Elias-     .54 

William  Lucius     54 

William  Lucius'     55 
CHAFF  IN 

Betsey     50 

Charlotte     50 

Chloe     50 

Chloe  2d     r,r, 

Chloe  (Tolman)     50 

Levi     56 

Lucy     56 

Lyman     56 

Nancy     50 
CHAPAIAN 

-Vdelia  Theoda     57 

Alice  M.     .57 

Anwline     58 

Bela     .50 

Benjamin     50 

Benjamin"     57 

Benjamin  W'ade     57 

Betse.v     50 

Edward  F.     57 

Eff=e  R.      58 

Ellen  Loretta     57 

Emeline  Louisa     57 

Frank     .58 

Harry     56 

Harry,  Jr.     .58 

Harry"     57 

Helen  E.     57 

Hubbard     .58 

Irene  C.     58 

Isabel  M.     57 

James     .56 

John     50 

J  ones     .58 

Joseph,  Jr.     .56 

Joseph, 5  Dr.     56 

Levi     .50 

Levi"     57 

Levi  Lincoln     57 

Levi  Lincoln"     58 

Martha  E.      .57 

Martha  Marietta     57 

Norma  K.      .")H 

Pamelia  Amanda     57 


CIIAP.MAN  (co«<.) 

Reul)en  L     .56 

Sally     ,5() 

Sarah  Maria     57 
CHASE 

Abel     75 

Abel  Edson     75 

Abieail     00,  02 

Ahiaail  Corbett     65 

Adiiline  Estella     82 

Albc     71 

.\lbeit     79 

Alexander  Ralston     Co 

Alfred     81 

Alice     62 

Alice  J.     65 

Amos     70,  77 

Amos  S.  .  74 

.\nna     00 

Aquillai     58 

Baruch     02 

Bela     (53,  71 

Bela"     00 

Belinda     75 

Benjamin  Chapman     78 

Benjamin     Chapman,     Jr. 
82 

Benjamin  Chapman"     S2 

Benjamin  I'lan'is     09 

Ben,janiiii  Kimball     77 

Beiijani.ii   Kinil  all,  Jr.     S! 

Benjamin  Kimbtill'-     81 

Benjamin  KimbalF     83 

Betsev     71 

Caleb"    71 

Caleb,  Jr.     78 

Caleb'     09 

Caleb5     70 

Caleb  M.     70 

Caleb  .M.5     78 

Caleb  Rowland     81 

Cal<>b  Sewall     70 

Caroline  Hannah     81 

Catharine     70,  SI 

Champion  Spaulding     80 

Charles     64,  71 

Charles,  Jr.     07 

Charles'     07 

Charles  .\mo.-i     74 

Clara  Henrietta     OS 

Clement     70 

Clement'     80 

Clementine     70 

Confucius  Sullivan     00 

Cotton     77.  SI 

Cvrus     7 1 

Daniel     70,  75,  70,  SI 

Daniel-'     71,70 

Daniel  Alfred     09 

Daniel  Corbett     62 

Daniel  K.     80 

Daniel  Kimball     78 

Daniel  M.      78 

Daniel  P.      72 

Daniel  Pierce     03 

David  Hall     03,  05 

DaNid  Prince     70 

Deborah     78 

Dora  A.     74 

Dora  B.     74 

Dud  lev     59,  62 

Dudley^     60 

Dudley  Hober     65 

Dudley  Tappan     66 

Dudley  Tappan'     67 

Ebenezer  Brewer     66 

Kdward  .-Xustin     09 

Edward  Camjibell     68 

Edward  Ithamar     65 


INDEX. 


443 


CHASE  (cont.) 

Elizabeth     59,    60,   63,   fi4, 

67,  74,  78 
P^lizabeth  Malvina     65 
Emma     75 
Emily     72 
Emilj\Augusta     69 
Epaphn'.s  Bull     79 
Esther  Hobbins,  1st     80 
Esther  Kobbins,  2d     SO 
FAinice  Dana     SO 
Francis  Banirh     6() 
Francis  Dudley     68 
Francis  Henry     69 
Francis  Xavicr     67 
Francis  Xavier"     69 
Frank  Linton     69 
Franklin  Augustin     68 
Fred  Harrison     69 
Fred  Wiilis     69 
Frederi'-J.     73 
Freeman     78,  SO 
George     61 
George"     67 
George  Bvron     82 
George  Clement     79,  80 
George  Francis     65 
George  H.     72 
George  Munroe     SO 
George  Murray     SO 
George  ^lurray''     82 
George  Sam     67 
George  Truman     S3 
Gerard     76 
Gratia     63 
Hannah     75,  76 
Hannah  B.     77 
Hannah  Brown     79,  SI 
Hannah  Brown,  1st     78 
Hannah  Brown.  2d     78 
Hannah  Kalston     65 
Hannah  Whipple  Patch     66 
Harriet  Alwood     SO 
Harriet  Eliza     69,  79 
Harriet  Fidelia     81 
Harriet  Lucinda     67 
Harvey     76 
Harvey'     80 
Harvev  Farnham     70 
Heber'    62 
Helen  Maria     65,  81 
Henrietta  Mobly     79 
Henry  Alfred     82 
Henry  B.     70 
HenrV  Clav     66 
Henry  Dwight     81 
Henrv  Fiske     67 
HenrV  Hall     72 
Henry  Stevens'     73 
Hiram  Lewando     75 
Hiram  Warren     69 
Hitty  W.     72 
Horace  Bushnell     83 
Hosea     71 
Isaac     60 
Israel     70 
Israel''     72 


Israel  Putnam 
It  ha  mar     64 
Ithamar*     61 
Jacob     63,  71 
Jacob'     73 
James  Balloch 
James  Edwin 
James  H.     72 
James  Maurice 
Jane     80 
Jane  Elizabeth 
Janette  Logan 


81 


65 
68 

79 

68 
65 


CHASE  {cont.) 
Joanna     71,  75 
John     fll.  63,  70.  75,  77 
John.  Jr.      77 
Johi.^     77 
John  Baxter     81 
John  Bryant     SO 
John  Franklin     67 
John  Franklin'     68 
Jonathan     59,  63,  65 
Jonathan^     62 
Jonathan"     65 
Joseph.  Jr.     70 
Joseph^     70 
Jo.seph'^     73 
Joseph  C.     73 
Joseph  Philander     73 
Joseph  S.     73 
Joseph  S.,  Jr.     74 
Joseph  S.«     74 
Joshua     60 
Judith     70,  76,  77 
Laura  S.     73 
Lebbeus     63 
Lebbeus  H.     72 
Lebbeus  H.**     65 
Levina     64 
Lewis  T.     73 
Lizzie  M.     74 
Lois     61 
Louis  H,     74 
Louis  T.'     74 
Louisa     77 
Lucia  Ann     64,  67 
Lvicinda     64 
Lucius  Cook     67 
Lucy     78 
Lucy  Adalaide     68 
Lucy  Maria     79 
Lucy  Murray     80 
Luthcra  Maria     82 
Lydia     75 
^Iarch     59 
Maria     73 
Martha     60.  73,  75 
Martha  Cotton     81 
Martha  J.     73 
Martha  Joslyn     77 
Mary     63,  64,  69,  70,  75,  78 
Mary  1st     59 
Mar'v  2d     59 
Mary  Alice  1st     69 
Mary  Alice  2d     69 
Marv  Ann     80 
Mary  B.     72 
Mary  Dresser     77 
Marv  Dunbar     65 
MarV  Elizabeth     68,  73 
Mary  J.     73 
Mary  I'rsula     67 
Maurice  James     82 
McKinlev     74 
Mehitable     77 
Melis.sa     77 
Mercy     61 
Minerva     67 
Moodv     76 
Moodv,  Jr.     79 
Mcodv'     78 

Mcses     70,  74,  76,  77,  78 
Moses'     75 
Moscs^     79 
Moses''     81 

Murray  Chapman     83 
Murray  Stevens     82 
Xahum     81 
Xahum  C.     76.  78 
Xahum  C.^     78 
Xancy     72 


CHASE  (cofil.) 

Nancy  Malvina     66 

Nathan  Buckley     65 

Nehemiah     70 

Nellie  S.     74 

Nettie  Laura     69 

X'ewton  Whittlesev     79 

Olive  ^paulding     80 

Oran  Corbett     67 

Oran  Corbett'     68 

Ormond  A.     82 

Pamelia     75 

Parmolia     63 

Persis     70,  7S 

Pet^r     60 

Peter,  Jr.     64 

PeterS     6 1 

Phcbe     69.  70 

Philander     02 

Philemon  Murray  1st     80 

Phileman  Murrav2d     80 

Pollv     03,  70,  72 

Polly  Dana     81 

Prudence     63 

Prudence  Jane     73 

Rachel     62.  70 

Rebecca     71 

Rebecca  Chapman     79 

Rebecca  Hart     77 

Reuben     71 

Rhoda  Cook     79 

Ruth     60 

Ruth  E.     74 

Ruth  Maria     80 

Sadie  E.     74 

Sallv     77 

Salmon     62 

Salmon  Portland     65 

Samuel     60,  64 

Samuel,  Jr.     59 

Samuel'     59 

Samuel^     60 

Samuel*'     63 

Samuel  Logan     65 

Samuel  March     63 

Samuel  Roscoe     66 

Sanfnrd     64 

Sarah     59,  62,  63,  64,   70, 

72,  76,  SO 
Sarah  A      73 
Sarah  Annabel     81 
Sarah  E.     60 
Sarah  Hall     63 
Sarah  Jane     67,  81 
Sarah  Matthews     77 
Sarah  P.     70,  72 
Simeon     62 
Simeon  March     66 
Solomon     59 
Solomon^     63 
Solomon  Huse     63 
Solon  .Smith     66 
Sophia     70 
Stephen     70 
Stephen,  Jr.     71 
Stephen^     71 
Stephen  2d     71 
Susan     76,  77,  78 
Susan  1st     80 
Susan  2d     80 
Susan  Sophia     67 
Susanna     64 
Taylor  Oilman     77 
Theodore     71 
Theodore'     73 
Theodore  J.     73 
Thomas     75 
Thomas^     74 
Timothy     74 


444 


HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 


CHASE  (con/.) 

Irsula     71 

Wells     75 

Willard  W.     72 

William     67,  7.=j 

William  Coleman     80 

William  Curtis     73 

William  Frederic     65 

William  H.     74 

William  Prescott     Co 

Ziha     M,  71 
CHELLIS 

Enoch  F.     83 
CHILD 

Alice     84 

Araminta     85 

Daniel     84 

Edna  Lizzie     88 

Edwin  Leighton^     87 

Eliza  Jane     86 

Enos     .S4 

Eiidocia     H4 

Ford  Leitthton     88 

Frank  Eugene     87 

George  Franklin     86 

Hattie  Lillian     87 

Ida  Louise     87 

Jenny     85 

Marion  Ella     86 

Mercv     85 

Philander  Chase     86 

Prudence     85 

Ho.swell  Towle     88 

Ruth  Curtis     84 

Stephen*     84 

Stephen,  Jr.»     85 

Ursula     84 

William  Henry'     86 

William  Palmer     87 
CHOATE 

Amos     89 

Cynthia     88 

Deborah     89 

Elizabeth     89 

Nahum     89 

Peletiah     89 

Phebe     89 

Stephen     89 

William     88 

William,  Jr.     89 
CHURCHILL 

Barker  Brewster     89 

Barker  Brewster'     90 

Deborah     89 

Edgar  A.     90 

Edna     89 

Emily     89 

Hosea     89 

Jennie     90 

Lewis«     89 

Louis     89 

Lydia    89 

Mary  E.     90 

Nathan  Brewster     89 

Nathaniel     89 

Nathaniel"     90 

Nettie  B.     90 

Sarah     90 

Winston'     90 
CLARK 

Abbv  Adell     91 

Adiri  Fisher     91 

Alphonso  Chesman     91 

Angelina  Maria     91 

Benjamin  Chesman     91 

Ben j. 'I mi II  Franklin     90 

Daniel     91 

Eliza     91 

Florinda  Maria     91 


CLARK  (ront.) 

Frank  Albert     91 

George     91 

Mary     91 

Polly     91 

Rachel     91 

Reuben     91 

Theoda     91 
CLEMENT 

Asa     91 

Benjamin  Franklin     91 

1)  wight     91 

Edna  S.     91 

Henrv     91 

William     91 
COBB 

Abby  Floretta     95 

.Abigail     94 

Abigail  Bugbee     94 

Aliee  Livona     95 

Angle  Viola     95 

Bet.sey  .Amelia     93 

Calvin  Cushman     92 

Carlos  Eugene     93 

Carrie  Lillian     95 

Charles  Henrv     95 

Charles  Vinal*     94 

Chester     93 

Clarence  C.     93 

Clarissa  Harlow     94 

Ebenezer     93 

Ebenezer"     03 

Edmund  Hooker*     93 

Eleanor     94 

Elsie  Velona     93 

Etwell  Elmer     93 

Francis"     92 

Francis'     92 

fJeorge  Henrv     94 

Harriet  Elizabeth     94 

Jerusha     92 

Joel     92 

Josiah     94 

Levi'     94 

Levi  Henry'     94 

Livona  Cali.sta     94 

Lucien  Edmund     93 

Luretta  L.     93 

Mary  Abbie     94 

Mercy     94 

Minerva     92 

Minerva  P.     93 

Minnie  Amelia    93 

Myra  Alice     93 

Nellie  Maria     94 

Orson  W.     93 

Phoebe     92 

.Sarah  Trask     94 

Silas     92 

.Sylvia     94 

Wesley  Luey     93 
COBURN 

Abigail     96,  97 

Almira     95 

Alvah     97 

Anness     96 

Asa     95 

Asa.  Jr.     95 

Benjamin     9.5 

Charlotte     95 

Clara  M.     98 

Daniel     95 

DanieP     95 

Edith  Mav     98 

Eldad     90 

Ellen  A.     98 

Estelle  H.     98 

Esther  Pau'e     95 

Eunice     96 


COBURN  (cont.) 

Frank  F.     98 

Harrison     98 

Hiram     97 

Hiram  Brewster     96 

Hiram  D.     98 

Horatio  Newton  -96 

John     95 

John  M.     98 

John  S.     98 

Joseph  Rowell     95 

Josiah     95 

Lett  a     95 

Levi  Follett     96 

Louisa     97 

Luette  L.     98 

Lydia     95 

Manly     95 

Martha  .Almira     96 

Martin  Van  Buren     98 

Mary     97 

Melancy      96 

MerriU"   96 

Merrill,  Jr.     96 

Merrill'     98 

Mitchell     98 

Nancv     97 

Nelson     98 

Novilla     98 

Orlando     97 

Orpheus     97 

Phebe  .Amanda     96 

Phinehas'     96 

Phinehas  R.     98 

Prudeiitia  B.     97 

Ricliard     96 

Richard^     97 

Richard  P.     98 

Robert     95 

Ruth     97 

Sabra     96,  97 

Sarah  E.     97 

Sarah  Joanna     96 

Simon     96 

Simon2     97 

Simon  Bradford     97 

Sophronia     98 

Stillman'     98 

Sylvester     97 

Thomas     95 

Thomas^     96 

William     95 
COLE 

Abel  Johnson     100 

Amos     103 

Asa    99,  103 

Benjamin     103 

Betsev      103 

Burt  .S.      101 

Clarence  S.      104 

Dan     102 

Dan  Wheeler     100 

Dan  Wheeler^     102 

Daniel     99,  103 

DanieP     99 

DanieH     100 

Ebenezer     99,  103 

f^l)cnezcr'     100 

Edith  May     103 

i;ffie  M.      101 

Elmer  E.      103 

Elmer  Ellsworth      103 

lOlmcr  S.      101 

F.mclia  Ann     101 

Enos     99 

Ephraimi     99 

Erastvis  O.     103 

Eunice  (Pierce)      103 

Florilla  Mills     101 


INDEX. 


445 


COLE  (conl.) 

Flossie  Ethel     103 
Frank  C.     102 
Frank  H.,  Jr.     101 
Frank  Holbrook      100 
Frank  Holbrook^     101 
George     102 
George  L.     100 
George  I..^     101 
George  Warren     100 
Gideon     103 
Hannah     99 
Harriet     100 
Henry  Ebenezer     101 
Homer  Francis     100 
Jason     99 
Jemima     103 
Jennie  E.     101 
John     99,  103 
John  Murray     100 
John  Murrays     102 
Judith     103 
Julia  S.     101 
Justus  O.     103 
Lizzie     102 
Lizzie  M.     104 
Lovell  Kimball     101 
Lucy  Ellen     101 
Lydia  Ann     102 
Marcia  Maria     100 
Martha     100 
Martha  Johnson     100 
Mary  E.      101,  103 
Mary  M.     104 
Max  W.     104 
Polly     103 

Samantha  Maria     100 
Samuel  W.     102 
Sarah  C.     100 
Seth,  Capt.     104 
Seth  Raynsford2     104 
Stephen'     99 
Stephen^     99 
Stephen  Tracy     101 
Susan     99 

Susan  Elizabeth     101 
Sybil  Edith     100 
Wheeler     99 
Wilbur  Wyman     100 
Wilbur  Wvmans     102 
Willis  G.6"  102 
Willis  Georjje     101 
COLLINS 

Edward  W.     104 
Edward  W.,  Jr.     105 
Francos  Ella  1st     105 
Francis  Ella  2d     105 
Helen  F.     105 
COMINGS 
Abigail     105 
Adaline     110 
Albert  Gallatin     108 
Alfred     112 
AhceCha.se     110 
Alvin     116 
Alvin'     118 
Andrew     105,  106,  107 
Andrew'     109 
Andrew  1st     106 
Angeline     112 
Belden     117 
Benjamin     105,  116 
Benjamin,  Dea.     107 
Benjamin*     106 
Benjamin"     110,  118 
Benjamin  2d     105 
Benjamin  Newton     111 
Betsey     105,  108,  116 
Betty     106,  107 


COMINGS  (cont.) 
Caltha     119 
Charles  B.     118 
Charles  B.'*     119 
Charles  Wellman     111 
Charles  Wellmans     115 
Charlotte     106 
Clara  Eva     119 
Cynthia     109 
Daniel  Morris     lOS 
Darwin     114 
Davids     116 
David^  Jr.     116 
David     Lawrence     Morrill 

112 
Delilah     116 
Dudley  Chase     110 
Eben     106 
Eben'     109 
Elbridge  N.     119 
Ellen     117 
Emma     114 
EmmaAlvira     119 
Faris     109 
Farris     112 
Fenno,  Dea.     107 
Fenno  Benjamin     115 
Gilman  Taylor     108 
George  P.     110 
Helen  Mar     118 
Heman  Hunt     108 
Isabel     114 
Isabel  A.     117 
John  Cross     114 
Joseph  B.     116 
Jo.seph  B.'     117 
Joseph  Sidney     108 
Julia  D.  Robisne     107 
Julia  E.     118 
Kate     119 
Laura  Adelaide     119 
Lena     119 
Leonard     106 
Leonard'     109 
Lizzie  M.     112 
Lottie  H.     112 
Lucia  Ann     109 
Lucinda     116 
Lucy  C.     118 
Luthera     118 
Luzette  Svbil     US 
Lydia  Delilah     109 
Mabel     119 
Marcia  Louisa     109 
Maria     108 
Mariah     110 
Mary     105 
Mary  Althea     111 
Mary  Ann     116,  119 
Minnie  E.     112 
Nellie  Maria     112 
Nelly  P.      109 
Newell  J.     118 
Newell  J."     119 
Norman  D.     118 
Peninnah     107 
Phoebe      116 
Polly      107 
Rebecca     106 
Sally     106,  108 
Samuel     105 
Samuel'     105 
Samuel''     106 
Samuel  Edward     110 
Samuel  Leland     112 
Sarah     105,  110,  114 
Sherman     107 
Sophia     106,  113 
Sophia  M.     109 


COMINGS  (cont.) 
Sukey     107 
Sula  Belona     1(J9 
Susan     114 
T.  Samuel      107 
Taylor  Gilman     108 
Uriel     109 
Uriel'     111 
Uriel  L.     112 
Ursula     109 
Warren     10.5,  112 
Warren"     ]  08 
Warren  Spalding     108 
Wilbur     114 
William  F.     109,  113 
William  Sumner     108 
COOK 

Charles  Curtis     120 
Emily  Gilbert     120 
George,  Capt.     119 
George  Frederick     120 
James  Augustus     120 
Joel  Wilson     120 
Laura  Auzusta     120 
Luthera  Wilson     119 
Mary  Godfrev     120 
William  P.     i20 
COR  BIN 

Anna  Wheeler     120 
Arabella  Wallace     120 
Austin,  Jr.     120 
Austin  William     120 
Clement     120 
Mary     120 
COUCH 

Anna  Mabel      122 
Charles  Bilhn-s     122 
Charles  Nelson     121 
Daniel  Bradford     121 
p]mma  Frances     122 
Hosea  Morton     121 
James  Willard     122 
John  Leverett2     121 
John  Morton     121,  122 
Louisa  Maria     121 
Mary  Emeline     121 
Orson  Goodale     121 
Orson  Goodale2     122 
Sarah  Elizabeth     121 
Stenhen  Carrington     121 
William  Gates     121 
COWLES 

Catharine  rStone)     122 
Charles     122 
Katharine  1st     122 
Katharine  2d     122 
Phinehas     122 
Sally     122 
Susanna     122 
CROSS 

Charles  J.,  1st     122 
Charles  J..  2d     122 
Ella  S.     122 
Horace     122 
Horace  G.  P.     122 
Ida  E.     122 
Nellie  M.     122 
Orilla     122 
CURRIER 
Caleb     123 
David     123 
Freedom     123 
Hannah     123 
Joshua     123 
Judith  Hall     123 
Moses     123 
Rebecca     123 


446 


HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 


DAME 

Alonzo  M.     \2:i 
DANA 

Eli'Hnor     123 

Euniie     12:i 

Fosttr     12.1 

Fran' is     123 

Henrv     123 

Nathan     123 

Stonlicn     123 
DAVIDSON 

Alonzo     123 

Edwin  A.     124 

Eleazcr  Ja'kson     12-1 

Harolfl  I'Icazcr     125 

James  Munroe     123 

James  Munroe,  Jr.     124 

James  Munroe^     121 

Paul     123 

Paul'     12t 

Hejiiiiald  P.     12.j 
DA^"IS 

Caroline  Emerson     127 

Charles     127 

Charles  Emerson     127 

Cynthia  Grant     127 

Cynthia  ^■iennc     126 

David     126 

David  2d     126 

Ellen  A.     125 

Elijah      126 

Francena  A.     125 

Ceorniana  Susan      120 

Hannah  !\ .      12") 

Hattie  Smart      126 

Henrietta  Hannah     126 

Henrv     126 

Herbert  J.     126 

Jesse     125 

John     125 

John'     126 

John'     126 

John  Colby     125 

John  Henry      126 

Josiah-     12") 

Julia  A.     127 

Mary  Ann     126 

Kaehel     126 

Rebecea      12.8 

Reuben     127 

Samuel  N.     125 
DAY 

Alice  M.     130 

Betscv  Ann     128 

Caroline  I,.     129 

Charles  F.     129 

Edward  Orville     128 

Eliza     128 

ICmeline     12S 

Frank  O.      130 

Henry  M.      128 

Hiram  A,'      128 

I.ucinda      12S 

Martha  Wvman     129 

Mervin  G."    128 

Mervin  G.'     120 

Phoebe  C.     128 

Roxana     127 

Rufus     127 

Samuel  Cominps'     128 

Svlvia     128 
DEAN 

Fred  A.     130 

Herbert  G.     130 
DEMING 

Abby  Ann     130 

Almira  Estclle     137 

Alpheus     131 

Alnheus*     132 


DEMING  (coiU.) 
Alvera  Oli\  ia     134 
Ann     131 

Caroline  Leora      138 
Caroline  M.      132 
Carrie  Maria     136 
Charles  Bial     135 
Charles  H.     134 
Charles  H.-      138 
Claude  Hilliard      138 
CIvde  I.erov      138 
Cyrus  Pitt'    132 
Daniel  Grosvenor     131 
Daniel  Philander"      130 
Da\id  Khenezer      131 
Daniel  Philander     133 
Ebenezer,  Jr.     131 
Ebenezer  S.     1 34 
Ebenezer  Sumner     132 
Edward  W.      134 
Eliza  Emilv     133 
Elizabeth     131.  132 
Elizabeth  Caroline      135 
Eli.'.abeth  S.      132 
Ellen  M.      134 
Emily  Ann     134 
Esther     131 
Euniee  Ford     135 
Euniee  Jane     133 
Francis  Dwight     135 
Fred  Willis     135 
George  Leonard     134 
Geort;e  T>eonard'      137 
Geort'e  W.      132 
Hannah  Taylor     134 
Harry  Fred     135 
Harvey     131 
Harveys     133 
Harvey  Clayton     137 
Hari'ey  Ford     133,  134 
Harvey  Je.sse     137 
Harvey  S.     132 
Henrv  W.     135 
Herbert     137 
Herbert'     138 
Horace  Lorenzo     132 
Horace  Lorenzo"     134 
Hubert  Ira     138 
Hn«h     137 
Huldah     132 
Huldah  Tucker     132 
Isabel     135 
Jennv  IJnd     137 
Je.sse"     138 
John'     130 
John  Harvev      134 
John  Milton      133 
John  Milton,  Jr.     134 
John  Milton'      134 
John  W.     132 
Jonathan  Hall     131 
Juda  .Solon"     135 
Judah  S.     133 
Laura  Ann     135 
Lizzie  .Sarah     1.34 
Lucia  (J.     134 
Lucy     131 
Lucy  Ella     136 
Martha  Ada     1.37 
Marvin  Ju<lah      13.5 
Mary     134 
Mary  Barrett     131 
Nancy      1 .34 
Nancy  Eliza      135 
Norman  Alexander     133 
Norman  Alexander'     137 
Pollv     132 
Sarah     131 
.Sarah  Winchester     131 


DEMING  (can*.) 

Seth     131 

Seth«     132 

,Seth  Campbell      133 

.•^cth  Coinini.'s     138 

Solon  Harvey     132 

Solon  Harvev"     131 

Stephen  Rial     133 

Stephen  Rial"      135 

Susan  L.     132 

Su.xan  .Matilda     135 

Svbil  Lucia     138 

Svlvester      131,  132 

Sylvester"     1.33 

\'ictor  Ncrman     137 

William     133 

William"     131 

William  Elbridcc     134 

William  .Sumner     131 

William  .Sumner'     133 
DODGE 

Andrew,  Cart.     138 

Andrew,  Jr.      138 

Andrew^     139 

Andrew  F.      139 

Asahel  C.      1.39 

Emma  R.     140 

Fancis  M.     140 

Hannah     138 

Harriet  E.      139 

Lemuel  P.      1.39 

Sallv     l.<8 

Sarah  M.     139 
DOLE 

Elsie  Levitha     140 

Hermon  Evarts     140 

Ina  Relief     140 

Lemuel     Reuben     140 

Levi  R.'     140 

Maurice  Guv     140 
DORR 

Abigail     141 

Augu.-:tus  B.     141 

Benjamin     14f) 

Benj.  Franklin      141 

Benjamin  Franklin^     141 

Benj.  Kimball     141 

Betsey     141 

Charles  Henrj- .•\dams     141 

Charles  Lafavette      141 

Daniel  F.  Kimball      1  11 

Edward      111 

lOlizabeth  Cotton      141 

IClizabeth  Dres.ser      141 

Gridlcv     140 

Cridle'y-     141 

Henr.\-  Brewster     141 

Joseph      141 

Louisa  Calista     14  I 

Martha  Cotton     141 

Mary     140 

Marv  .\bigail      141 

Sarah  E.      141 

.Syhanus      141 

Wm.  Gridley     141 
DOTEN 

Elizabeth  Pea.se     142 

Isaac,  Dr.     141 

.Sarah  Jane     142 

Susan     141 

William  Henry     142 
DOW 

Abbie  Frances     142 

Fred  Henrv      142 

Hattie  E.     142 

Lucelia  Eleanor     142 

Lticius  Harmon      142 

Martha  Lucelia     142 

Mary  Ella     142 


INDEX. 


447 


DOW  {com.) 

Maurice  Harmon      142 

William  DcmiiiK-      142 
DOWNS 

Alice  F.     143 

Edwin  Wallace     143 

George  lloiirv      143 

Martha  E.      143 

Nathan  Parks     142 

Oscar  Franklin      143 

Rosotta     143 
DUNRAR 

Alice  A.     143 

Ansel      143 

Charles  H.     143 

Frank  J.     143 

George  Orlando     143 

Hannah  A.     143 

IdaL.     143 

LuellaE.     143 
DUNSMOOR 

Fred  W.     143 

George  H.     144 

Joseph  A.     144 

Osmer  W.     144 

Sumner  U.     144 

Sylvester  L.     144 
DUST  IN 

Barnaid     144 

Barnard  2d     144 

Elizabeth     14.5 

Gardner     144 

Gardner  Newell     145 

Henry  Sylvester     14o 

Isaac     144 

Jane  Sophia      145 

John     144 

Lyman     144 

Alary  Ann     145 

Nathaniel     144 

Nathaniel,  Jr.     144 

Philander  Newton     145 

Sarepta      144 

Sarepta  2d     144 

Wilham  Luey     145 

EDMINSTER 

Benjamin     145 
Elizabeth     14G 
Elizabeth  A.     147 
Frances  Maria     146 
Franklin  S.      146 
Henry  T.     147 
James  Ar\-ine     145 
James  Arvine^     146 
James  Nathan     146 
John  M.     146 
Maria     146 
Persis     145 
Philip  Henry     146 
Noah  Bartholomew     1 16 
Sarah     145,  146 
Thomas  B.     146 
Thomas  B.'     147 
Zebedee     145 
Zebedee^     145 
ELLIS 

Annie  M.     147 
Aurilla  N.     147 
Charles  B.     148 
Emeline     147 
Frank  P.     147 
George     147 
Jason     147 
Joel  C.     147 
Julia  A.     147 
I.otiisa  J.     147 
Mabel  M.     148 
Martha  E.     148 


ELLIS  (cont.) 
Newell  J.     147 
Newell  J. 2     148 
Seneca     147 
William  H.F.     147 

FAIRBANKS 

Abel     14S 

.\bel  Wakefield'*     140 
Alice  Olive      151 
Asahel  Powers     151 
Benjamin      148 
Betsey      149 
Chester     14S 
Chester  Abel      151 
Chester  Mason     149 
Edwin  .Abner     l."iO 
George  Ellis     149 
Harriet  Newell     149 
Harvey      148 
Harvey"      149 
Henry  Hill     149 
Joseph     148 
Manning  .\ndrew     151 
Mary  Susan     l.'O 
Polly      149 
Rufus     148 
Rufus"     149 
Sallv     149 
Sarah  Jane     149 
Zabad      1 4S 
FARNSWORTH 
Addie      151 
Ann  Melinda     151 
Daniel,  Jr.     151 
Frances  B.     1.52 
Josephine  M.     1.52 
Lucv  M.     151 
M.  Louise     152 
Marietta  M.     152 
Mary  M.      151 
RuthR.      151 
Stephen     151 
Verona     151 
William  P.     151 

;    FARRINGTON 

'        Benjamin"     152 
Betsey     1-53 
Esther     1.52 
Oilman     153 
Hannah      152.  153 
Ichabod      152 
Ichabod,  Jr.     152 
Jacob     1 52 
Kate     152 
Matilda     1.52 
Nancy  M.     153 
Phebe     152 
Prudence     152,  153 
Rebecca     152 
Samuel,  Jr.     152 
Sarah     15?,  153 
Willipm  B.     153 
FELLOWS 
,Iohn     1.53 
John  H.     1.53 
Nancy  Marie     153 
Sarah  Ann     153 
Susan  Stevens     153 
FIFIELD 

Ernest  Leon     1.54 
Evelyn  Arabelle     154 
Frank  Addison     154 
Fred  Loren      154 
Helen  Inez     154 
Mary  Rosarah     154 


FITCH 

Aden  Lovel     1.56 

Albert  Parker     156 

Alfred^     157 

Almira     155 

Andrew     154 

Andrew'     155 

Arthur  Lyman     156 

Asa     154 

Aurilla     155 

Bernice  .Amy     157 

Bille     1.5S 

Chapin  Deming     155 

Charles  Henry      156 

Charlotte  Zurviah      1.56 

Chester  Bartlett     156 

Chester  Bartlett'      157 

Chester  Deming     157 

Clarissa     155 

Daniel      155 

DanieP     156 

Edith  Maria     156 

Edwin  Norman     156 

Elmer  Chester     157 

Emeline     155 

Frank  Palmer     157 

Frank  Williams     157 

Frederick  Hubbard     156 

George     155 

George  Brewster     156 

George  Delos     1.56 

George  Washington     157 

Harold  Alfred     157 

Harriet     155 

Harrison  AV.      155 

Henry      157 

Henry  Chadwick     156 

Henry  Hubbard     155 

Henry  Hubbard^      156 

Hezekiah     158 

Hezekiah2  _154 

Hiram      155 

Hiil)bard  _  155 

James     154 

Jamesi     154 

James'     155 

James  Brewster     157 

James  Franklin     156 

James  Westgate^_     157 

Jennie  Mary     157 

John     154 

John3     155 

Judith     1.54 

Lena  Leverna     156 

Lewis  Elmer     157 

Lois     155 

Luella     156 

Lydia     154,  155 

Lyman     155 

Lyman'     156 

Marcia  Lavinia     156 

Maurice  Alfred     157 

Orlan  Parker     156 

Parmer  J.  Chaffin     156 

Rhoda  F.     157 

Ruth  F.     155 

Sally     155 

Samuel     15) 

Samuel-     155 

Samuel  Rice     155 

Sarah  Gratia     155 

Sophia     155 

Thankful      155 

William  Henry     156 

Willis  Clark    'l57 

Zebediah,  Jr.     158 

Zurviah     155 


448 


HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 


FLETCJIF.H 

Aflellc  K.      102 

Austin  JJrudslroet     KJl 

Bcla  Jcnks'     163 

Benjamin  SpauldinR     158 

Benjamin  Spaulding''     159 

Caroline  Rebecca     101 

Carolyn  I.avinia      1.09 

Charles  Franklin      1C2 

Charles  Uiiel      1(51 

Cyrus  Kinj!sb\iry'      164 

David  Dexter     1.58 

Daxid  Story     159 

Edward  VVyman     101 

Edwin  .lames     162 

Edwin  N.     159 

Elizabeth  .\nn      162 

Elizabeth  Wynian     161 

Emma  Jane     16li 

Etta     102 

Francis  Huel     Kil 

Frank  Kelley     161 

Frederick  .Merrill     163 

Frederick  William     161 

Guilford  D.     1.5S 

Hannah  At  wood     1.59 

Henry      102 

H'Tiry  Lyman     103 

Hiram  Comings     158 

Isabel  M.      1.59 

Jael  Mores     163 

James  Winehell     101 

John     1.58 

John  Q.  A.     158 

Laura  May     163 

Lillian     102 

Luclla  Etta     163 

Marv  W.     l.-)8 

Oliver  Mores      163 

Orpha  Metcalf     16'^ 

(Jrrel      1.58 

Quartus'     1.59 

Robert'      l.'JS 

Ruel  Hasseltine     160 

Ruel  .Metcalf      162 

Silas  S.     1.58 

Stephen  N.      1.58 

Sybil  Lavinia     1.5.8 

Ursula  E.     162 

Ursula  Kelley     162 

William      162 

William  Bradstreet     161 

William  Kelley     1.59 
FLING 

Augusta     164 

Calvin     164 

Cyril     164 

Erastus     164 

Fanny  Watrous     104 

George     104 

Lemuel     104 

Lewis     10*t 

Lucia  E.     164 

Parneil     164 

Sanford  C.     164 

Theophilua     164 
FORD 

Anna  Munroe     165 

Daniel     165 

Daniel,  Capt.     164 

Daniel  Bradley     165 

Elizabeth  Dana      165 

Elizabeth  E.     166 

Eunii'c     165 

Harvey  Goodwin     165 

John  Demini?     165 

Lvdia  Goodwin     105 

Martha  Rhoda     165 

Mary  J.     166 


FORD  (cont.) 

Sarah  Goodwin     105 
Stephen     105 
Stephen  D.      165 
St<'phen  Dana^     160 
William  Horace     165 

FOSS 

Abraham      100 
Deborah      106 
Dyer      107 
Ilphraini      107 
George  Hale      107 
Hannah  Etta     167 
Isaac     160 
Jacob      10(> 
John'     16() 
Lucy      167 
Lutiier     166 
Mary  La\ina     107 
Nellie  Franfena      107 
Peninneh      11)7 
.S;irnli  Idell      167 
Walter^     100 
Walteri     166 
Walter5     166 
W^ilter?     167 
Walter  Hale     166 
Walter  Hale"     167 
William-'     100 

FHE  E.MAN 

A<!eliiie  S.      171 
Allen  Henry      170 
Angeline  N.     170 
Austin  Tyler     1()9 
Benjamin     168 
Car.sendana  C.     170 
Cyrus2      168 
Daniel     167 
Daniel-,  Jr.      168 
Daniel  Dow     168 
Deborah     168 
Dora  L'rsula     170 
Edwin  .\ustin     170 
Frances  E.     169 
Francis  Edward'     170 
Fred  Brockwav     170 
Forest  C.     108 
Forest  C.^     169 
George  Chase     169 
Henry  Chase  109 

Henry  Chase'     170 
Herbert  Grant      170 
James     168,  170 
.James,  Jr.     171 
James  G.      169 
John  C.      170 
.lohn  Edwards     169 
John  Tvler     168 
John  Tvler3     169 
.loseph      168 
Jos,-phG.      171 
Julia  H.      I(i9 
Leland  H.      109 
I.ui'Ua  M.      170 
-Mary      168 
-Mehitable     168 
Mehi table  id     168 
Nellie  F:velina     170 
OIlie     168 
Persis  C.      168 
Pollv  L.     171 
Rebecca     170 
Sabra     168 
.Samuel  L.     171 
Sarah     lOS 
Sarah  Jane     109 
Susan  Chase     108 
Tamerson     168 


FREEMAN  (cont.) 

Tamerson  Kimball      109 

Willis  Tyler     170 
FRENCH 

Elizabeth     171 

Ephraiin     171 

Experience      171 

Hannah     171 

Isaac     171 

Lucy      171 

Rebecca     171 

Sarah     171 
FURNALD 

Beniamin     172 

Daniel      171 

.lames      172 

John      171 

Joseoh      171 

folly     172 

Samuel     171 

Thomas     171 

W^illiam     171 

William,  Jr.     171 

GAGE 

.\lmira     172 

Hannah     172 

Hitty      172 

.lames      172 

Jesse      172 

Jonathan      172 

Jonathan,  Jr.     172 

Manly     172 

Milton     172 

Rebecca     172 

Sarah     172 
GATES 

John     172 

Nathan     172 

Reuben     172 
GLEASON 

Charles  Timothy     173 

Edwin  James     173 

Harriet  Gertrude     173 

Timothy  .-X.      172 
GLINES 

Carl  Clifton     173 

George  A.,  Rev.     173 

Willey  Andrew     173 
GORDON 

A.  Drew     173 

Carmen  P.     173 

Charles  W.      173 

Eldon  H.     173 

Perley  H.     173 

Sheldon  T.     173 
GOULD 

Benjamin     174 

Harriet     174 

Henry     174 

Marv     174 
GOWARD 

Aurilla  V.     176 

Austin  Ruel     177 

Betsey  Ann     176 

Carrie  Lovinia     176 

Carson  F.     177 

Charles  S.      177 

Edwin  Orlando     176 

Edwin  Orlando'     177 

ElbanoJ.     177 

Eutell  D.     177 

Fidelia  M.     176 

Francis     176 

Francis'     175 

Isaa(',  Jr.     176 

Jason     176 

Jason^     177 

Jennie  Lucinda     177 


INDEX. 


449 


GOWARD(co;i<.) 

Louisa  R.     170 

Lucy  Ann     17(> 

Marcus  Lafayette     177 

Mary  A.     176 

Mary  E.     177 

Minnie  Lavina     177 

Roscoe  E.     177 

R>iel3     176 

Sally  L.     176 

Tama  M.     177 

Walter  H.     177 

Watson  C.     176 

William  Orlando     177 
GREENE 

Adelaide  S.     17S 

Caroline  A.     178 

Charles  H.2     178 

Charles  W.     178 

Clara  A.     178 

Eliza     178 

Jane  Olive     178 

Olive     178 

Samuel     177 

Samuel  Munroe     178 
GUSTIX 

Alice     178 

Ed-n-ard     178 

Elizabeth  D.     179 

Emelia  Miianda     178 

Henrv     178 

John     178 

San ford     178 

Thomas     178 

HALL 

Abigail     180 
Adin     ISO 
AJbert  Lvman     18.5 
A.saph     ISO 
Benjamin     183,  185 
Benjamin^     lS-1 
Benjamin  Prescott     184 
Betsey     179 

Catharine  Malinda     1S6 
Charles     181,  184 
Cvrenius     184 
Daniel  Chase     181 
Daniel  Kimball     186 
D£l^-id     180,  184 
David  Chase     185 
David  H.     184 
David,»  Jr.     183 
Deborah     183 
Edward     182 
Edward  Peters     185 
Elizabeth     183,  184 
Elizabeth  Chase     184 
Emily  Dodge     185 
George     182,  186 
Gustavus  Adolphus     186 
Hannah     183 
Henry     185 
Hittie  Mary     185 
Horace     184 
Huldah     180 
Israel"     181 
Israel  Deniing     181 
James     186 
John     183,  184 
Jonathan     ISO,  183 
Jonathan  C.     184 
Jonathan  Chase     185 
Joseph     183 
Josephine     185 
Judith     179 
Julia  Caroline     185 
Lois     180 
Lucy     180,  183,  184 


HALL  (conl.) 

Lucy  Louisa     181 

I.yniaii,"  Dr.      185 

^iarllla  .^nian-^la     ISl 

Mary     179,   181,  183,   184, 
1.S6 

Maiy  Isabella     181 

Milton     180 

Moodv     ISO 

Moodvi     180 

Aloody  March     180 

Aloody  March^     181 

Mos(s     179 

Moses'     186 

IMoses  Chase     186 

Nathan     184 

Nathaniel'     185 

Olive  1st    184 

Olive  2d     184 

Percival     ISO 

PercivaH     179 

Perlev'^     1S6 

Polly  F.     180 

Prudence     185 

Rebecca     183 

Rovana     184 

Sally     185 

Samuel  Whitnev     181 

Sarah     179,  18-3,  18-1 

Sophria  Marietta     181 

Thomas     179 

Thomass     179 

Thomas',  Dea.     180 

Thomas,  Rev.     180 

Thomas  Henrv     186 

William     182' 
HAMBLET 

Alice  M.     187 

Daniel     ISG 
HAMMOND 

Adin  Hall     187 

Luther     187 

Luther,  Jr.     187 

Marcia     187 
HARDV 

Charles  Torrey     189 

Edmund     189 

Follansbe  Carroll     188 

Hannah     188 

Hannah  Salome     189 

James  M.     187 

Kezia     187 

Mary  Ann  Griffin     189 

Mehitable     188,  189 

Moses     187 

Philemon  C.3     189 

Pollv     187 

Sally     187,  189 

Samuel     187 

Samuels     188 

Susannah     187 

Tristam     189 

Tristami     187 

William     187 

William  Wallace     189 
HARLOW 

Abbie  Augusta     193 

Ahbie  C.     192 

Abigail     192 

Abner     190 

Augusta     193 

Benjamin  Dorr     190 

Benjamin  Thomas     193 

Bradford  H.     192 

Charles  Franklin     191 

Charles  Marshall     193 

Clarissa  C.     191 

Deborah  Cushman     190 

Ebenezer     190 


HARLOW  (cont.) 

Edwin  1st     191 

Edwin  2d     191 

Elias     192 

Elizabeth  E.     191 

Elmira  E.     192 

Fran'ilin  Edwin     193 

George     190 

George  Clinton     193 

George  L.     191 

George  Marshall     193 

Grace  E.     193 

Gracia  .\nn     193 

Hannah     191,  193 

Harriet     193 

Henry  J.     191 

Isaac     190 

Isaac  Cushman     190 

James,  Capt.     1S9 

James,  Jr.     190 

James=     190 

John  Marshall     193 

Julia  Ann     192 

Leonard     193 

Levi     192 

Levi  Woodbury     192 

Louisa  M.  1st     191 

Louisa  M.  2d     191 

LucvJane     193 

Malachi     190 

^Marietta  Ford     193 

Marv     190,  191 

Milton  P.     192 

Moses  Barrows     191 

Philander  Carios     191 

Phoebe     190 

PoUy  Doten     190 

Robert^     190 

Robert,  Jr.,  1st     190 

Robert,  Jr.,  2d     190 

Robert  Svlvanus     191 

Sally     190 

Silas  C.     191 

Stella  E.     192 

Sylvanus     190 

Svlvanus'     191 

Wilbur  S.     192 

WilUam  C.     191 

William  Clifford     190 

William  Cliffords     191 

William  ElLsworth     193 

William  Harvey     192 
HARRINGTON 

Aaron     194 

Abel     195 

Abel  Chase     194 

Abigail     195 

Anna     195 

Anne  Elizabeth     195 

Asa     195 

Aurelia     Sumner     194 

Betsey     195 

Elbert  Russell     195 

Eh     195 

Hannah  Chase     194 

Jedediah  C.     194 

Joel     195 

Levi     194 

Levi  Winchester*     195 

Lois  H.     194 
Louisa  Joslyn     194 
Lucv  Whitnev     194 
:Matilda     195 
Moodv     194 
Moses     194 
Mosess     194 


29-n 


■ioU 


HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 


HAKRlNCiTOX  (cont.) 

Moses  Hailey     194 

Naiuy  Mi-lindn     I'M 

Plu-be  Klizaljcth     195 

yamuf.'l     195 

Sanforil     195 

Sarah     194 

Thomas  Ordway     194 
HAUT 

Etta  Louise     19G 

Gcori-'e  Andrew     195 

Luelhi  Ehza     190 

A\'ill;ani  Carter     195 

WilHam  L.     196 

Willis  Duett     190 
HASKELL 

Cornelia     190 

Daniel     190 

Daniel  C.     190 

John     190 

John,  Jr.     196 

Lucy     190 

Lvdia     190 

Pollv     190 

Sally     190 

Samuel     190 
HASTINC.S 

Jonas     196 
HEBAKD 

Abbie  R.     197 

Ellen  C.     197 

Juhus  S.     197 

1  uella  P.  C.     197 

Norman  E.     197 

Susan  G.     197 
HEYWOOD 

Bradley  B.     198 

Eda  Josephine     198 

Eleazer  Baldwin     197 

Emilv  A.     197 

Frederic  A.     197 

Jennie     198 

Lucia  M.     197 

Marv  Frances     197 

William,  Col.     197 

William  Henrj-     197 

W^ilhird     197 
HILDKETH 

Benjamin  F.     198 

Betsev     198 

Chloc  H.     198 

George  Fred     198 

Harriet  J.     198 

James     198 

James  B.      198 

John  L.     198 

Lewis  C.     198 

Lyman     198 

Alannin^     198 

Samuel     198 

Sarah     198 

Solomon     198 

William  B.     198 
HILLLMU) 

Ada  E.     210 

Ada  U.     202 

Adnah  J.     203 

Albert  D.     201 

Albert  Ford     205 

Amos  A.     200 

Amo.s  Avpry2     199 

Amy  Isabel     203 

Arthur  Lee     204 

Benjamin     190 

Benjamin-     2(XJ 

Benjamin  Franklin     200 

Betsey     201 

Burton  James     203 

Carlos  Grout     203 


202 
204 


203 


HILLL\RD  (.cont.) 
Caroline     190 
Caroline  Phoebe     200 
Carrie  Eva     204 
Catherine  Olive     200 
Charles  Nelson     202 
Charles  Nelson*     204 
Charles  Sherburne     201 
Charlotte     201 
Chester     201 
Clayton  B.     203 
Da\idHall     200 
David  HalP     201 
Edith  Claril)pll     204 
Edwin  Hiram     203 
Elizabeth  Chase     200 
Ellen  S.     201 
Emeline     201 
Emma  L.     204 
Emma  Matilda     203 
Emma  S.     201 
Esther    201 
Esther  B.     199 
Ethel  Lillian     2tVl 
Eunice     205 
Flora  May     204 
Freeman  A.     201 
George  Elbridge 
George  Elbridge' 
George  W.     201 
George  W.3    203 
Georae  Wallace 
Gilbert     200 
Gilbert'     201 
Gilbert  Gross     200 
Harriet  Roxana     200 
Harrv     199 
Hazel  Eliza     205 
Herl;eit  Hall     204 
Hiram  Day     201 
Hiram  Day3     203 
Hiram  Lorenzo     206 
Ina  Eli? a     203 
James  Madison     200 
Jerome  Bonaparte     199 
JeiomeJudah     203 
Joseph     199 
Joseph^     200 
Joseph  L.     201 
Joseph  L.3    202 
Joseph  Leroy     203 
Joseph  Lerov"     204 
JuliaE.     202 
Ladora  J.     203 
I..awrence  Joseph     205 
Leroy  Hiram     204 
Lester  Edward     205 
Lois     199 
Lucinda    200 
Luman  Henry'     204 
Luther     200 
Lydia  Goodwin     205 
Maria  Alice     200 
Mpry     199 
Mary  Eliza     204 
Marv  Esther     200 
Myra  Isabel     205 
Nellie  J.     202 
Olic  May     203 
Pamelia     199 
Pashur  Lathrop     199 
Phoebe     199 
Pollv     199 
Ray  Emery     205 
Richmond     205 
Roxana     201 
Rufus     201 
Ruth  Ida     204 
Samuel     199 


HILLIARD  (cout.) 

Sarah     199 

Sarah  J.     201 

Sarah  Jane     201 

Sophia     200 

Sophia  Marietta     200 

Sula  L.     201 

Susan     200 

Thomas  JePfeison     200 
HOLBRGOK 

Alonzo     200 

Elizabeth  Sarah     200 

Ellen  Maria     200 

Isaiah  Thomas     200 

Susan  Amelia     200 
HOOK 

Alice  Jane     207 

Andrew  Jackson     207 

Clara  Ella     207 

C:lark  K.     207 

Dyer     200 

Ellen  Maria     207 

Emma  Eliza     207 

Luette  Eliza     207 

Marv  Frances     207 

Moodv     20(i 

Moodv=     207 

Peter-     200 

Rachel  Ann     207 
HOWARD 

Allie  F.     208 

Annie  Irena     209 

Bertie     208 

Ernest  H.     208 

Florence  Gertrude     208 

George  L.     209 

George  S.     208 

Hannah  C.     208 

Hopy  Diantha     208 

Irena  M.     208 

Katie  May     209 

Leon  M.     208 

Mabel  Eva     208 

Marshall  M.     208 

Marshall  M.=     209 

Marshall  S.     207 

Martha  H.     20S 

Phebe  Ann     208 

Ralph  Wilbur     209 

Ro.selle  B.     208 

Waldo  L.2     208 

Wilbur  F.2     20S 
IirCiGINS 

Abbie  Delia     215 

Abigail  SpolTord     212 

Adoniiam  Judson     215 

Almira  Malinda     213 

Almira  R.     214 

AmosR.     212 

Anna     214 

Asenath     211 

Austin  Chester     210 

Benjamin     211 

Bertie  Edward     216 

Betsey     210 

Bridgctt     209 

Carlos  Freeman     214 

Carlos  Freeman'     215 

Charles  Pincknev     213 

Charles  Tyler     215 

Charlotte     212 

Chester  Manly     214 

Chester  Stone     214 

Cvrenia     212 

David     209,  211 

David2     210 

Eben     212 

Ebenezer     210 

Ebenezer^     212 


INDEX. 


451 


HUGGINS(co;i<.) 
Edward  Freeman 
Ellen  Jane     210 
Enoch     211 
Eri     212 
Eri.Jr.     215 
Eri«     214 
Eveline  Amanda 


216 


214 


21G 


215 

216 


214 

215 


Frank  Herbert 

Freeman     212 

George  Chester 

George  Chester 

George  Washington 

George  Washinu'ton^ 

Hannah     209,  210 

Hannah  Matilda     211 

Henry  Tyler     215 

James  C.     213 

John     209,  210,  211 

John,  Jr.     212 

Johns     212 

JohnC.     214 

Jonas  B.     210 

Jonas  B.3    213 

Jonathan     209,  212 

Jonathan«Jr.     210 

Jonathan-     210 

Joseph     211 

Joseph^     214 

Joseph  Stillman     214 

Joshua     211 

Judith     210 

Julia  Almira     215 

Julia  Irena     21 1 

Laura  Levina     212 

Lina     210 

Liz/ie  Caroline     211 

Lucia    213 

Lucy  Ann     211 

Martha  Ann     214 

Marv     211 

Mary  Adehne     216 

Mary  Ann     213,  215 

Mary  Bin:?ham     214 

Marv  Julia     216 

Merc\-     209 

Morris     212 

Nathaniel     209 

Nathaniel,  Jr.     211 

Nathaniel-     211 

Nathaniel, 3  Jr.     213 

Nathaniel  Newell     214 

Nalhiiiiiel  Newell-"     215 

Nathaniel  Newton  213,  215 

Newell  Edward     215 

01i\-ia     212 

Orwin  A.     216 

Fhebe     211 

Philander  C.     213 

Re'jecra     209 

Samuel     210 

Samuel,  Jr.     210 

Samuel2     209 

•Samuel  Luther     211 

Sarah     210,  212,  215 

Sarah  Calista     213 

Susan  C.     214 

Susan  H.     211 

Susanna     212 

Susannah     210 

Thomas     211 

Truman  Emmons     214 

Tyler  Newton     214 

Tvler  Newton*     215 

Viola  Elizabeth     215 

Wilbur  G.     216 

William     210 

William^     211 

William  Jefferson     211 


HUNT 

Barbara  L     217 
Cvril  Thomas     217 
Edmund  B.-     217 
George  Edmund     217 
George  W.,  Dr.     216 
Goorse  W.,' Jr.     217 
C;rare  Thrasher     217 
Harrv     217 
Kenneth  T.     217 
Lei'-'h  W.     217 
Mildred  Lur-ile     217 
Olive  Louise     217 
Raeburn  P.     217 

HUNTER 
Aniasa     217 
Cora  B.     218 
Hannah     217 
Harlan  Pare     218 
James     217 

James  Sumner,  Jr.     217 
James  Sumner^     217 
Janies  Sumner'     218 
John  Howard     218 
John  Merrill     218 
Lucian  Burnap     218 
Lurv     217 
Lyman  Hall     21S 
Orsa     217 
Zeno3     217 

HUNTINGTON 
Elizabeth  M.     218 
Jedodiah     218 
Nellie  A.     2 IS 

HURD 

Beatrice  Mabel     219 
Fred  William     218 
Harry  Kenvon     219 
Liz'ie  Mav     219 
Mildred  E.stel!a     219 

HURLEY 
Charles     219 
Edward     219 
Magcie     219 
Martin  V.  Buren     219 
Marv     219 
William     219 

HUTCHINSON 
Austin  C.     220 
Benjamin     220 
Elisha     220 
Ellen     220 
Martha  J.     220 
Moses     219 
Moses  H.     220 
Samuel     220 
Sarah  J.     220 

JACKSON 
Abel     223 
AbeP     225 
Benjamin     220,  221 
Betsey     220,  223 
Caroline  Matilda     223 
Charles     221 
Charles  Abel     226 
Charles  Edwin     22.5 
Charles  Edwin^     226 
Charlotte     223 
Daniel     223 
Daniel-     225 
Deborah  L.     222 
Dexter     221,  228 
Dexter     221,  228 
Dolly     221 
Edward     221 
Eleanor     221 
Eleazer,  Lieut.     222 
Eleazer,  Jr.     223,  225 


JACKSON  (cont.) 

Eleazer^     224 

Ellen  Louisa     226 

Emily     220 

Esther  Ann     222 

Farris     222 

Forest     221 

Frank  C.     226 

George     222 

Georsre  B.     228 

Harris     228 

Heber     220,  222 

Helen  Maria     222 

Henrv     221 

Hiel     221 

Huldah     221,  223 

Huldah  Dresser     225 

James  Corbin,  Dr.     225 

James  H.     221 

James  T.,  Rev.     227 

Japhet     228 

Jennie  Lois     226 

John     228 

John  Enos     228 

Joseph     220 

Joseph^     221 

Josephine     228 

Levina     223,  22 1 

Lizzie  Mary     226 

Lora     223 

Loretta     226 

Louisa     225,  228 

Ln-y     220 

Lydia     220,  221 

Marietta     225 

Marshall     228 

Martha     221 

Mary     221,  222,  223 

Mary  Jane     221 

Mary  lydia     228 

Mendana     221 

Michael     228 

Michael,  Jr.     228 

Miles     222 

Nancy     223 

Nathan     223 

Newton     224 

Newtoni     226 

Oliver     220, 222 

Olivers     222 

Oti.s2     228 

Perez,  Jr.     221 

Perez,5  Capt.     220 

Phebe     222 

Polly     228 

Prudence     221 

Rhoda     221 

Ruth     228 

Samuel     221 

Sarah     223 

Sarah  Maria     226 

Sophia     228 

Stillman     223 

Susanna     224 

Svlvester     228 

Walter^     223 

Zipporah     228 
JACOBS 

Burnam     228 

Charles     229 

Hannah     229 

Helen  E.     229 

Luther     229 

M  area  ret     229 

Maria     229 
JENNEY 

Alfred  P.     230 

Ansel     229 

Asa,  Jr.     230 


452 


HISTORY  OF  CORXISH. 


JENNEY(co«<.) 

Asa-     229 

Asa  B.     230 

Bryant'     230 

Calviu     220 

Cliaun''('y  Perry'     230 

Cora  Mae     231 

Cyuthia     22y 

David  Thompson     229 

Ebenezer     229 

Ephraiin     229 

Eva  Ford     231 

Ezekiol  O.'     230 

Frank  K.     230 

Fred  C.«    231 

Fred  Cominfis     230 

Geor?e  Bryant     230 

Harry  Tilton     231 

Henry  K.     230 

Isaac,  Jr.     229 

Lodicea     229,  230 

Louisa     230 

Mary     230 

Mary  F.     230 

Mehitalile     230 
JIRALI.D 

Hannah     231 

Martha     231 

Polly     231 

Reuben,  Dea.     231 

Sally     231 
JOHNSON 

Abel     233,  234 

Abraham     231,  232 

Abraham.  Jr.     232 

Alfred     234 

Alfred     234 

Alvah  F.     233 

Annie     230 

Arabella  Ambra     235 

Arabella  F.     236 

Arthur     234 

Auren'     233 

Anrin     232 

Charles  W.     237 

Clarissa     234 

Darwin  B.     237 

Davton  F.     233 

Delia     234 

Eben  M.^'     233 

Ed  E.     236 

Ed  E.'    237 

Edward  Chase     234 

Edwin  Chase'    235 

Eleanor     236 

Elizabeth     232 

Ellen  E.     236 

Emily     234 

Erasmus  Darwin     234 

Experience     232 

Fidelia  E.     236 

Frank  L.'    236 

Freeman  A.''     233 

Hannah     231,  232,  235 

Hannah  W.     236 

Harriet     232,  235 

Helen  R.     233 

Hiram     233 

Huldah  Wyrnan     232 

James  W.     236 

.Tennic  I/.     236 

Jesse     235 

John     236 

John2     232 

John'     232 
John  Farris     233 
John  Lorenzo     232 
John  Weld     2.33 
Joseph  K.     231 


JOHN.SON  (co,i<.) 

Joshua     231.2.32 

Joshua-     232 

.hidiih     232 

Lant'don  O.     233 

Laurilla  Cyreniu     235 

Leonard     231 

Lora  S.     233 

Lucy     235 

Marcia  Ann     235 

Margaret     232 

Martha     234 

Marv     232,  234 

Mary  E.     236 

Marv  S.     233 

Meli-ssa     232 

Mercv     232 

Nathaniel     2.36 

Nalhaniol,  Jr.     236 

Nellie  Johanna     235 

Oscar  Frank     237 

Peninnah     232 

Phebe     235 

Philenda     232 

Polly     234 

Kebecca     232 

Richard  M.     2.34 

Ruhama  B.     232 

Ruhama  Thompson     232 

Sally     235 

Samuel-'     235 

Samuel  C.     234 

Samuel  Newell     236 

Sarah     231,  232,  2.34 

Seth2     234 

Sophia     234 

William  P. 2     236 
JONES 

Frank  E.     237 

Fred  L.     237 

Hattie  E.     237 

Wells  H .     237 
JORDAN 

Ada     237 

Bvroii     237 

Columbus  C.     237 

John     237 

Martin  E.     237 

Vinnie     237 

Wardner    237 

Worth  C.2    237 

KELLEY 

Abbie  Jane     238 

Adaline  S.     238 

Albert  O.     238 

Arabol  R.     238 

Emily  R.     238 

Eva  M.     238 

Hattie  M.     238 

Lillian  J .     238 

Mania  L.     238 

Marion  A.     2.38 

Marv  Elizabeth     238 

Orra  Amos^     238 

Sabra  A.     239 

Simeon  C.     238 
KENDRICK 

Abisail     2.39 

Anne  Davenport     239 

Ariel,  Rev.     239 

Ariel,  Jr.     239 

Ariel  2     240 

Arvine     239 

Benjamin  Smith     240 

Clark2     239 

Eliza  Jewett     240 

Elizabeth     240 

Eva  Lucinda     241 


KENDRICK  (cod.) 

Evelyn     240 

George  Nelson     239 

Georce  Nelson'     240 

Henry  Clark     239,  241 

Horace  Lorenzo'     240 

James     239 

James-'     240 

James  Arvine     240 

James  Ar\  ine'    241 

Jesse     239 

Kate  Elizabeth     241 

J^ouisa     239 

Lucia  Aiui     240 

Lucia  Maria     230 

Mary  Chase     239 

Marj-  ICliza     210 

Mary  Frances     240 

Mary  Lavinia     241 

Penelope     239 

Stella  Lillian     241 

Stillnian     239 
ICENVON 

Abbio  L.     242 

Benjamin  Culler     242 

Berniee  M.     244 

Betsey     241 

Carroll  E.     245 

Charles  D.     245 

Charles  N.     244 

Charles  N.''     245 

Daniel     242 

Darwin  11.     242 

Edward  Avers     245 

Edwin  Comin<is     245 

Edwin  G.^     244 

Elijah  P.'     242 

Eliza     242 

Elsie     241 

Emma  C.     245 

Enos    241 

Florence  ^L     244 

FVank  H.     245 

Fred  P.     245 

George  A.     244 

George  Dana     242 

George  Dana'     243 

George  M.     245 

George  R.s     245 

Hannah  P.     242 

Hazel  Ann     244 

Hepsediah     242 

Isaac  C.     242 

Isaac  C     243 

James    241 

James  E.     242 

John  Nelson     242 

John  Nelson'     244 

John  S.     244 

Joseph     241,242 

Jo.seph2     242 

I>eon  C.     245 

Lucy  A .     242 

Maljel  S.     244 

Marcv     241 

Martha     241 

Martin  E.-'     244 

Mary     242,  244 

Marv  J.     245 

Minnie  A.     245 

Mumford     241 

Muniford^     242 

Mvra  A.     244 

Paine     24 1 

Phebe     242 

R.aymond     241 

Raymond  Fitch     244 

Ruth     241 
Sabra     241 


INDEX. 


453 


KEN  YON  {coKt.) 

Stella  M.     244 

Stephen    242 

Svlvia  A.     245 

Velma  Alire     245 

Waity     241 
KIDDKR 

James  Birney     245 

James  G.     245 

Mary  J.     245 

Nancy  A.     245 
KIIMBALL 

Abiah     249 

Benjamin     240 

Betsey     247 

Caroline  C'elinda     247 

Charles  Henry     249 

Clarissa     246 

Daniel  Freeman     246 

Edward     249 

Edward«     24S 

Edward  Dorr     247 

Eliphalet^     246 

Eliphalet"     246 

Eli/a  Jane     217 

Georcre  Franlslin     248 

Harriet  Abliv     24S 

Henry  Martin     248 

James  Brewster     247 

Jesse     249 

John  Lovelis     246 

Laura  Ann     248 

Louis  Mill     24S 

Lovell     247 

Lueia  Cotton     248 

Martha  Ahi^ail     248 

Mary  Brewster     247 

Mary  Ellen     248 

Olive     247 

Phineas     249 

Phoebe     249 

Roxv     246,  247 

Sally    246 

Samuel     246 

Sarah     249 

Sophia     249 

Tamerson     246 

William  Masser     249 

William  Ripley,  Jr.     247 

William  Ripley'     247 

Zimri    249 
KINSMAN 

Arthur  Halsev     249 

Bertha  Estelie     249 

Darwin  B.     249 

Darwin  Ford     249 

Helen  Maria     249 

William  M.     249 
KNIGHT 

Alonros    250 

Calvin     250 

Emeline    250 

Forest  C.     250 

Frank-  H.     250 

Fred  W.     250 

Georee     250 

Gertrude  B.     250 

Harvey    250 

HattieA.     250 

Hollis     250 

James  F.     250 

Jennie     250 

Lewis  F.2     250 

Lulu  B.     250 

Lysander    240 

Mary  L.     250 

Samuel  W.     250 


LAMBERTON 

Beveily  M.  1st     251 
Beverlv  M.  2d     251 
David'H.     251 
James  H.     251 
Janette    251 
John  C.     251 
Joseph     250 
Joseph  Lucius^     251 
Martha  A.     251 
Rhoda  M.     251 
Sarah  J.     251 

LANE 

Abbie  A.     252 
Benjamin  Franklin     252 
John     251,  252 
Justus     251 
Lewis     252 
Lucian     252 
Marcus  M.     252 
William    252 

LEAR 

Alice  Levina    253 
Alverse  Darwin     252 
Alverse  Darwin^     253 
Anna  Isabel     253 
Annah  Levina     253 
Bernice  Edmond     253 
Charles  Storv^     253 
Clara  Adella     253 
Dorothy  Fletcher     254 
Eleanor  Rosina     253 
Elmer  Ellsworth     253 
E\elyn  Goward     254 
Fred  Willis     253 
Harry  Clifton     253 
Joseph     253 
Nehemiah     252 
Robert  Hermon     253 
Solon  Corhs     252 
Solon  Corlis2     253 
Sybil  Gertrude     253 
William  Dow     252 
William  Dow^     253 

LEAVITT 

Charlotte  Jane     256 
Dorothy  Ashley     256 
Elias  S.2    255 
Emily     255 
Erasmus  Darwin     256 
Geflanena  Kate     255 
George  Washinjiton      256 
Halsev  C.     254 
Hart  Hooker     256 
Hattie  Amelia     254 
Henry     255 
Jonathan     255,  256 
Julius  Adelbert     251 
Leonard  Frank     255 
Marion  Chellis     255 
Martha  Washington     256 
Nathan     254 
Roswell     255,  256 

LESLIE 

Alonzo  K.     257 
Alvira  H.     257 
Alvira  M.     257 
Betsey     257 
Charles  Edwin     258 
Charles  Richelieu'     258 
David     257 
Elizabeth     257 
Frank  Hubert     258 
George,  Rev.     256 
George,  Jr.     257 
George  W.     257 
George  W.  H.     2.57 
Harrison'     258 
Hepsihah     257 


LESLIE  (.com.) 

Herbert     258 

Ida  Kate     258 

James     257 

Joseph-     257 

Jo.seph  Lucius     258 

Lillian  Josephine     258 

Mehitable     257 

Norman  Leroy     258 

Prudence  Maria     257 

Samuel  Chase     257 

Stephen  E.     258 

Thomas  H.  C.    258 

Washington  Irving^     258 

William2     257 
LEWIS 

Alfred  A.     259 

Alvin  A.     259 

Benjamin  Edward     259 

Benjamin  Franklin     259 

Benjamin  Sidney 2     259 

Calvin  F.     259 

Charles  H.     259 

Eliza  Ann     2.59 

Frances  Emeline     260 

James  Munroe     259 

Joseph  E.     259 

Leiand  B.     259 

Marcia  Matilda     260 

Martha  E.     259 

Martha  Maria     259 

Mary  E.     259 

Samuel     259 

Sylvester  Sullivan     260 

Thomas2     259 

William  H.     250 

William  Kimball     260 
LINDSAY 

Aenes  Lury     260 

Benjamin  F.     260 

Benjamin  Marvin     260 

Helen  Mar-^'     260 

James  B.     260 

James  Barker     260 

Marvin  B.     260 

Vcrda  Blanche    260 
LITTLE 

Hiram     261 
LOTHROP 

Abigail     261 

Ansel     261 

Calvin     261 

Charles     261 

Charles2     262 

Charles  D.     262 

Edwin  A.     262 

Elmira  M.     262 

Francis2     261 

Harriet  E.     262 

Henry  O.     262 

Jason     261 

John     261 

.John  Johnson     262 

Joseph  Keith     262 

Mary  E.     262 

Nahum     262 

Pashur     262 

Rhoda     261 

Ruel     261 

WiUard  Frost     262 

William     261 

William  Reed     262 
LUEY 

Adaline  Elizabeth     263 

Amy     263 

Betsey     263 

Clarissa  Cvrena     264 

Cyrena     264 

Dexter    264 


454 


HISTORY  OF  CORXISH. 


LVEY  (co,U.) 

Edwin  Taft    204 

Kli7iihoth  W.     2()3 

Fidelia     20:> 

Florpnrc  Jnnctte     201 

Goorge     20.'^ 

Homor     203 

Jaim-s     203 

John     202,  203,  204 

Jolin  VVnsley     204 

Martha  Ann     203 

Mary  Mason     204 

Marv  Smith     203 

Oliver     204 

Polly     203 

Kuhamah     204 

Sahrina     203 

Samuel     203 

Samuel  Sylvester     203 

Sarah     203 

Simon  Spaulding     20-1 

Thomas     263 

William     203 

William  B.     264 
LUTHER 

Alice     205 

Amos     205 

Betsey  G.     266 

Caleb     265 

Caleb,  Jr.     205 

Darwin  S.     266 

Edwin     205 

Jabez     205 

James     205 

Martha     205 

Nathan  Smiths    265 

Polly     265 

Rebecca     265 

Thomas  Gates     265 

William     265 
LYNDS 

David     266 

Jerusha     266 

Judith     266 

Peter     266 

MACE 

Almon  E.     200 

Almon  E.2    267 

Anpeline  Huldah     206 

Charles  Henry     260 

Clara  M.     207 

Daniel  D.  1st     266 

Daniel  D.  2d     266 

Edith  M.     267 

Emily  A.     260 

Fidelia  T.     200 

Harry  A.     267 

Helen  A.     266 

Laura  J.     266 

Maria  S.     266 

Maude  A.     267 

Samuel     266 

Sarah  J.     267 

Susan  L.     266 
MARBLE 

Anna  Maria     207 

Antirjas     207 

Daniel  Putnam     268 

Elizabeth     26S 

Georce  H.     268 

Gratia     207 

Gratia  2d     267 

Hiram  Dndlev     267 

Hiram  Holland     207 

Mar"h  Chase     267 

Sarah  Almira     207 

Wentworth  P.     208 


.\L\RTINDALE 

Almeda  M.     268 

Clarissa     268 

Elias,  Lieut.     208 

Elias,  Jr.     208 

Henrv     20S 

Ini  R'.     269 

Ithamar     200 

LauiaJ.     260 

Lemuel.  Jr.     268 

Lemuel^     208 

Lucv  A.     260 

Marv  Ann     208 

Peletiah     209 

Robert     268 

.Samuel  Powers     269 

Sarah  A.     209 

Stephen     268 
^L\SOX 

Charles     269 

Charles  Clarence     209 

Edmund  Valentine     269 

Georcre  Peck     200 
MELEN'DY 

David  E.     270 
MERCER 

Elizabeth     270 

Fannie  ^L     271 

George     270 

Henry  H.     271 

Jane     270 

John  H.     271 

Thomas     270 

Walter    270 

Walter,  Sir     270 

William     270 

William.  Jr.     270 
MERRILL 

Arad     271 

Eli     271 

Ira     271 

John     271 

John2     271 

Pollv     271 

Sibbil     271 
MITCHELL 

Cynthia  .^rminda     272 
•  Eben     271 

Helen  Mar     271 

Herbert     272 

Ida  May     272 

Luman     272 

Marion  A.     272 
MORGAN 

Carrie  .\.     272 

Dana  N.s     272 

Delia  S.     272 

Ellen  M.     272 

Emma  D.     272 

Farnum  J.     272 

Lucy  L.     272 

Luette  J.     272 

Nathaniel     272 

Nellie  E.     272 

Susan  H.     272 
MORSE 

AbiKail  Helena 

Abi'j:ail  O.     274 

Aphia     273 

As-^enath     273 

Betsev     273 

Clarissa     273 

Daniel     274 

Daniel  Putnam 

Ebenezer     273 

Eunice     273 

Federal     273 

Intrepid     273 


273 


273 


MORSE  (co;i<.) 

.loanna     274 

John     273 

John  Milton     273 

Luther     273 

Oren     273 

Patience     274 

Prudentia     273 
MURRAY 

Alexander      274 

Elizabeth     274 

John     274 

Reuben     274 

Samuel     274 

NELSON 

Alice  J.     274 

Bertie  E.     275 

Curtis  S.     274 

Ellen  M.     274 

Emma  L.     275 

Eugene  C.     275 

Eva  L.     275 

Guy  P.     275 

Harriet  E.     275 

Harry  J.     275 

Haltie  E.     275 

Levi  S.     275 

Lewis  A.     275 

Luella  S.     275 

Mabel  B.     275 

Nel.ie  M.     275 

Nettie  M.     275 

Oscar  H.     275 

Robert  H.     275 

Willie  S.     275 
NE\JiNS 

Alfred     275 

Alfreds     270 

Asa3    270 

Asher     275 

Benjamin  F.     276 

Betsey     275 

Betsey  .-\nn     276 

Betsey  Maria     276 

Charles     276 

Charles  D.     276 

Charles  D.'     277 

Cumminirs  P.     276 

Cynthia  P.     270 

David     275,  276 

David,  Jr.     275 

EmilvE.     277 

Frank     270 

Franklin  D.     276 

Franklin  D.'     277 

Grace  M.     277 

Ida  E.     270 

Irena     275 

Jane  Ursula     270 

John  Lansidons     276 

Julianna     275 

Lena  C.     277 

Lydia     275 

Robert,  Lieut.     275 

Samuel  P.     275 

Samuel  P.'     276 

.Sybil  P.     276 

Ursula     275 

William  Henry     276 
NEWELL 

Benjamin  Comings     277 

Harriet  Atwood     277 

Jacoli     277 

Joseph  Smith     277 

Julia  Hi)l)it'ne     277 

Luther  Bin.j;ham     277 

Marv  Jane     277 

Sarah  Stanley     277 


INDEX. 


455 


NEWTON 

Atherton  A.     278 

Charles  G. 2     278 

Eva  L.     278 

Grace  Mav     278 

I,uther     278 

Rupert  Lerov     278 
NOR  R  IS 

Eliza  Ann     278 

Eniilv  Elizabeth     278 

Philo     278 
NORTON 

Betsey     279 

Hannah     278,  279 

James     278 

James,  Jr.     279 

JNIeribah     279 

William     279 
NUTTER 

Aliee     279 

Heber     279 

John     279 

Lyman  Sewell     279 

MarL'aret     279 

Prudence     279 

Thomas  I.     279 

Thomas  I.,  Jr.     279 

PAGE 

Betsey     279 

Billy     279 

Joshua     279 

Marjorie     279 

]Mercy     279 

Phebe     279 

Phehe  2d     279 

Pollv     279 

Sallv     279 

Samuel  K.  2d     279 

Samuel  Kennedy     279 

Sandarous     279 
PAGET 

Alice  Jo.sephine     280 

Ehza  Asnes     280 

John  Elwood     280 

John  Low     279 

William  Demina-     280 
PAIXE 

Albert  B.     280 

Charles  S.     281 

Elizabeth     280 

Emilv  S.     280 

Francis  B.     281 

GeorKe  S.     281 

Hoiace  K.     280 

John  Bull<lcy     280 

Jo.seph     280 

Laura  P.     280 

Lucy     280 

Presoott     280 

Samuel,  Capt.     280 

Samuels     280 

Samuel  Chase  1st     280 

Samuel  Chase  2d     280 

Thomas  S.     280 
PALMER 

Charles  Myron,  Rev.     281 
PARDY 

Allie  A.     281 

Blanche  A.     282 

Constants     281 

Cora  E.     282 

Elmer  W.     281 

Ethel  H.     281 

Florence  M.     282 

Florence  M.  2d     282 

Francis     281 

Francdss     282 
Fred  C.     281 


FAWDY  (coiit.) 

Fred  C.3     282 

Gilbert  H.     281 

Grace  B.     281 

Ida  F.     282 

Ina  A.     282 

John     281 

Leonard  H.     282 

LiUie  C.     282 

Marv  Elizabeth     281 

Ralph  E.     282 

Thankful     281 

WiUiam  H.     282 
PARKER 

E\erard  L.     282 

John  B.     282 

Maroia  Ida  H.     282 

Newell  N.     282 
PEASLEE 

Louis  C.     282 
PENNIMAN 

Alberts     283 

Altred     283 

Amos     283 

Arthui'     283 

Elsie     283 

Geor-re  Amos     283 

Hannah     283 

Harold  Smith     283 

Marv     283 

Norman  C.^     283 

Robert     283 

Ruth  Helena     283 
PIERCE 

Aaron,  Dr.     283 

lilizabeth  Fowler     284 

Harriet  Jemima     284 

.Jemima     284 

Josenh  ^^'arren     281 

Josiah     284 

Judith  Rosetta     284 

Sarah  Ann     284 

Sarah  Ann,  2d     284 
PIKE 

Chester     2S.5 

Chester^     285 

Chester  Fay     286 

Ebenezer     284 

EbenezerS     285 

Ehhu  Hvde     285 

EHhu  Hyde'     287 

John  B.     285 

John  B.3     287 

Julia  A.     286 

Lucv  M.     285 

Marv     285 

Marv  Calista     287 

Pliny     285 

Salome    285 

Sarah  C.     285 
PLAISTRIDGE 

Amasa     288 

.\sa     287 

Benjamin  FranklinS     288 

Byron     288 

Caleb     287 

Caleb,  Dr.     288 

Charles     288 

Cora  May     2.89 

Frank  H.     289 

Fred  Caleb     288 

Hannah     288 

John     288 

Joseph     288 

Miriam     288 

Nancy     288 

Salmon     288 

Selinda     288 
Sophia     288 


PLAISTRIDGE  (cont.) 

Susannah     287 
POOLE 

Caleb  H.     289 

Eri  H.     289 

Franccna  H.     289 

Mercy  Ann     289 

Olivia  A.     2.89 

Thirza  H.     289 

William  C.     289 

William  Wesley     289 
POWERS 

Alice  Victoria     293 

Betty  Farris     290 

Caroline  Matilda     291 

Erastus  Barton     291 

Larnard     291 

Lucy  Charlotte     291 

Marion  Woods     291 

Obed     290 

Orlando     293 

Samuel  Leland     293 

Samuel  Leonard     290 

Sula     291 
PUTNAM 

Abbv  Woodard     296 

Ann  Elizabeth     295 

Anna     294 

Daniel  Chase     294 

Elizabeth     294 

Haldimnnd  Sumner     296 

Isaac     295 

Isabella  Lvscom     296 

John!     294 

John  David     296 

John  Lvscom'     295 

Lucy  Ann     296 

Mary     295 

Nettie  Lonecoy     296 

Sallv     :?95 

Samuel     294 

Samuel"^     295 

Samuel'     296 

Sarah  Maria     295 

QUIMBV 

Arthur  Westiate     297 
Bertha     297 
Bessie  Josephine     297 
Daniel  I.     297 
Elwin  W.     29'< 
Elwin  W.s     297 
Ernest  P.     296 
Ernest  P.s     297 
Erwin  W.     296 
Erwin  W.2     297 
Fred  M.s     296 
Gertrude  May     297 
Howard  E.     297 
Hoyt  M.     297 
Mvron  Ernest     297 
Vera  Hat  tie     297 
WiUiur  B.     296 

RAWSON 

Alvah  S.     298 
Carrie  Olie     299 
Catharine     298 
Clvde  Alvah     299 
Enos     298 

Enos  Richmond''     298 
Esther     298 
Eva  Ladd     299 
Harvey     298 
Henry  Newton     298 
La\ira  .Ann     298 
Lottie  Viola     299 
Lula  May     299 
Lurann     29S 


456 


lll;STORY  OF  CORNISH. 


RAWSOX  (conl.) 

RICE  {colli.) 

Mai  V  Jane     298 

Ruth  I.inda     303 

Orrin     20S 

Sarah     303 

Raohel     298 

Susan  Amelia     303 

Thomas'    297 

RICHARDSON 

Willianii     297 

Abbie  M.     311 

William'     298 

Albert  A.     310 

RAYMOND 

Amos     30'),  307 

David  Henry     299 

Amos'     301 

Hiram  Phinehas     299 

Amos"     307 

RAVXSKOHD 

Amos'     310 

Fitch     299 

Anna  R.     310 

Jennie  M.     300 

Ariel     30-5 

Joseph     299 

Ariel'     310 

READ 

Asa  W.     300 

Albert  Kenney     300 

Asa  W."     310 

Asaheli     800 

Benjamin  V.     306 

Bela  Philander     300 

Caroline     309 

Bctsev  I'^idelia     300 

Charles  A.     310 

Charles^     301 

Charles  H.     311 

Charles  M.     301 

Charles  Sidney     312 

Charlotte     300 

Charlotte     304,  307 

David     300 

Clayton  Joseph     311 

Ernest  D.     302 

Cordelia  I.     308 

Flora  E.     301 

Cvntliia     304 

Forest  !•:.     302 

Daniel  Ford     30G 

Frank-  B.     301 

David     30.J 

FredW.3    301 

David"     306 

Geors-e  E.     301 

David  Sidney     307 

Hannah     300 

Dorothy  Belinda     305 

Harlan  W.     302 

Ebenezer     304 

Harvev  8.=     301 

Ebenczer^     304 

Hattie  S.     301 

Eliza  M.     309 

Hiram     300 

EUzabeth  A.     309 

Jacob     300 

Ella  C.     310 

James     300 

Emeline     309 

Joseph  Chapman     300 

Emma  S.     311 

Kate  D.     301 

Eri     30") 

Lansinn;  A.     302 

Eri'     308 

Luthera  Amanda     300 

Errain  .Mvin     311 

Mabel  E.     302 

Flora  Ella     310 

Marria     301 

Frank     310 

Mariah     301 

Fred  H.     310 

Marv  Ann     301 

George  Bradley     308 

Nellie  A.     301 

George  Washington     308 

Nettie  IT.     301 

George  AVentworth     313 

Norman  R.     301 

Hannah  Chase     312 

Phihp     300 

Helen  M.     309 

Reuben  J.  C.     301 

Henry  Sturtevant     311 

Rufus     300 

Hiram  Day     309 

Samuel     300 

Horace  307 

Sarah  E.     301 

Joseph     305,  312 

Sarah  EmeHne     301 

Joseph,  Jr.     304 

Septimus^     300 

Joseph^     304 

Silas     300 

Joseph''-     305 

Stanley  H.     302 

Jo.^eph'     309 

RICE 

Joseph  Orlando     300 

Betsey     302 

Joseph  Orlando'     311 

Bradley     302 

Joshua  Bradley     306 

Dimond     302 

Jcsiah     305 

Esther  Bunnell     302 

Leon  Burr     311 

Hannah     302 

Louisa     304 

Harriet     302 

Lucretia  B.     309 

Lydia     302 

Marcus  F.     311 

Sally     302 

Maria     305 

Warren     302 

Martha  Ulioda     307 

Willard     302 

Martha  Salome     311 

William  P.     302 

Mary  Hall     305 

RICH 

Marv  Sophia     310 

Albert     303 

Mercy     305 

Albert,  Jr.     303 

Mercy  Elmina     306 

Benjamin     302 

Miriam     304,  305 

Blanche  M.     303 

Nancy  J.     306 

Ellen  M.     303 

Nathan     304 

Cra'-e  C.     303 

Nellie  Salome     310 

Henry     303 

Persena     304 

Henry  E.'     303 

Polly     305 

Joshua     303 

Rebecca     305 

Lyman     30? 

Salome     309 

RICHARDSON  (co»,<.) 

Samuel     305,  310 

Samuel'     309 

Samuel  Comings     308 

Sarah     304,  307 

Sarah  Jane     307 

Sarah  Maria     310 

Sidney  K.     310 

Sidney  Kirk'*     311 

Sophia  Louisa     307 

Stephen     307 

Stillman     306 

Victoria  M.     310 

William     312 

William  Tavlor    307 

Zcbadiah     304 

Zilpha     304 
RICKARD 

Abigail     313 

Alvin     313 

Benjamin     313 

Charity     313 

Deborah     313 

Eleazer     313 

Elijah     313 

Elizabeth     313 

Hannah     313 

Ira     313 

Jared     313 

Jonathan     313 

Lemuel     313 

Lemuel,  Jr.     313 

Louisa     313 

Mary     313 

Miranda     313 

Ran.som     313 

Reucl     313 

Sarah     313 

Theophihis     313 

Tirzah     313 

Truman     313 

Warren     313 

Watson  Freeman     313 

Win.slow     313 
RIPLEY 

Alethea     314 

Alctliea  -'d     314 

David  Kimliall     314 

Ellen  M.     315 

Faith     314 

James     314 

Jennie  A.     315 

Minnie  Velona     315 

Selinda     314 

William     314 
ROBERTS 

Asenath     315 

Daniel     315 

Erastus     315 

John     315 

Lois     315 
ROBINSON 

Arney  Elizabeth     320 

Belle     320 

Cedric  Bronsnn     320 

Cynthia     316 

David     316 

Emeline  Metcalf     316 

Everett     315 

Everett^    316 

Frances  Aurelia     318 

Frances  Everett     320 

Frank  Everett     319 

Franklin  Norton     320 

George     315 

George'     315 

George  Clement     316 

Hannah     316 

Helen  Close     319 


INDEX. 


457 


ROBINSON  (co»<.) 
Horace  Edwarrl     318 
Horai'c  FJverett     316 
Ida  Emelinc     31S 
Jesse  Leonard     316 
Jessie     320 
Julia  Ann     316 
Julia  Thankful     317 
Larnard,    310 
Leonard     316 
Lot     320 
Luev     316 

Mabel  Mimbrps     319 
Man-  Eliza    320 
MarV  Zilpha     316 
Oliver     316 

Oroemus  Blodgett    318 
Orin     316 
Orin  Williams     316 
Oscar  Da\id     317 
Rosaliella  Emeline     318 
Samuel  Stillman     316 
Samuel  Stillman,  Jr.     320 
Samuel  StillmanS     31 S 
Sarah     316 
Williams  Dean''     316 

ROOT 

Annie  Melissa     320 
Clara  Matilda     320 
Georce  Edward     320 
John  M.,  Jr.     320 
John  Madison^     320 
Josephine  M.     320 
Louisa  Maria     320 
Phinehas     320 

ROWELL 

Aline  Dora     322 
Caroline  Elizabeth     322 
Daniel  Chase     321 
Effie  Alniira     322 
Eliza     321 
EUen  Ann     322 
Estella  Maria     322 
George  Berkeley     321 
Harriet  Louisa     322 
HUliard     322 
Jonathan  Edwards     321 
Joseph     321 
Josiah  Oilman     322 
LiUie  Maria     322 
Maria  Chase     321 
Martha  Laurens     321 
Samuel  Newell     322 
Sarah  Emma     322 
Timothy  Dwight     321 

SAINT-GAUDENS 

Augustus     323 

Louis     323 
SANDERSO.N 

Albert  W.     324 

Alice  C.     323 

Bennie  F.     324 

Emma  A.     323 

Francis  P.     323 

Fred  H.a     324 

Fred  M.     323 

Henry  H.     324 

Henry  L.     323 

James  Eusene     324 

James  F.     323 

Jessie  M.     324 

Lerov  J.     324 

Levi  Harlow     323 

Lizzie  .^L     323 
SARGENT 

Joseph     324 


SARTEL 

Calvin     324 

Harriet     324 

Henry     324 

Josiah     324 

Josiah,  Jr.     324 

Katharine     324 

Mary  M.     324 

Nathaniel     324 

Sally     324 
SHERBURNE 

Clara  Bell     325 

Frances  M.     325 

Ida  Gertrude     325 

Inez  Mehitable     325 

Samuel  Mills     325 
SISSON 

Alfred  Smith     325 

Alfred  Smiths     326 

Charles  B.     325 

Charles  B.'     326 

CoraCi.     326 

Elizabeth  R.     326 

Emily  Jane     325 

Geon'e  Henry'     326 

John  F.     325 

John  F.,  Jr.     325 

Kittie  May     326 

Louise  May     327 

Lucy  A.     .325 

Sally  F.     325 

Walter  H.     327 

William  Henry3     325 
SMITH 

Aaron,  Capt.     330 

Aaron^     330 

Aaron  Leland     331 

Adelia  Melvina     336 

Alan  P.     336 

Albert  Kimball     337 

Alfred  Munroe     332 

Alvah     327 

Amos  Avery     331 

Ann     330 

Anna     328 

Aphia     328 

Arthur  L.     337 

Ase  Kimball     337 

Asenath  Potiphera     328 

Augusta     333 

Benjamin     327 

Benjamin,  Jr.     332 

Benjamin^     332 

Benjamin  Sewall     332 

Benjamin  Sewall^     333 

Berwick  Bruce     336 

Betsey     330 

Bripham     327 

Caroline  Elizabeth     328 

Catharine  Camilla     336 

Charles  Henrv     333 

Charles  Thomas     332 

Charles  Thomas*     333 

Chase  S.     337 

Clavton  K.     333 

Constant  Webb     330 

Constant  Webbs     331 

Cornelius  Worcester     329 

David.  Jr.     327 

David:     327 

David  I-.     334 

David    .'^olon    Chase    Hall 
335 

Edson  L.     329 

Edwin  Harv-ev     328 

Edwin  Harvevi     329 

Edwin  W.     334 

Elisha     328 

Eliza     333 


SMITH  (cont.) 
Eliza  Ann     331 
P:iizaboth  Perkins  1st     328 
Elizabeth  Perkins  2d     328 
Ellen  M.     334 
Ellen  McCuUough     336 
Emeline  Janett     329 
Emily  Genevie     336 
Emma  Cvnthia     329 
Emma  Paulina     333 
Esther     328 
Eugene  Webb     332 
Eugenia  Clementine     329 
Fordyce  Harrington     328 
Fordyee  Harrington'     329 
Fred     333 
George     333 
George  C.     329 
George  Elisha     330 
George  H.     330 
George  W.     330 
Gideon     327 
Gideon,  Jr.     328 
Gideons     328 
Gideon  White     328 
Gilbert  Hilliard     329 
Gratia  Eliza     336 
Hannah  B.     33  I 
Hannah  Maria     328 
Harriet     333 
Harriet     333 
Harriet  Eleanor     331 
Harriet  L.     331 
Harveys     328 
Harvey  W.     331 
Henry     330 
Hiram     330 
Huldah     330 
Ichabod     328 
Ichabod,  Jr.     327 
Ichabod:     328 
Ichabods     329 
Isaac     337 
Ivan  J.     333 
James  Mervin     336 
Jennie  Bell     329 
John  Derby     336 
John  Sewall^     333 
Joseph     327 
Kate  Evelvn     337 
Lafayette  H.     337 
Laura     334 
Laura  Matilda     336 
Lemuel     327 
Lina  Lucinda     331 
Lucy     327,  328 
Lucy  F.     330 
Lyndon  S.     333 
Mabel  Janette     329 
Marshall     327 
Mary     328 
!Mary  Amanda     336 
Mary  A.  Esther     328 
Mary  Hiilhouse     336 
Marv  Lvdia     332 
May  Lillian     333 
Moody     327 
Murray  A.     334 
Nathan     .336 
Nathan,  Dr.     334 
Nathan  Rhino     335 
Nathan  Rhino^     336 
Nathaniel     333,  334 
Paschal     328 
Phebe     328 
Philander  Webb     331 
Philander  Webb'     332 
Polly     330 
Rebecca     327 


458 


HISTORY  OF  CORM.SII. 


SMITH  {co>,(.) 

SPAULDIXG  (conl.) 

STEARNS  (cont.) 

Sarah     330,  334 

Nettie  Hethena     343 

Ira     348 

Sarah  Chase     33G 

Noah     .343 

John     347 

Sarah  Franf-ns     330 

Orilla     3.39 

John  B.     348 

Sarah  M.     331 

Rachel     344 

Levi     349 

Sarah  Molvina     33') 

Roswell     340 

Lucy    347 

Sarah  Ro.scttc     337 

Samuel     344 

Mary  Ann     349 

Sarah  Whitney     329 

Sanford     339 

Mary  Cordelia     349 

Sula  A.     332  " 

Sarah     340 

Mary  Jane     348,  319 

Susan     328 

Sarah  Emma     339 

Mima     347 

Susan  Maria     331 

Sarah  L     344 

Olin  S.     3.50 

Walhice  Eaton     337 

Silas     343 

Orren  A.     349 

Walter  Presrott     330 

Silas"    33S 

Phebe  1st     347 

AVcntworth  M.     334 

Siloam  S.«     34? 

Phebe  2d     347 

William  B.     333 

Sophia     3.39 

Philander  C    349 

William  Ti.J     334 

Sydney  Clarence     344 

Rachel  J.     .349 

William  Carlos'     329 

Timothv''     .344 

Reuben     347 

V/iUiam  H.     334 

Wm.  Bcla^     340 

Reuben^     348 

William  Henry     332 

Wiliiam  D.s     340 

Sallv     347 

Zerah     334 

William  Dwicht     343 

Sarah  A.     349 

Zerah  P.     334 

ZM)ina     344 

Sophronia     .348 

SPAILDING 

SPICER 

Stephen  Leland     349 

Abbie  Louisa     342 

Amy     .34.5 

Stillman     349 

Abel     343 

Anna     34.5 

Vonnie  M.     350 

Aboie     344 

Daniel     345 

Warren     348 

Abigail     343 

Eliza     .340 

William     347 

Alma     3-14 

Erastus     .34.5 

STEVENS 

Alvah,'  Rev.     341 

Experience     345 

Amos     350 

Ambra  Louisa     342 

Huldah     345 

Anna     3.50 

Amos     339 

Jal)ez     345 

Elizabeth     3.50 

Amy     344 

Jabezi     .345 

Experience     350 

Andrew     ;j-13 

Jeremiah     345 

Hannah     350 

Andrew,  ,Tr.     343 

I.ydia     345 

Job     3.50 

Andrew'     339 

Peter     345 

Martha     350 

Ariel  K.s     343 

Peter  Bradford     345 

Marv  Hall  •  350 

Benjamin     343 

Polly     345 

William  Chase     350 

Betsov     .34r, 

Sally     345 

STONE 

Daniel     339 

Sarah     345 

Abel     355 

Daniel"     339 

William  Ripley     345 

Abel,  Jr.     355 

Daniel  Fitch     340 

Zei)haniah     345 

Almira     351 

Darwin  J.     ,343 

Zurvier     345 

Alvin  B.     354 

David     .344 

SQUIRES 

Alvin  Benjamin     3.54 

David  Lawrence     343 

Alice     .340 

Amanda  Almira     354 

Edward'     337 

David     347 

Amos  B.     355 

ElhertA.     342 

Eleanor     340 

An?eline     3.50 

Ellen     340 

Henrv     340 

Aurilla     350 

Ellen  M.     .344 

James  W.2     340 

Betsey     355 

Ellen  M.aria     342 

Justus,  Jr.     340 

Byron  Hubert     357 

Esther     338,  344 

Lu.-y     .340 

Charles  F.     355 

Eunice     344 

STEARNS 

Charles  Hardy     357 

E^ras     3.39 

Alanson     349 

Chester     351 

Fanny     340 

Alvira     .348 

Chester  Hubbard     352 

Fidelia  W.     .342 

Asa     347 

Clara  Juliette     357 

Hannah     .343 

Belinda     .348 

Clarissa     3.50 

Hannah  Carov     339 

Benjamin-     347 

Cornelius  Hathaway     t 

James  E.     344 

Benjamin  C.     348 

David     355 

Jesse     340 

Caroline     .348 

Davids     350 

John  L.     .344 

Charles     347 

David  Henry     350 

Jonas     343 

Charles  Spaulding     348 

Dianthia  .lane     350 

Jonathan     344 

Clesson  L.     350 

Eli     350 

Joseph     344 

Daniel    347 

Enoch     3.50 

Joshua     344 

Daniel,=  Jr.     349 

Enos     3.50 

L.  Addie     343 

Daniel  1st    .347 

Florilla  Fliza     352 

Lebheus     .344 

Daniel  2d     .347 

Frank  Warren     357 

Lemuel     340 

Daniel  P.     350 

George  Dexter     351 

Leonard  D.'     342 

Edward  F.     349 

Georse  Dexter^     354 

Leonard  L.     .342 

Eli  B.     .348 

Gilbert     3.50 

I^ewis  H.     342 

Eli  B.3     349 

Hannah     351,  350 

Lois     344 

Eliza     347 

Harriet     3.54 

Lovell     .34') 

Elmer  E.     .349 

Harriet  Almira     352 

Lucia  Francena     .342 

George     348 

Harriet  L.     3.54 

lAician  L.     340 

George  E.     .349 

Henrv  A.     3.54 

Lvman     338,  339 

George  Washington     347 

Henry  H.     355 

Lv>ander  Tower     342 

George  \\  ashim^ton^     348 

Hiram     355,  350 

>iarria     .340 

Hamblo  Pomroy     349 

John     350 

Martha  Ella     339 

Harriet     .348 

Josiah     351 

Mary     339 

Horace     .348 

Josiah,  Dea.     .3.50 

Nancy     3)o 

Horace  M.     350 

Josiah,'  Capt.     352 

Nathan     343 

Horatio  Edgar     348 

Josiah  Franklin     354 

354 


INDEX. 


459 


STONE  (cofit.) 

Kittle  Louise     3o7 

Levi     ooo 

Levi  Freeman     357 

Lucia  S.     3.3(5 

I-ueiu.s  Cutler     357 

Lucy     355 

Lupv  2cl     356 

Luther  S.     357 

Martlia  ICxperience     35i 

Martlia  Kosella     356 

Mary  Ann     352 

Marv  Cleora     351 

Mary  Mazella     357 

Miriam  B.     355 

Moses     3.50 

Nancy  J.     355 

Nancy  Malinda     351 

Oliver     3.55 

Ora  Ansolino     35i 

Phebe  A.     3.55 

Philenda  Maria     356 

Polly     356 

Reuben  1j.     355 

Samuel  Harvev     355 

Samuel  Willard     352 

Sarah  A.     351 

Solomon     356 

Sophia     356 

Stephen  Dexter     351 

Sylvester  Ste\-ens     352 

Thomas  H.     355 

Walter     350 

Walter,  Jr.     351 

Walter^     351 

Walter  Weld     351 

William  Alanson     353 

William  F.     357 

William  Harrison     351 
STOWELL 

Albert     358 

Allied     358 

Amasa    358 

Amasa*    3.59 
■  Ambrose     3-58 

Austin  S.     359 

Calvin"     3.58 

Caroline  M.     359 

David-     357 

David-     358 

DeWitt  Clinton     3.59 

Ebenezer,  Jr.     358 

Ehenezer''     3.58 

Edwin     358 

Elias     358 

Evaline  L.     3.59 

Ezra     358 

George  Henry     359 

Harriet     358 

Ira     358 

Isaacs     358 

Israel     358 

Joseph     359 

Lurinda  N.     3.59 

Maria     358 

Martha  C.     3.59 

Samuel'     357 

Selinda     358 

Svlvanus  B.     359 

Svlvester  F.     359 

Whitney  S.     3.59 
STUART 

Edmund  T.     360 

Wentworth     350 

Wentworth.  Jr.     360 

Wentworth  I'd     360 
STURTEVANT 

Abe!     360 

Aliiszail  Lewis     361 


STURTEVANT  {cont.) 

Benjamin  Thomas     361 

Charles     3(iO 

Charles  Thomas     361 

Ella  Idaline     361 

Georpe  Frederick     361 

Hannah  Elizabeth     361 

Henry  Willis     .3(U 

lliram  Smith     361 

Job     360 

Job2     360 

Lucia  Rosina     361 

Luthera  Eliza     361 

Mary  Potter     361 

Matilda     360 

Micah  B.     .360 

Mollv     360 

Nahum^     360 

Nahum  Chase     360 

Nahum  Chase^     361 

Sarah  C.     360 

Zadock     360 
SWINNERTON 

Asa     361 

Benjamin     361 

Betsey     361 

Elizabeth     361 

TABOR 

Pliillip     362 
TANDY 

William     362 
TASKER 

Addison     364 

Arthur  K.     364 

Benjamin  Franklin     364 

Betsev     365 

Charles     364 

Delia  J.     361 

Dennis  Edward     363 

Edward  L.     364 

George     364 

George  Washington     365 

Hannah     363 

Hannah  Rebecca     363 

Harriet  Belinda     365 

Harvev  D.     .363 

Henry  H.     364 

James,  Jr.     362 

James'     362 

James'     363 

James  F.e     363 

John  Baler     363 

Jonathan  E.     363 

Jonathan  E.«     363 

Joseph  Henry     365 

Joseph  Henry  2d     365 

Lucia     364 

lA-dia     364 

Martha  Elvira     363 

Martha  Elvira  2d     363 

Marv     364 

Mary  D.     365 

Marv  liOuisa     363 

Minnie  E.     364 

Phebe  Louisa     365 

Rebecf-a  M.     .362 

Robert  J.     364 

Svlvester     364 

Thomas  Jefferson     361 
TAYLOR 

Adaline     366 

Betsev     366 

Caroline     366 

Cephas     366 

Charlotte     366 

Ebenezer     366 

Eleanor     366 

Hannah     366 


TAYLOR  (com.) 

Joseph,  Capt.     365 

Joseph-     366 

Joseph  Sumner     366 

Marraret      366 

Marv     366 

Susan     366 

Theresa  366 
THOMPSON 

Allen  Dinsmore     367 

Bezor     367 

Caleb  Loring     367 

Chloe  Hall     367 

Deborah     368 

Eliza  J.     367 

James  Riley     367 

Lafayette  F.     367 

Lois     368 

Loiin?     366 

Louisa  2d     368 

Louisa  P.     368 

I.ydia     367 

Marshall  E.     367 

Martha  Elizabeth     367 

Mary  Whitten     367 

Moses     368 

Moses  ?d     368 

Pollv     367 

Ruhamah     368 

Ruth     368 

Samuel  Hall^     367 

Sarah  Hall     367 

Sarah  Weston     367 

Stephen  HalP     367 

Susan  Emelinc     367 

Thomas     368 

Thomas,  Jr.     368 

Zadock  367 
THRASHER 

Annette  Eldora     370 

Annie  ^L     .372 

Arthur  Perry     370 

Arthur  Perrv^     372 

Benjamin     368 

Benjamin  Franklin     370 

Benjamin  Franklin''     371 

Betsev     368 

Carlton  W.     373 

Carrip  Maj-     370 

Chark-i  H.     371 

Dorothv  M.     370 

Edwin  "  370 

Ellen     370 

Elmer  J.     371 

Emma  E.     371 

Ephraim     368 

Esther  W.     360 

Flora  A.     371 

Flora  H.     372 

Francimore     370 

Frank  P.     371 

GeorL-e  B.  McClcllan     371 

Gratia  Clyde     372 

Hannah     368 

Harrv  D.     372 

Hcnrv     368 

Henry  Hubbard     370 

Ithamar'     370 

Jacob,  Jr.     368 

Jacobs     368 

James  B.     .371 

John     368 

John'     36'i 

Katie  May     372 

Laura     370 

Lulu  Josephine     372 

Lvdia     368 

^  label     372 

Manton  J.     372 


460 


HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 


THRASHER  (cont.) 
-Martha     3CS 
-Martlia  E.     370 
Marv     3()S 
Morris  M.     372 
Ned     371 
Nottie  E.     372 
Nettie  M.     371 
Nina  T,.     372 
Olive     3C.S 
Samuel  P.,  Jr.     371 
Samuel  Powers'     370 
Silvia     3C.:t 
Wallace  P.     371 
Wallace  P.<    372 
Wel)Ster  T.     371 
Weston  M.     372 
Wintield  Seott     370 

TRACY 

Abipail  Keziah     375 

Alfred     374 

Andrew     373 

Andrew,  Capt.     372 

Andrew^     375 

Andrew  Averill     375 

Anna     373 

Calvin     373 

Caroline  Jennette     375 

Caroline  Sarah     374 

Charles     375 

Charles  Alden     375 

Charles  Alonzo     375 

Edwin  P.     373 

Elias     373 

Elijah     374 

Eliza  Maria     375 

Elizabeth  (Juinton     375 

Ellen  Xaney     377 

Emily  X  orris     375 

Evelyn  Agnes     375 

Fidelia  Binjrham     375 

Franlclin  Blitis     375 

Ceoree  Boardnian     374 

Harriet  N.     373 

Jesse     373 

Jesse2     375 

Jonas  Roardnian     3740 

Julia  A.     373 

Lemuel     373 

Lemuel^     373 

Levi  X'elson     373 

Lois  Thompson     375 

Lovina  Robinson     375 

Lucy     373 

Lucy  Ann     375 

Marv  Ann  Freeman     374 

Marv  S      374 

Phebe     373 

Rebecra     374 

Ruth     373 

Sabra  Shepard     374 

Samuel  Morev     375 

Sarah  Eliza     377 

Sarah  Elizabeth     374 

Sarah  Maria     373 

Sophronia  Smith     375 

Stephen     373 

Stephen^     374 

Stephen  Alden     374 

SU'phen  Alden!     375 

Sylvester  Xewton     373 

Thomas  Thompson     375 

Timothy  Nutting     375 

Vera  Ann     374,  375 

William  Baily     377 

Willjam  Newton     374 

TRUELL 

Oeorce  Albert     377 
Minnie  Mitchell     377 


TL'CKER 

Abegene     377 

Abijah     377 

Jonathan     377 

Lucy     377 

Newton     377 

Per^ey     377 

Rebecca     377 

Seth  Sumner     377 

.Silas  H.     377 

William     377 
Tl  XBLRY 

AbiKail     378 

Abigail  2d     378 

Albert     378 

Almira     378 

Dwi^ht     378 

Edward     378 

Ishmael     377 

Mary  Ann     378 

Sarah  Maria     378 
TYLER 

Charles"     379 

Charles  Willis     379 

Ephraim^     379 

Ephraim«     379 

Georse  E.     379 

Mary  Read     379 

Russell     379 

VINCENT 

Archer  W.     380 

Earl  A.     380 

Ethel  B.     380 

Samuel  L.,  Rev.     380 
VINTON 

Adaline  J.     382 

Alice     381 

Alonzo  R.     382 

Betsey     381 

Danford     381 

Danfords     382 

Daniel  H.     381 

Daniel  H.s     382 

Dorothy  C.     381 

Ciustavus  Adolphus     382 

Hannah     381 

Harvey     382 

Helen  V.     382 

Henrv     382 

Henrv  C.     383 

Huldah  Almira     382 

James     381 

John    381,  383 

John,5  Maj.     381 

Julia  Victoria     382 

Maria  R.     383 

Maria  Theresa     382 

Martha  Jane     383 

Mary  Ann     382 

Mary  Susan     382 

Nancy     381 

Nanev  E.     383 

Phebe  Ann     382 

Susan     383 

Susan  M.     381 

Susanna  l/ouisa     382 

Sylvia  J.     382 

WAKEFIELD 

Charles  Austin     384 
Dana     384 
Eliza     384 
.Jacob  Judson     384 
Jonathan'     383 
Jonathan''     383 
Leland  Howard     384 
Orlena     384 
Rebecca     384 


WAKEFIELD  (conl.) 
Roxana     .384 
Sarah     381 

WALKER 
Amy  L.     390 
Anna  Gertrude     387 
Arthur  M.»     390 
Asa  Obadiah     391 
Carlton  W.     390 
Charles  X.     .388 
Chester     389 
Clara  Almira     389 
Clarence  C.     389 
Cvrus     387 
Cyrus  B.     387 
Edith  Bertine     387 
F.liza  Ann     388 
Ella  Loui.se     387 
Ethan     3S7 
Ethan'     388 
Etlivl  Emily     387 
Frank  Cvrus     387 
George  Albert     387 
George  V.s     389 
George  Barstow     388 
Grover  II.     ,390 
Hattie     .389 
Henrv  W.s     389 
Henrv  Warner     388 
Hernian  L.     390 
Homer  Newton     389 
Ida  Isabel     387 
Ina  J.     390 
John     387 
John  J.     389 
Joseph  Smith     385 
Lavinia  S.     388 
Lizne  J.     390 
Louis  B.     389 
Louis  N.     388 
Lucia  E.     390 
Lucinda     389 
Luella  L.     388 
Mae^ie     389 
Maria  R.     388 
Marie  Etta     387 
Martin  L.     388,  390 
Martin  L.s     389 
Mattie  OUa     .390 
Maadp  Estella     390 
Melvin  A.'*     390 
Meh  in  Alanson     388 
Moses     387 
M  OSes'     385 
Moses'    388 
Obadiah'     .385 
Obadiah'     385 
Orren     391 
PeterS     385 
R.alph  Arthur     390 
Robert  W.s     390 
Ruth  L.     390 
Stella  E.     390 
Theodore     387 
Thomasi     385 
Thomas^     385 
Truman  Ransom     389' 
Walter  E.     390 
Willi.'im  Jo.seph     387 
AVillis  P.     389 
Zelia  D.     390 

WAT.SON 
Carlton     391 
Coralinn     392 
Cordelia     392 
Fannie  Louise     391 
Georjre     391 
Grace  Burke     391 
Helena  Jerusha     391 


INDEX. 


461 


WATSON  (co«<.) 

John     :«1 

John  Cvrus  391 

Martha  Ann  391 

Rhoda  301 

Sophia  Helen     391 

Williiini  I.:iwieneo     391 

William  .M.     391 
WE  [.I) 

Achsa     393 

Ach*a  Jane     397 

Ada  Alice     401 

Ada  E.     401 

Ada  May     39S 

Addie  A.     397 

Albert     39o 

Albert'     399 

Anuie  Eli/a     398 

Anne     393 

Austin  Fuller     397 

Bela     401 

Betsev     393 

Charles  Dresser     390 

Charles  Henry     399 

Chat  les  Stevens     395 

Chester     392,  393,  401 

Chester"     393 

Chester  Franklin     39o 

Cornelia  A.     394 

Cynthia     393 

Daniel     393,  394 

Daniel'     394 

Daniel-!     397 

Daniel  H.9     400 

Daniel  Hamblct     39S 

Deborah     392 

Deborah  P.     395 

Eben     393,  395 

Ebenezer     392,  394 

Edna  L.     390 

Edson  M.     397 

Eliza     395,  396 

Elizabeth     392,  393 

Emily  M.     397 

Emma  Geneiye     390 

Foster  Maynard     396 

Franres  Ida     400 

Frances  Maria     400 

Frank  E.     396 

Frank  E.s     400 

Frank  H.     39S 

Frank  H.'     401 

Fred  D.     306 

Fred  Hewett     39S 

Fred  Norris     399 

George     396 

George,  Jr.     400 

George'     400 

George  W.,  Jr.     397 

George  W.»    397 

George  Washington     395 

Georgiana     400 

Gratia     393,  394 

Hannah     392,  393 

Haryev     395 

Harvey  2d     395 

Hattie  A.     .398 

Henrv  A. 9     39S 

Henrv  Hilliard     401 

Hiram  B.     396 

Hiram  M.     395 

Hiram  M.'     .397 

Horace     303 

Horace'     306 

Hora'-e  Plympton     390 

Ida  May     400 

Israel  Foster     .394 

Israel  Foster'     396 

Ivan  Comines     399 


WELD  (,cont.) 

James  M.     397 

Jennie  Maria     .300 

John  393,  391 

John,"  Dea.  .392 

John'   395,  .396 

John  A.  395 

John  Fuller  394 

Joseph'  392 

Katharine  F.     394 

Katie     398 

Lizzie  A.     397 

Louis  Edward     400 

Louisa  Maria     .30r,,  40o 

Lucinda     393 

Lucinda     393 

Lucinda  Jane     395 

Lucy     393,  394,  401 

Lucy  Jane     400 

Lydia  Fuller     397 

Martha  Etta     400 

Martha  W.     391 

Martin     395 

:Marv     395 

Matilda     393 

Milton     393 

Minnie  A.     397 

Miriam     303 

Moses     392,  393,  394 

Moses"     393 

Moses  Faulkner     393 

Needham  A.     394 

Nehemiah     392 

Nellie  Judith     400 

Newton     393 

Os-ar  Deane     400 

Pamelia     .394 

Peleg     392 

Pele_'"     394 

Peninneh     394 

Ruth  May    401 

Sarah     392,  401 

Sarah  Abbie     400 

Sarah  L.     394 

Sophronia     395 

Stella  Mary     396 

Sukey     .393 

Susanna     394 

Susanna  B.     394 

Timothy     392,  401 

Walter     .392,  401 

AValter,  Jr.     401 

Willard     393 

WiUard'     395 

William  Pitt     394 

Zebina     401 
WELLMAN 

Albert  Erasmus     404 

Albert  Erasmus'     406 

Althea     403 

Barnard     403 

Catharine  Hamblet     404 

Clara  Emily     400 

Eliza     401 

Fidelia     404 

Gracia  Adeline     403 

Horace  Barnard     405 

lsaac2     403 

James,  Rev.     401 

James2     403 

James  Albert     406 

James  Ripley     403 

James  Ripley,  Jr.     404 

James  Riplev'     404 

Joshua  1st     403 

Joshua  2d     403 

Joshua  Barnard     403 

Joshua  Barnard'     40-4 

Joshua  Wvman     404 


404 
404 


401 


409 


408 


410 
408 
410 


WELLMAN  {cont.) 

Lenuiel     403 

Louise  Caroline     400 

Lucy     403,  40") 

Martha     403 

Mary     404 

Mary  Sophia 

Phebe  Aurilla 

Sarah     493 

Solomon     40.J 

Solomon,  Jr. 

Solomon-     404 
WESTGATE 

Abigail     408 

Adoniram  J. 

Ahial     408 

Ahial5     410 

Anna  Waite 

Benjamin     407 

Betsey     407,  408 

Brownell     407 

Daniel  Cole     4!0 

David     407 

Davids     409 

David  G.     409 

David  GilTord     409 

Earl     407,408,411 

Earl'     407 

Earli     407,  409 

Earls     409 

Edward  J.'     411 

Eliza  J.     410 

Elzi  Randall 

Elzi  Wardner 

Elzi  Wardner' 

Eri     408 

Eri  Kendall     410 

Florence  May     411 

George     406.  407.  408 

George^     406 

Gertrude  Elizabeth     411 

Hannah     407 

Harriet  R.     409 

Harvey     408 

Isaac  Stratton 

Isaac  Williams 

Isaac  Williams'' 

Jabez  H.     409 

John     407,  408 

John'     406 

Joseph     407 

Joseph^     408 

Joseph  Earle     409 

Joseph  P.     409 

Julia  Annie     410 

Lucy  Ann     409 

Lydia     407,  408 

Marcia  A.     410 

IMaria  L.     409 

^Marion  Alice     411 

Marion  E.     411 

Martha     408 

Martha  Elizabeth     410,411 

Mary     406,  407 

Mary  Emma     410 

Mary  Jane     409 

Matilda  Jane     409 

Moses  W.     409 

Nathaniel  Waite     408 

Polly     407 

Priseilla     406,  407 

Rebecca     407 

Rebecca  W.     409 

Sally     408 

Sarah  Edith     410 

.Stratton  Wri'-'ht     410 

Snnie  I.ivona     411 

William     407 

William  E."     411 


408 
409 
411 


402 


HISTORY  OF  CORNISH. 


WESTGATE  (cont. 

William  Earl     410 

William  Svlvani.s     -UO 

AVillie  Edward     4U 
WHIPPLE 

Benjamin     411 

flarvev     411 

Jacob "  411 

Rhoda     411 
WHITE 

Aaron     412 

Aaron-     413 

Aaron  Smith     413 

Aaron  Smith'     414 

Abiirail     412 

Achsa     413 

Ac-hsa  M.     415 

Benjamin     413 

Betsey    412 

Betsey  L.     414 

Calista    413 

Caroline  E.     413 

Chester  H.     414 

E.iza  Wardner     414 

Ellen     413 

Esther     412 

Esther  E.     413,  41o 

Frank  Lorenzo    414 

Franklin  F.     414 

Freeman     413 

Ceorfie  A.     415 

Hannah     412 

Llannah  A.     414 

James     412 

John     412,413 

John=     413 

John3     414 

Lavinia    413 

Leonard    412 

Lizzie  S.     414 

Lois    413 

Louisa  L.     415 

LucyE.     413 

Marfia  M.     415 

Marsvlvia  A.     414 

Marv     412 

Moses    412 

Nellie  A.     415 

Newell  Delevan    414 

Noah  P.     412 

Noah  P.3     413 

Olivers     412 

On-on     412 

Phebe  E  .eline     414 

Rebeera     413 

Reuben  B.     412 

Reuben  B.'    413 

Roxv     412 

Sabra  Ella     415 

.Samuel  L.     41.5 

Sarah  E.     414 

Sarepta    413 

Stillman  B.     413 

Stillman  B.'     415 

Susanna     412 

Thomas     412 

Viola  M.     414 

William     415 
WHITING 

Elijah     416 

Nathan     415 

Nathan,  Jr.     416 

Phebe     41- 

fipWv     416 
WHITTAKER 

Adaline  Gladys     41G 

John     416 

Jonathan  Clark     416 

Marv  Lillian     416 


WHITTEN 

Anna      117 

Eleanor     417 

Hannah     417 

John     416 

John,  Jr.     417 

Mercy     417 

.Samuel     417 
WHITTLESEY 

Anna     417 

Caroline  Hall     418 

Ellen     4  IS 

E.sther  Mills     417 

Harriet  Maria     41S 

Helen  Maria     418 

Henry  Newton     418 

Lewis  Alfred     418 

Lury  Ann     417 

Mary  Lydia     417 

Newton     417 

Sarah  Jate     418 

William     418 

Willi.am  Mills     418 
WICKWIRE 

Samuel     418 
WILEV 

Fitch  R.     418 

Frank  D.    418 

GcorKe  E.     418 

Harry  A.     418 

Lois  M.     418 

Mary  E.     418 
WILLIAMS 

Abijah,  Jr.     419 

Ahijah2     419 

Ahiiah'     420 

Albert  Gordon     420 

Almira     420 

Ann  Janet t     420 

Anna     410 

Asenath     410 

Betsey     420 

Carrie  Ardella     422 

Charles'     420 

Clarence  Herbert     421 

Edena     421 

Edward     420 

Ella  E.     421, 

Ellen     420 

Elvira     410 

Emma     421 

Frances  Hawes     420 

Francis     420 

George  Henry     421 

Georce  Philander     420 

Geortie  Philander'     421 

Hannah     419 

Harvey  Beriah     421 

Hazen     420 

Henrietta  E.     420 

Henry  Beriah     421 

Joseph  P.     421 

Julia     421 

Kciiah     419 

Marcia  Liithera     421 

Mary     420 

Mary  Ida     422 

Mattie  H.     420 

Nancy     422 

Nettie  Gates     422 

Orville  Brewster     422 

Philo     421 

Polly     419 

Rebecca     419 

Samuel     419 

Sarah     419 

Stephen     419 

Stephen^     420 

Stephen'     420 


WILLIAMS  (cont.) 

Stephen,  Jr.  1st     120 

.Susan     419 

•Sylvester     421 

Ursula     422 

William     421 
WILSON 

Joel     422 

Patience     422 

Robert     422 

Stephen     422 

Tamison     422 

Zadock     422 
WITHERELL 

D.  Gerry     422 

Elwvn  W.     422 

Harry  D.     422 
WOOD 

Ande  L.     427 

Ariel  K.'     423 

Arthur  L.     42-''/ 

Arthur  L.s     427 

Benjamin     423 

Bert  A.     427 

Blanche  E.     427 

Constant     423 

Egbert  O.     425 

Emeline  Eliza     425 

Ernest  C.     427 

Frederick  L.     427 

Hannah     423 

Herbert  E.     427 

Jacob  P.     423 

Joseph,  Capt.     427 

Julia  Ann     425 

Lucy  Ann     425 

Lucy  Duncan     423 

Lyman     423 

Lyman  D.     42^ 

Lyman  D.»     426 

Mahala    423 

Mary  .Ann     423 

Mary  Ann  2d     423 

Mer^\-     423 

Minnie  S.     426 

Reiiben     423 

Reuben,  Jr.     423 

Robert     423 

Susan     423 

Willard     423 

William  S.     423 
WOODBURY 

Isaiah     427 

Isaiah  Eldridce     427 

John     427 

Lois     427 

Louisa  Jane     427 

Martha     427 
WRIGHT 

Amos  B.     428 

Andrew  P.     428 

Charles  F.     428 

Ella  F.     428 

Horace     428 

Hora'-e  L.     428 

John  B.     428 

Mariam  S.     428 

Mary  Jane     428 

William  H.     428 
WYMAN 

Addison  Pinneo    430 

Ann  Elizabeth     431 

Arthur  Milton     431 

Beniamin     434 

Betsey     434 

BetseV  C.     430 

Charles  Edward     431 

Chester  Leaiidor     431 

Edward     429, 431 


INDEX. 


463 


WYMAN  (coiit.) 
Edwarr!  Dorr     434 
i:clward  Newoll     430 
Edward  N'ewell'     431 
Edward  W.     420 
Krastus  Xewton     431 
Frances  Louisa     431 
Francis'     4'28 
Geor!;o  M.     431 
Hannah     434 
Harvev     434 
Hiddah     434 
Jesse     434 
Jesse5    433 
Jesse  Orville     433 
Jesse  OrvillcS     434 
Joanna     434 
Jonathan     433 
Jonathan^     433 
Jonathan*     434 
Jo-shua     430 
Joshua5     42S 
Joshua'     429 
Joshua  Barnard     420 
Liz7ie  I-ovina     434 
LtKV  Marietta     420 
Martha  Ahieail     433 
Mary  Dorr     434 
Marv  Louisa     433 
Milton     429 
Milton''     431 
Miriam     429 
Miriam  Althea     429 
Xellie  Litcy     434 
Orvilla  A.     431 
Pamelia  Frost     429 
Phebe     429, 434 
PhebeG.     433 
Pollv     434 
Sally    434 


WYMAN  (cont.) 
Sarah  H.     433 
Sarah  Wcllman     429 
Said     429 
Saul*^     430 
Sophia     429 
Warren     434 
William  F.     433 
William  Gridley     434 

YORK 

Addie  M.     43G 
Allen'     436 
Amos  Hiram     437 
Arthur  W.     436 
Benjamin-     435 
Betsey     43.5 
Charles     435 
Charles  E.     436 
Clayton  Elmer     437 
Collins     435 
Daisy  L.     436 
Elizabeth    435 
Ella  E.     436 
Elmer  Ellsworth     436 
Elmer  Ellsworth*     437 
Emma  Laura    436 
Esther    435 
Ethel     437 
Fannv     435 
Fred"  436 
George     436 
Hattie  L.     436 
Hattie  M.     436 
Hiram  H.3     436 
Ida  Eldora     436 
Ira  J.     436 
Jennie  E.     430 
John  Q.3     436 


YORK  (.cont.) 

Lillian  F..     436 

Lu.  ia  May    436 

Lyman     435 

Maria     435 

Maria  C.     436 

Mari(]n  Alice     437 

Martha  I.avina     436 

Raymond     437 

Sahra     435 

Sarah  J.     436 

Tirzah     435 

Uriahs     435 

WiUiami     435 

Zebedee     435 
YOUNG 

Abipail     437 

Alice     437 

Amos  Stevens     438 

Ann  Sophia     437 

Bernice  Olive     438 

Christopher     438 

Elizabeth     437 

Emeline  Experience     437 

Frances  Caroline     438 

George  Abel     438 

Georire  Sanford     437 

Hiram  Chester     437 

Irl  \'incent     438 

Lyman     437 

Marv  r.uthera     437 

Mehitaljle     437 

Pollv     137 

Ruth  Alice     438 

Sanford?     437 

Sarah  Elizabeth     438 

Thomas     437 

Wesley  Allen     438 

William  Elmer     438 

William  Henry     438 


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